Four centuries were scored on the opening day of Premiership I round five action on Saturday.
League leaders Clarke Road United notched two, courtesy opener Vikash Mohan (108) and Nicholas Sookdeosingh (103) while Central Sports’ Kamil Pooran (112) struck his third ton of the season, partnered with PowerGen’s Evin Lewis (109).
Against Preysal Sports at Wilson Road in Penal, Clarke Road declared on 367/9, guided by Mohan and Sookdeosingh’s theatrics with the bat. Yannick Ottley also played well and finished unbeaten on 71.
Bowling for Preysal, Vishan Jagassar (4/71) topped the field with Ramesh Brijala (3/83) and Adrian Cooper (2/72) also among the wickets.
In reply, Preysal closed on 57/1 with day two set to bowl off from 10am on Sunday.
Additionally, Pooran and Jesse Bootan teamed up to lead Central Sports to 362 against Queen’s Park Cricket Club II at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.
At the close of play, QPCC II were struggling at 81/6 after 23 overs.
Batting first, Central Sports Pooran struck 112 from 80 balls (three sixes, 16 fours) while Bootan’s 92 came from 112 balls (three sixes, seven fours). Supporting with the bat were Marlon Richards (43 not out), Terrance Hinds (32) and Aaron Alfred (31).
Matthew Patrick was the chief destroyer with the ball for QPCC II as he snagged 4/80 and Shazard Mohammed 3/100.
In their turn at the crease, QPCC II faltered early on as Mohammed (three) retired hurt and partnerships were few and far between. They closed on 81/6 with overnight batsmen Patrick (15 not out) and Ravi Kadoo (12 not out). Sachin Emrit top scored with 18.
Central Sports’ Alex Antoine took 2/15.
And Lewis’ knock of 109, from 103 balls (three sixes, 12 fours), combined with Cephas Cooper’s 91, Akeil Cooper’s 69 and Navin Bidaisee’s 60, saw PowerGen declare on 354/5 after 75 overs against Comets.
In response, Comets closed day one on 38/3 after 14 overs with Reeval Ramnarine (19) and Nadim Mohammed (12) top scoring so far. Danny Ramjitsingh four not out and Denzil Antoine (two not out) resume play in the middle on Sunday.
And in the Victoria Sports versus QPCC I contest, the former batted first and were skittled out for 97 owing to Sunil Narine’s (5/32) dominant spell, and contributions from Bryan Charles (3/21) and Khary Pierre (2/24).
In reply, the Parkites were dismissed for 171, led by Narine’s 89, but restricted by a stellar 3/30 spell from 18-year old fast bowler Jacen Agard and Jovan Ali (3/56).
With a lead of 74 runs, Victoria were sent back in to bat and closed on 105 without loss (Kyle Ropchand 72 n.o, Marcelle Jones 27 n.o) at stumps. They lead by 31 runs with 10 wickets in hand and QPCC II still yet to bat again.
Summarised Scores
VICTORIA SPORTS CLUB 97 (34.1) – Eton Bhal 19, Aaron Nanan 14, Kadeem Alleyne 13, Lyndell Nelson 13; Sunil Narine 5/32, Bryan Charles 3/21, Khary Pierre 2/24 & 105/0 (26) – Kyle Roopchand 72 n.o, Marcelle Jones 27 vs QPCC 171 (33.2
