Joint leaders Barrackpore West Secondary and Vishnu Boys Hindu College will have to be at their best today, when they face formidable opponents in round six of the PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League.
Barrackpore will face third placed Presentation College, Chaguanas, while Vishnu will play fourth placed Carapichaima East Secondary. Barrackpore and Vishnu have surprised many this season, as both teams played championship (second) division cricket last season. The joint leaders have identical records, both winning four and losing one of their matches to date.
In the last round, Vishnu and Barrackpore recorded contrasting victories. Vishnu rolled over Presentation by eight wickets thanks to an excellent all-round effort from Shakeem Prince (60 not out, 4/10). On the other hand, Barrackpore edged Fatima by seven runs as national youth player Jeron Maniram (83) and Keron Kanhai (4/13) had creditable performances for the southern team.
In a bottom-of-the-table clash, Naparima Boys (tenth) will welcome El Dorado East (eighth) to the Wilson Road Recreation Ground. Both teams are coming off five-wicket victories last week. El Do got past Trinity College East, while Naparima upset Techsafe Princes Town West Secondary.
TODAY'S FIXTURES
Naparima Boys vs El Dorado East, Wilson Road
Hillview vs Fatima, Honeymoon Park
Trinity East vs Techsafe Princes Town West, Princes Town West
Presentation College, Chag vs Barrackpore West Sec, Presentation
Carapichaima East vs Vishnu Boys, Carapichaima East
STANDINGS
Team P W L D T Pts
Barrackpore West 5 4 1 0 0 76
Vishnu Boys 5 4 1 0 0 76
Presentation, Chag 5 3 1 1 0 64
Carapichaima East 5 2 1 1 1 60
Techsafe Princes Town W 5 2 2 1 0 58
Hillview 5 2 2 0 1 57
Trinity East 5 2 3 0 0 46
El Dorado East 5 1 2 2 0 41
Fatima 5 0 4 1 0 31
Naparima 5 1 4 0 0 29
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