Holder rescues Merry Boys with 96

Bajan allrounder Alcindo Holder had a memorable day as Ceramic Merry Boys rallied to a 29-run win over SIS Central Sports in the T&T Cricket Board National League at Honeymoon Park, Tacarigua yesterday. Holder rescued his side from disaster with a fighting 96 which enabled them to reach 170 all out in 45 overs. Central’s John-Ross Jaggessar (3-33) and Kevon Garraway (3-29) each troubled the Merry Boys batsmen whose next best score was Lincoln Roberts’s 19.

Holder then took three for 28 in 10 overs to help bowl Central out for 141 in 49.5 overs. Ashley Nurse also proved a handful with three for 24 in 10 while Troy Cornelius fell one short of 50. In other matches, former West Indies Under-19 allrounder Yannic Cariah came agonisingly close to leading Clico Preysal to victory over Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) at Inshan Ali Park.

Cariah took three for 25 in nine overs to help reduce the Parkites to 141 for nine off 45 overs with Patrock Nicholas topscoring with 39. In reply, Preysal reached 136 for nine when their overs ran out with Cariah left unbeaten on 80. Fast bowler Rashad Harris took three for 31 in nine overs while Ricardo Patty, Christopher Jordan and Marlon Dartly all played their part with two wickets apiece.

Results

At Honeymoon Park:
Ceramic Merry Boys 170 all out (45) (Alcindo Holder 96, Lincoln Roberts 19, John-Ross Jaggessar 3-33, Kevon Garraway 3-29) vs SIS Central Sports 141 all out (49.5) (Troy Cornelius 49, Alex Antoine 25, Alcindo Holder 10-1-28-3, Ashley Nurse 10-1-24-3). Merry Boys won by 29 runs.

At Inshan Ali Park:
QPCC 141-9 (45) (Patrock Nicholas 39, Nicholas Alexis 31, Rashad Harris 24, Yannic Cariah 9-1-25-3) vs Clico Preysal 136-9 (45) (Yannic Cariah 80 n.o., Rashad Harris 9-0-31-3, Ricardo Patty 9-1-29-2, Christopher Jordan 9-1-20-2, Marlon Dartly 5-0-12-2). Queen’s Park won by five runs.

At Point Lisas:
Alescon Comets 119-10 (34) (A Ali 29, K Balgobin 25, Farrel Jagmohan 3-19, Kevon Cooper 4-15, Jason Mohammed 2-6) vs T&TEC 121-5 (26) (Keegan Jaggessar 42, Kevon Cooper 36 no, Deepak Kumar 21, S Shaday 2-25). T&TEC won by five wickets.
At Gilbert Park:
Clarke Road 161-9 (50) (Mahadeo Moonesar 42, Imchan Pooran 35, Omesh Ramoutar 3-21, Jareeth Boodai 43) vs WC Wanderers  164-6 (36.5) (David Livingston 54, Navin Stewart 42, Mahadeo Moonesar 2-26). Wanderers won by four wickets.

At Syne Village:
Moosai Sports 93 all out (24) (Neil Williams 26, Brent Harriot 2-25, Samuel Badree 2-16, Rishi Bachan 2-23) vs Powergen 94-1 (14.4) (Evin Lewis 47 n.o., Nicholas Sookdeosingh 25). Powergen won by nine wickets.

TODAY’S SCHEDULE:

T&TEC vs Ceramic Merry Boys, Point Lisas
WC Wanderers vs SIS Central Sports, Gilbert Park
FC Clarke Road vs Moosai Sports, Wilson Road
Alescon Comets vs QPCC, Pierre Road
Clico Preysal vs Powergen, Inshan Ali Park.