Hillview look to rebound against ‘Pres’

In the third round, Hillview suffered a three-wicket defeat to Carapichaima East at Honeymoon Park in El Dorado which saw them slip to third in the standings. Presentation are coming off a “losing draw” against new leaders and defending champions Fatima. With only four rounds of competition left (including today), Hillview will be hoping for a victory to stay in contention for the title.

Yesterday, Hillview coach Richard Kelly said, “we had a meeting with the team and expressed the importance of playing like a team. If we don’t do that tomorrow, then we will be in a lot of trouble.” Kelly is calling for more application from his batsmen today after Hillview fell for 159 in 37.5 overs batting first against Carapichaima East. “We’re thinking positively, we’re hoping we could go out there and get the job done.

The application in the batting was not of the best (against Carapichaima East). We played exceptionally well against Barrackpore, and I was hoping that we would have been doing the same thing against Carapichaima East, but that did not work out as we would have liked.” In other matches today, Fatima will play sixth-placed Shiva Boys Hindu at the Congo Village Recreation Ground in Debe, while fifth-placed Naparima will face last placed Trinity College East at Naparima Ground, Lewis Street, San Fernando.

In the last match of the round, seventh placed Carapichaima East battles fourth placed Barrackpore West at the Beaucarro Recreation Ground in Freeport.

TODAY’S FIXTURES: Naparima vs Trinity College East
Carapichaima East vs Barrackpore West
Shiva Boys Hindu vs Fatima
Hillview vs Presentation Chaguanas

SSCL STANDINGS

School...........GP.... W.......L........LD.. Pts
Fatima............3....... 3.........0.........0......54
Presentation...3....... 2.........0.........1......43
Hillview...........3....... 2.........1.........0......42
Barrackpore
West...............3....... 2.........1.........0......38
Naparima........3....... 1.........2.........0......28
Shiva Boys.....3....... 1.........2.........0......26
Carapichaima
East................3....... 1.........2.........0......23
Trinity East......3....... 0.........3.........0........8

School...........GP.... W.......L........LD.. Pts
Fatima............3....... 3.........0.........0......54
Presentation...3....... 2.........0.........1......43
Hillview...........3....... 2.........1.........0......42
Barrackpore
West...............3....... 2.........1.........0......38
Naparima........3....... 1.........2.........0......28
Shiva Boys.....3....... 1.........2.........0......26
Carapichaima
East................3....... 1.........2.........0......23
Trinity East......3....... 0.........3.........0........8