Tableland demoted in TTCB Premiership

Jaipaul grabbed six wickets for 26 runs, as Tableland were bundled out for 48 in the second innings to give Merry Boys victory by an innings and 143 runs at the Brian Lara Recreation Ground in Santa Cruz.

Two Tableland players did not bat because they were absent.

Tableland finished at the bottom of the standings and will be demoted to the Premier Two Division. Keon Isaac took 2/10, while Dex White topscored with 15 for Tableland.

Alescon Comets also won on the final day, defeating First Citizens Clarke Road by 161 runs at the Pierre Road Recreation Ground in Charlieville.

Resuming on 97/3 in the second innings, Comets declared on 163/6 with Roshon Primus scoring 45 and Idrees Mohammed pitching in with 37.

Jyd Goolie and Ahkeel Mollon were the top bowlers for Clarke Road, taking 4/58 and 2/74 respectively.

Chasing 304 for victory, Clarke Road were bowled out for 142 with Kerry Holness hitting 37 and Sean Siloch contributing 35. Red Force leg-spinner Imran Khan was unplayable grabbing 5/14, while off-spinner Bryan Charles snatched 3/57.

In the other match completed yesterday, PowerGen and Jailal Enterprise Victoria played to a draw at the PowerGen Ground in Penal. On Sunday, champions Queen’s Park defeated Central Sports by an innings and 63 runs at the Queen’s Park Oval in St Clair.

SUMMARISED SCORES At Brian Lara Recreation Ground, Santa Cruz: MERRY BOYS 268 (Rishaad Harris 71, Lincoln Roberts 40; Tariq Abdool 3/37, Chanderpaul Hemraj 3/53, Brent Harriot 2/46) vs TABLELAND 77 (Elijah St Clair 28; Ricky Jaipaul 6/34, Amir Khan 3/28) and 48 (Dex White 15; R Jaipaul 6/26, Keon Isaac 2/10).

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At Pierre Road, Charlieville: ALESCON COMETS 283 (Steven Katwaroo 99, Imran Khan 58; Ahkeel Mollon 4/73, Shatrughan Rambaran 2/12, Jyd Goolie 2/71) and 163/6 dec (Roshon Primus 45, Idrees Mohammed 37; J Goolie 4/58, A Mollon 2/74) vs FIRST CITIZENS CLARKE ROAD 143 (Kerry Holness 48, Adrian Ali 43; I Khan 4/13, Bryan Charles 4/38) and 142 (K Holness 37, Sean Siloch 35; I Khan 5/14, B Charles 3/57). Comets won by 161 runs.

At Syne Village, Penal: POWERGEN 345 (Akeil Cooper 125, Nicholas Sookdeosingh 49, Mark Deyal 48; Garey Mathurin 3/68, Fareel Jugmohan 3/95, Sanjiv Gooljar 2/107) vs JAILAL ENTERPRISE VICTORIA 231/5 (Andrae Bryce 85 not out, Sherwin Ganga 53, Marcelle Jones 43; A Cooper 1/28).

Match Drawn.