Central Sports beat Comet by one wicket

Tile It Central Sports carved out a remarkable one-wicket victory over Alescon Comet at Pierre Road, Charlieville  yesterday in the second round of the 2004 Carib Shield limited overs cricket series. Tottering at 38 for four wickets after 12 overs, Central Sports looked out of the match still requiring 122 runs from 18 overs with six wickets in hand. However Guyanese player Derwyn Christian who has struggled all season, came to the party and rescued the Tilemen sending them to a most remarkable victory. Christian was run out late in the innings for 53 as Central Sports got the required seven runs of the final over with one ball to spare.

This win came after the National League defeat Tile It Central Sports handed Comet over the weekend. At Wilson Road, Gregory Mahabir with 80 runs spurred on First Citizens Clarke Road to an emphatic nine-wicket victory over PowerGen. Chasing arch rivals PowerGen’s score of 169 for nine, the Greenbacks made light work of the total, getting to 170 for one in 25.1 overs. Mahabir scored 80 from just 66 deliveries with the help of 13 boundaries and Siloch struck 71 with three fours and a six to bring home the win and a place in the quarter-finals of the Carib Shield. Also in winners’ row was Ceramic Trinidad Merryboys who whipped Aranguez by 72 runs at Diego Martin. Guyanese Troy Gobin struck an unbeaten 85 as Aranguez chasing 244 runs in 30 overs, were restricted to 171 for four. National player Shazam Babwah played a magnificent hand of 78 not out to lead Preysal to victory over Wanderers after they slipped to 127 for seven in pursuit of 187 runs for victory.

CARIB SHIELD SCORES

GROUP “A”
At the Oval: QPCC 208/4 (30overs) (Dwayne Bravo 82, Imran Jan 53, Renwick Batoon 2/27) def Moosai 95/4 (30overs) (Renwick Batoon 22, Mervyn Dillon 1/18) — By 113 runs. MOM: Dwayne Bravo.
At Diego Martin Ceramic Merryboys 243/5 (30overs) (Kevin Stoute 94 not out, Lincoln Roberts 71, Aneil Kanhai 41, Malcolm Ramlogam 2/36) def Aranguez 171/4 (Troy Gobin 85 not out, Michael Brown 28, Rajindra Dhanraj 2/31) — By 72 runs. MOM: Kevin Stoute.
GROUP “B”
At Las Lomas: Las Lomas Sports 204/8 (30overs) (Gavri Ramlogan 50, Vinood Maharaj 43, Riyad Adams 3/28) def  Police 186 all out (30overs)(Ryan Jones 39, Jagdath Sumari 45, Rishi Mannah 43) — By 18 runs. MOM: Gavri Ramlogan.
At Pierre Road: Alescon Comet 155/9 (30overs) (Imran Khan 37, Suruj Ragoonath 33, Devindra Krishna 4/30, Lennox Cush 2/26) lost to Tile It Central Sports 157/9 (29.5overs) (Derwyn Christian 53) — By 1 wkt. MOM: Derwyn Christian.
GROUP “C”
At Inshan Ali Park: Wanderers 186/5 (30overs) (William Perkins 75, Brent Lezama 38, Ryan Hurley 2/29) lost to Clico Preysal 188/8 (29.4overs) (Shazam Babwah 78 not out) — By 2 wkts. MOM: Shazam Babwah.
At Cunupia: Couva 179/9 (30 overs)Robert Mahabir 42, Adesh Dass 2/39) def  Munroe Road 147/9 (30overs) (Anil Barlo 50, Allan Ramroop 4/9, Vinoo Ramdhanie 2/8) — By 32 runs.
GROUP “D”
At Mt Stewart: Green Arrow 153 all out (30overs) (Jeewan Ramnarine 60, Lalchand Persaud 5/25, Chris Benjamin 4/22) lost to Mayo Valleyboys 156/6 (Chris Benjamin 28, Lalchand Persaud 23) — By 4 wkts. MOM:Lalchand Persaud.
At Wilson Road: PowerGen 169/9 (30overs) (Samuel Badree 34, Brent Harriot 21, Mukesh Persad 4/20) vs FCB Clarke Road 170/1 (25.overs) (Gregory Mahabir 80, Sean Siloch 71 not out) — By 9 wkts. MOM:Gregory Mahabir.