James hits 144, Amit takes 8/30

Rondell Ramlochan also provided useful support for James, as he made 35.

Left-arm spinner Magnum Nanan led Comet’s bowling with four wickets for 89 and ex-national player Imran Khan took three for 88.

Comet closed the day on 76 for one with former West Indies opener and team captain Suruj Ragoonath dismissed for 29, while Khan is 26 not out.

A tense first-innings struggle is taking place at Gilbert Park, Couva with hosts W Connection Wanderers needing 12 runs, with one wicket remaining, to gain valuable points against Ceramic Merry Boys.

Wanderers ended the day’s play on 198 for nine, with Orin Forde hitting 45 and Joel Pamphille 42. Former Windies bowlers Marlon Black (three for 43) and Neil McGarrell (three for 52) were the chief destroyers for Merry-Boys.

The Diego Martin-based squad were earlier restricted to 209 with Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Richard Kelly topscoring with an unbeaten 33. Mario Belcon added 32, Barbados-born Ryan Best made 30 and ex-Windies batsman and team captain Lincoln Roberts got 26.

Nicholas Ramjass grabbed four for 58 and Theodore Modeste two for 29 for Wanderers.

Twenty-two wickets were claimed in the Joe Public Munroe Road-CLICO Preysal encounter at Munroe Road, Cunupia.

Sent in to bat, Munroe Road were shot out for 72, as their batsmen had no answer for the off-spin pair of TT’s Amit Jaggernauth (eight for 30) and Ryan Hurley (two for 24), with the evergreen Deonarine Deyal being the lone resistance with 25.

In response, Preysal were bowled out for 139 with Steve Roodal snaring five for 18 and Kwesi Maltay four for 55, despite a knock of 41 from Nishan Jaggesar. At the close, Munroe Road were 24/2 in their second innings.

And, at Wilson Road in Penal, FCB Clarke Road were 95 for one replying to 185 made by Queen’s Park. Darren Bravo, brother of WI all-rounder Dwayne, notched 67 for the Parkites.

All matches conclude today.