Parkites, Merry Boys, Tableland grab wins

In a match where they were behind for close to two days, it was Narine who starred with bat and then ball to swing the match in the Parkites’ favour.

Batting at No 7, a topscore of 48 from Narine in Queen’s Park’s second innings proved vital, pushing them to 185 all out after their last five wickets fell for 41 runs. It left their hosts a victory target of just 172 on the last day.

But the Narine factor proved insurmountable. The wily 28 year old destroyed the Powergen top order, accounting for Cephas Cooper (17), Vedesh Sookhai (5), Ewart Nicholson (12) and Mark Deyal (26) as Powergen slipped to 105 for six in their victory chase. Spinners Marlon Barclay (3/2) and Darren Deonarine (2/30) along with Kevon Cooper’s early strike did the rest.

Meanwhile, Merry Boys picked up an easy win against Victoria. Resuming their second innings on 42 for one, with a first innings lead of 105 runs, Merry Boys declared on 167 for six to give their rivals 273 for victory. Merry Boys opener Mario Belcon provided the impetus with a brisk 62 from 76 balls.

In reply, Victoria were all out for 163, undermined by the bowling of Keon Isaac (3/23), Ricky Jaipaul (3/38), Rishaad Harris (2/27) and Aneil Kanhai (1/29). Tableland were comfortable winners over Clarke Road United by eight wickets.

Batting at 28 for one in their second innings, it was a tall order for Clarke Road who had earlier conceded a 162-run deficit. They were dismissed for 192 despite a battling knock of 80 from Sean Siloch and contributions by Clevon Kalawan (39) and Adrian Ali (33).

Negus Carthy (3/54), Daniel St Clair (2/31) and Al Small (2/22) did the damage for Tableland with the ball. Needing just 31 for an outright result, Tableland reached their victory target for the loss of a couple wickets.