Parkites look to push on

At the close of day one last Saturday at the Barrackpore West Secondary School Ground, Queen’s Park closed on a strong 286 for six batting first. Former West Indies Under-19 batsman Jeremy Solozano top scored with 70, while West Indies batsman Darren Bravo scored 55. Tion Webster and Marlon Barclay, who are unbeaten on 45 and 35 respectively, will hope to stay at the crease as long as possible.

At the Brian Lara Recreation Ground in Santa Cruz, Merry Boys will be seeking first innings points against Powergen. After dismissing Powergen for 208, Merry Boys closed on 135/3 with national batsman Isaiah Rajah on 26 not out. Earlier Mario Belcon struck 57 for Merry Boys. In other matches continuing today, Clarke Road will face Central Sports at the Wilson Road Recreation Ground in Penal, while Alescon Comets will play Tableland at the Pierre Road Ground in Charlieville.

FIRST DAY SCORES: CLARKE RO AD 127 (Kerry Holness 42) and 6/0 vs CENTRAL SPORTS 159.

QUEEN’S PARK 286/6 (Jeremy Solozano 70, Darren Bravo 55, Tion Webster 45 not out, Marlon Barclay 35 not out) vs VICTOR IA.

POWERGEN 208 (Aneil Kanhai 5/64, Ricky Jaipaul 2/45, Amir Khan 2/43, Jeron Maniram 37, Cephas Cooper 35, Bidesh Sookhai 33) vs MERRY BOYS 135/3 (Mario Belcon 57, Isaiah Rajah 26 not out).

ALESCON COMETS 287 (Kieron Joseph 106, Kirk Edwards 53, Kenroy Williams 48, Al Small 3/45, Brian Pegus 3/59) vs TABLELAND.