Schoolboy shines for PowerGen

CERAMIC Merry Boys, PowerGen Sports, Alescon Comet and Tile It Central Sports secured victories yesterday to advance to the Carib Sunday League semi-finals. Merry Boys recorded a pulsating eight-run win over W-Connection Wanderers in their quarter-final encounter at Gilbert Park, California, while joint-defending champions Alescon Comet romped to a nail-biting three-wicket win over FCB Clarke Road at Wilson Road in Penal. NCL Division Two club Mayo Valley Boys made Central Sports sweat it out until the final over before they eased home to a two-wicket victory with only four balls to spare at Presentation College, Chaguanas.

However, the biggest margin of victory was recorded by PowerGen Sports who sealed an exciting 41-run win over Queen’s Park at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain. And it was Barrackpore Senior Comprehensive schoolboy captain Jason Mohammed who stole the spotlight and entered his name in the record books with the first domestic limited-overs century at the NCC. He  blasted the Parkites bowlers which included former West Indies pacer Vasbert Drakes for two sixes and eight fours in his match-winning 116 off 159 balls out of 195 in 49.2 overs. It was no wonder that he earned the “Man-of-the-Match” award after the Power Boys bowled out QPCC for 144 in 48.4 overs.

Summarised Scores.

At Gilbert Park: CERAMIC MERRY BOYS 212 for 9 off 50 overs (Lincoln Roberts 50, Marlon Black 46, Aneil Kanhai 40; Atiba Alert 3 for 33, Brent Lezama 2 for 36) vs W-CONNECTION WANDERERS 204 all out off 47.3 overs (Narine Bidhesi 69, Brent Lezama 32, Looknath Ramsuchit 31, Keno Mason 20; Ken Hazel 3 for 27, Aneil Kanhai 2 for 25, Marlon Black 2 for 52).
Result: MERRY BOYS won by eight runs.
MoM: MARLON BLACK (Merry Boys).
At Presentation College, Chaguanas: MAYO VALLEY BOYS 211 for 8 off 50 overs (Lalchand Persaud 46, John Pollard 35, Deans Baird 34; Kyron Lynch 2 for 42) vs TILE IT CENTRAL SPORTS 215 for 8 off 49.2 overs (Sanjeev Maharaj 61, James Dodds 34, Derwin Christian 32; Damien Hanooman 2 for 31).
Result: CENTRAL SPORTS won by two wickets.
MoM: SANJEEV MAHARAJ (Central Sports).
At NCC: PowerGen SPORTS 195 all out off 49.2 overs (Jason Mohammed 116, Denzil James 27; Rishard Harris 5 for 35) vs QPCC 144 all out in 48.4 overs (Justin Guillen 40, Kierron Pollard 36; Rishi Bachan 3 for 26, Samuel Badree 2 for 28).
Result: PowerGen Sports won by 51 runs.
MoM: JASON MOHAMMED (PowerGen).
At Wilson Road: FCB CLARKE ROAD 233 for 7 off 50 overs (Sean Siloch 63, Alan Mahabir 44, David Sultan 45 not out, Mahadeo Moonesar 27) vs ALESCON COMET (Manoj Sirju 31, Rajendra Mangalie 75, Avidesh Samaroo 47 not out, Navin Stewart 41 not out; Sean Siloch 3 for 37, David Sultan 2 for 27).
Result: COMET won by three wickets.
MoM: RAJENDRA MANGALIE (Comet).