Parkites host Merry Boys in Premiership

This game will be contested at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair.

Merry Boys defeated PowerGen by 10 wickets last weekend at the Brian Lara Recreation Ground in Santa Cruz to get their title quest under way on a positive note, while the Parkites earned first-innings points against Victoria at the Barrackpore West Secondary School Ground.

Alescon Comets were also convincing victors in the First Round, as they spanked Tableland by 139 runs at Pierre Road in Charlieville. They will be seeking a second successive win when they entertain PowerGen at the aforementioned Charlieville venue.

The other winning team from the First Round, First Citizens Clarke Road United, will play hosts to Victoria at Wilson Road, Penal. Clarke Road got a hardfought 27-run win over Central Sports at Wilson Road a week ago.

Today’s other fixture will feature Central Sports against Tableland at the Invaders Ground in Felicity.

In related news, the Second Round of the TT CB National League 50-overs competition will be staged tomorrow, with 2016 winners Parkites hosting Merry Boys at the Queen’s Park Oval, Clarke Road entertaining Victoria at Wilson Road, Comets battling PowerGen at Pierre Road and Central Sports facing Tableland at Felicity.

In First Round action, on January 29, Queen’s Park trounced Victoria by 109 runs while Merry Boys got the better of PowerGen by 37 runs. Clarke Road and Comets were eight-wicket winners over Central Sports and Tableland respectively.

All matches today will begin at 10.30 am while tomorrow’s fixtures, in the 50-overs competition, will bowl off at 10 am.