Wanderers topple Preysal

PROMISING Under-19 player William Perkins (49) and his reliable 20-year-old Guyanese opening partner Looknath Ramsuchit (25) were at the heart of W-Connection Wanderers commanding six-wicket victory over arch-rivals Clico Preysal in their Carib Shield final Group “C” round robin match at Gilbert Park, California yesterday. Having being set a victory target of 120 in 30 overs, the Perkins-Ramsuchit willow-wielding pair went on another exciting batting spree in their attempt to maintain their supremacy over their eastern neighbours. They were off to another lightning start as they were only two days before when they demoralised FCB Clarke Road in their Carib NCL Division One second round encounter. The pair raced to 48 runs in six overs before Ramsuchit was dismissed for 25 (4x4s) off 22 balls.

Perkins tempered his aggression after he lost Brent Lezama (0) and skipper Joel Pamphille (7) in quick succession at 49 and 56. But with the subdued Keno Mason (19), Perkins progressed to 49 with the aid of one six and eight fours off 37 balls before he departed with only nine runs required for victory as Wanderers topped Group “C”. They will meet Group “D” runners-up FCB Clarke Road in the quarter-finals. In another feature match yesterday Clarke whipped Mayo Valley Boys by four wickets at Wilson Road but finished second in their group to PowerGen Sports who thrashed Couva Sports by eight wickets and completed their three-match fixtures unbeaten. Sean Siloch starred for Clarke Road with a topscore of 46 which carried the homesters to 103 for six off 21 overs, in reply to Mayo Valley Boys 100 all out off 22.5 overs.

Siloch had taken two wickets for 21 runs on Tuesday afternoon and copped the “Man of the Match” award. At SyneVillage, Couva Sports were restricted to 87 for 8 off 30 overs by PowerGen Sports on Tuesday. Randy Sobie (3 for 17) and Jason Mohammed (3 for 20) did the damage while Gibran Mohammed (34) and Ahmed Mohammed (36) piloted the “Power Boys” to a comfortable eight-wicket win in 13.5 overs yesterday. Queen’s Park  edged Ceramic MerryBoys by 11 runs in their Group “A” decider at the Queen’s Park Oval. The Parkites made 159 for 9 off 30 overs on Tuesday while Ricardo Paty (2 for 20) and Vasbert Drakes (2 for 28) stifled Merry Boys run chase which was led by Leron Lezama (43), Aneil Kanhai (35) and skipper Lincoln Roberts (29). The Parkites will clash with Tile It Central Sports who had to settle for second spot behind Alescon Comets which emerged victorious yesterday by 52 runs. Comet (Group “B” leaders) will clash with MerryBoys (Group “A” runners-up) in the other quarter-final showdown.

Summarised Scores
Group “A”— 
At QP Oval: QUEEN’S PARK 159 for 9 off 30 overs (Imran Jan 48, Petrock Nicholas 26; Dale Douglas 2 for 17, Marlon Black 2 for 27) vs CERAMIC MERRY BOYS 148 for 5 off 30 overs (Leron Lezama 43, Aneil Kanhai 35, Lincoln Roberts 29; Ricardo Paty 2 for 20, Vasbert Drakes 2 for 28).
Result: QPCC won by 11 runs. Points: QP 3. Merry Boys 0.
At Honeymoon Park: MOOSAI’S SPORTS 182 for 6 off 30 overs (Azeemul Haniff 96) vs BA ARANGUEZ 183 for 5 off 30 overs (Barry Nicholas 25, Zafir Ali 46, Michael Brown 45, Reyaz Ali 21 n.o.; Anil Manah 2 for 32).
Result: BA Aranguez won by 5 wickets. Points: BA Aranguez 3. Moosai’s Sports 0.
MoM: Michael Brown (BA Aranguez).
Group “B” —
At Las Lomas: LAS LOMAS SPORTS 223 for 8 off 30 overs (Richard Bhagwandeen 77, Hospedales Singh 51; Brian Alfonso 22; A. Pierre 3 for 23) vs DEFENCE FORCE 123 for 9 off 30 overs (Earnil Ryan 46; Hospedales Singh 2 for 20, Emmerson Williams 2 for 1).
Result: Las Lomas won by 100 runs. Points: Las Lomas 3. Defence Force 0.
MoM: Hospedales Singh (Las Lomas). Toss: Las Lomas.
At Presentation College, Chaguanas: ALESCON COMET 198 for 9 off 30 overs (Manoj Sirju 46, Chris Magram 45; Akiel Mollon 4 for 32; Ansil Bhaggan 2 for 17, Devindra Krishna 2 for 37) vs TILE IT CENTRAL SPORTS 146 for 9 off 30 overs (James Dodd 41, Sanjeev Maharaj 25, Robert Brown 33; S. Ragoonath 3 for 27, T. Dowlin 2 for 33, D. Ramnarine 2 for 13, M. Nanan 2 for 17).
Result: Comet won by 52 runs. Points: Alescon Comets 3. Central Sports 0.
MoM: Manoj Sirju (Comet).
Group “C” —
At Gilbert Park: CLICO PREYSAL 119 all out off 25.2 overs (David Livingston 53, Shazam Babwah 21, Darry Balgobin 16; Theodore Modeste 3 for 41, Kishore Lalchan 2 for 15) vs W-CONNECTION WANDERERS 119 for 4 wickets off 18.2 overs (William Perkins 49, Looknath Ramsuchit 25, Keno Mason 19 n.o.; Anderson Bryce 2 for 20, Kevin Nanan 2 for 44).
Result: W-Connection Wanderers won by six wickets.
MoM: William Perkins (Wanderers).
At Felicity: JOE PUBLIC MUNROE ROAD 179 off 29.3 overs (Rayon Griffith 52; Adesh Dass 3 for 40, Rajin Poorai 3 for 10) vs. FELICITY INVADERS 137 all out off 27.3 overs (Varun Ramnarine 36; Kapil Harry 3 for 28, Gopaul Nanan 2 for 18).
Result: Joe Public Munroe Road won by 42 runs. Points: Munroe Road 3 points. Invaders 0.
MoM: Rayon Griffith (Munroe Road).
Group “D’ —
At Wilson Road: MAYO VALLEY BOYS 100 all out off 22.5 overs (Lalchand Persaud 45 n.o., Cliff Sampson 21; Sean Siloch 2 for 21, Alon Mahabir 2 for 13, Kareem Mohammed 2 for 30) vs FCB CLARKE ROAD 103 for 6 off 21 overs (Sean Siloch 46, David Sultan 18; Ishwar Sookoonsingh 2 for 26).
Result: Clarke Road won by four wickets.
MoM: Sean Siloch (Clarke Road).
At Syne Village, Penal: COUVA SPORTS 87 for 8 off 30 overs (Mark Brown 27; Randy Sobie 3 for 17, Jason Mohammed 3for 20) vs. PowerGen Sports 90 for 2 off 13.5 overs (Gibran Mohammed 34, Ahmed Mohammed 34; Shiva Jaipaul 2 for 20).
Result: PowerGen won by eight wickets.
MoM: Gibran Mohammed (PowerGen).
Quarter-finalists: QPCC 9 points, Ceramic MerryBoys 6 points-(Group “A”); Alescon Comet 9 points; Tile It Central Sports 6- (Group “B”); W-Connection Wanderers 9 points, Clico Preysal 6- (Group “C”); PowerGen Sports 9 points, FCB Clarke Road 6- (Group “D”).