Tableland pull out 50 overs tourney

Rain forced the matches between Alescon Comets and Victoria as well as Merry Boys and Central Sports to be abandoned. Queen’s Park were scheduled to play Tableland but surprisingly the latter pulled out the tournament despite matches scheduled yesterday and also today.

A source close to the club tld Newsday that the decision was taken to not participate in the 50 overs competition as they have not been doing well in that format and their financial resources have been stretched to its limit.

Instead, Tableland will focus their energies and financial resources on the league competition which resumes next week. In the only game with a result yesterday, PowerGen got past Clarke Road by four wickets. Batting first, Clarke Road were bowled out for 196 in 46.4 overs with Ansil Bhagan (2/26), Jovan Ali (2/34), Jason Mohammed (2/34), Mark Deyal (2/21) and Akiel Cooper (2/39) sharing the wicket-taking load evenly. Seon Siloch (46), Yannick Ottley (40) and Gregory Mahabir (28) were the main contributors with the bat for Clarke Road.

In reply, PowerGen reached 199 for six in 34 overs led by a strokefilled half-century from Ewart Nicholson. The right-hander cracked 65 from 72 balls with six fours and two sixes to help PowerGen aggressively pursue their target.

Mohammed (28), Jeron Maniram (21), Evin Lewis (19), Cooper (19) and Nicholas Sookdeosingh (17) chipped in as well.