Central Sports earn crushing win over Tableland

At the Invaders Ground in Felicity, Central Sports registered a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Tableland.

On the opening day on February 11, Tableland were skittled out for 133 while Central Sports responded with 182.

Tableland, resuming their second innings yes terday on their overnight score of six runs without loss, were bundled out for 102 with only ex-national pacer Daniel St Clair offering any resistance with the bat with 31.

Steven Shaddick collected two wickets for 13 runs for Central Sports while Rakesh Maharaj had 2/18, Shazan Babwah 2/22 and Kissoondath Magram 2/27.

Set a target of 54, Central Sports raced to 56 without loss with Kamil Pooran not out on 40 while Denis Smith was at the other end on 16.

The encounter between Queen’s Park and Merry Boys were evenly poised entering today’s final day at the Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair.

After Merry Boys tallied 318 on the first day, the Parkites, continuing from their overnight 32/0, were dismissed for 237 with past and present TT Red Force players Marlon Richards and Aneil Kanhai doing most of the damage with the ball. Richards, with his pace, snapped up five wickets for 69 runs off 20.1 overs while Kanhai took 3/61 with his off-breaks. The Parkites were reliant on a 69-run ninth-wicket stand between Tion Webster and Javon Searles to earn a measure of respectability with the bat.

Webster top-scored for the hosts with 65, off 77 deliveries, with eight fours and two sixes, while there were other useful knocks from captain Justin Guillen (40), Jeremy Solozano (34), Daron Cruickshank (31), Searles (25) and Marlon Barclay (22).

Merry Boys were in a bit of trouble as they closed on 58/4, with Red Force batsman Isaiah Rajah unbeaten on 25.

Webster got two wickets for the Parkites, at the cost of 14 runs. The other two matches were badly affected by inclement weather.

At Pierre Road in Charlieville, not a ball was bowled in the Alescon Comets-PowerGen match (Comets closed the first day on 341/8).

A damp pitch prevented play before tea while a downpour forced the umpires to call off play for the day.

And, at Wilson Road in Penal, only one over was possible in the First Citizens Clarke Road-Victoria encounter, with Victoria progressing from 269/7 to 272/7.