Comets in Sunday cricket semis

ALESCON Comets got the better of defending champions CLICO Preysal to advance to the semi-finals of the 2004 Carib Sunday Cricket League with an 18-run win at Pierre Road, Charlieville.

Batting first the home team made a formidable 275 runs for six wickets in 47 overs, with Chris Magram scoring 80 with 11 fours and one six and former West Indies opener Suruj Ragoonath hit an unbeaten 55 with three fours and one six. Preysal then made a brave run chase and at one point looked as if they were going to overhaul the Comets score but, Nicholas Ramjass with 4/43, denied them and they folded for 257 in the final over. Ex-England Test batsman Mark Ramprakash hit 57 and Alvarado Bryce 52 for Preysal. Comets will now play W Connection Wanderers in the semi-finals after the Couva team whipped Queen’s Park by eight wickets at Gilbert Park, Couva.

Summarised scores:
At Gilbert Park: QUEEN’S PARK 106 (40 overs) - Petrock Nicholas 29, Atiba Alert 3/24, Kastri Singh 2/10, Kishore Lalchan 2/17, Afzal Dean 2/23 vs W CONNECTION WANDERERS 107/2 (16.5overs) - Looknath Ramsuchit 60 not out, Rishard Harris 2/25. Man-of-the-Match - L Ramsuchit.

At Syne Village: POWERGEN 226/8 (40 overs) - Joel Surujbally 63, Samuel Badree 60, Rajkumar Mahadeo 36, Ken Hazel 3/42, Kapil Subran 2/50 vs CERAMIC TRINIDAD MERRYBOYS 178 (39.5 overs) - Denis Rampersad 93, Mario Belcon 28, Junior Gibbs 21, Dave Mohammed 5/31, Brent Harriot 2/27, Kavesh Kantasingh 2/38. Man-of-the-Match - Dave Mohammed.

At Presentation College: FCB CLARKE ROAD 183/8 (50 overs) - Mahadeo Bodoe 86 not out, Sean Siloch 59, Keiron Lynch 4/46, Lennox Cush 3/34 vs TILE IT CENTRAL SPORTS 88 (33.3 overs) - Dion Bennett 27, David Sultan 3/17, Mukesh Persad 3/20. Man-of-the-Match - M Bodoe.

At Pierre Road: ALESCON COMETS 275/6 (47 overs) - Chris Magram 80, S Ragoonath 55 not out, Anil Balliram 42, Anderson Bryce 3/36, Kevin Nanan 2/38 vs CLICO PREYSAL 257 (47 overs) - Mark Ramprakash 57, Alvarado Bryce 52, Andy Jackson 37, Navin Stewart 31, N Ramjass 4/43. Man-of-the-Match - C Magram.