Barbados at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Barbados at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Barbados
CGF code	BAR
CGA	Barbados Olympic Association
Website	olympic.org.bb
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Barbados competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Barbados's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Barbadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Andrea Blackett	Athletics	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze	Obadele Thompson	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Bronze	Barry Forde	Cycling	Men's sprint

Barbados named the below squad for the tournament.

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Barbados men	Men's tournament	Bangladesh W by 4 wickets (D/L)	Northern Ireland W by 176 runs	South Africa L by 4 wickets	2	did not advance		6

Group C
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	South Africa	3	3	0	6	1.143
2	Barbados	3	2	1	4	1.330
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	2	−0.643
4	Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	−1.547

10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Bangladesh 144/7 (47 overs)	v	Barbados 160/6 (41.3 overs)
Shahriar Hossain 70* (123) Henderson Bryan 3/32 (10 overs)		Adrian Griffith 31 Naimur Rahman 2/30 (9 overs)

Barbados won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain, Barbados target was 160 runs.
Points: Barbados 2, Bangladesh 0.

13 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Barbados 296/5 (50 overs)	v	Northern Ireland 120/7 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 92 Dekker Curry 2/42 (10 overs)		Stephen Smyth 58 Ottis Gibson 2/18 (7 overs)

Barbados won by 176 runs
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and William Smith (Sco)

15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Barbados 254/6 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 257/6 (48.2 overs)
Philo Wallace 74 (73) Alan Dawson 2/47 (8 overs)		Jacques Kallis 71 (96) Ottis Gibson 3/38 (9 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)

Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South Africa 2, Barbados 0.
South Africa qualified for the semi-finals and Barbados were eliminated as a result of this match.

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