Preysal short circuit PowerGen by 153 runs

Clico Preysal completed an emphatic win by 153 runs over PowerGen yesterday at Inshan Ali Park, Preysal to advance to the semi-finals of the Carib Cup limited overs cricket series. Chasing a mammoth 264 runs in 30 overs, PowerGen were never in the groove after the loss of early wickets and succumbed to 110 all out.

Pacer Nevin Stuart was the star of the show with five wickets for 32 runs from his six overs. Only West Indies “B” team batsman Denzil James, 21, and Ahmed Mohammed, 20, offered any resistance. Preysal will now meet First Citizen’s Clarke Road in a repeat of the Sunday League semi-finals next week. Clarke Road made light work off the 125 made by Tile It Central Sports with the loss of just four wickets. Guyanese Damodar Dasrath again caught the eye with an aggressive unbeaten 21 that included two sixes and a four. Mahadeo Bodoe got 30 runs, Gregory Mahabir scored 27 and Kenton Thompson, 28.

At Diego Martin, home team Ceramic Trinidad Merryboys humbled Endeavour Sports by 152 runs. Chasing 232 to win, the Second Division campaigners were bowled out for just 79 runs. Dale Douglas grabbed five for 21 and Ryan Best three for /20 to hustle the outcome. At Pierre Road, Charlieville in Chaguanas, Queen’s Park created a major upset by beating the home side by 18 runs. Needing 50 runs from the last 10 overs with eight wickets in hand, Comet rallied bravely but fell short at 168 for eight. Skipper Suruj Ragoonath and the impressive Imran Khan both batted beautifully but were thwarted in their efforts to take the central team into the semi-finals.  Queen’s Park will now meet Ceramic Trinidad Merryboys in the other semi-final next week.

CARIB CUP CRICKET SCORES: At Inshan Ali Park: Clico Preysal 263/5 (30)(Keith Arthurton 83, Dinesh Ramdin 85, Nevin Stuart 10, Hollister Pajotte 37 n.o., Samuel Badree 2/56, Atiba Allette 2/33) def PowerGen 110 (Denzil James 21, Ahmed Mohammed 20, Nevin Stuart 5/32, Anderson Bryce 2/8, Eugene Antoine 2/36) — By 153 runs. At Diego Martin: Ceramic Trinidad Merryboys  231/2 (30)(Lincoln Roberts 133 n.o., Denis Rampersad 47 n.o., Richard Kelly 29) def  Endeavour 79 (15.3)(Dale Douglas 5/21, Ryan Best 3/20, Rajindra Dhanraj 2/4) — By 152 runs. At Wilson Road: Tile It Central Sports 125/8 (30)(Michael Crowe 31, Krik Newallo 27 n.o., Mukesh Persad 4/17, Mahadeo Bodoe 3/10) lost to FCB Clarke Road 126/4 (23.5)(Gregory Mahabir 27, Mahadeo Bodoe 30, Kenton Thompson 28, Damodar Dasrath 21 n.o., Kyron Lynch 2/29) — By 6 wkts. At Pierre Road: QPCC 186/7 (30)(Jonathan Augustus 55, Brent Augustus 27) def Alescon Comet 168/8 (30)(Suruj Ragoonath 66, Imran Khan 55, Shakeel Ali 3/26, Ricardo Paty 2/26) — By 18 runs.