BARRY Barnes, the veteran cricket coach of Manchester High, says winning the ISSA/GraceKennedy Twenty20 (T20) all-island title carries “special” satisfaction for him.

On Saturday, Manchester High defeated fierce rivals and schoolboy cricket kingpins St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) by five wickets in the Super 8 final at Sir P Oval in Clarendon.

While Barnes was pleased to flip the script on STETHS after Manchester fell short to their nemeses in two other finals this season, the all-island T20 triumph brought him a previously elusive title.