Eastern Credit Union National League
ROUND 4

Jugmohan puts PowerGen in the lead

NAZ YACOOB

POWERGEN Sports surged into the lead in the Eastern Credit Union National Cricket League Division One competition, when they registered a convincing innings and 35-run-win in Round Four action at Syne Village in Penal at the weekend.

Leading the victory charge for PowerGen was impressive spinner Farrell Jugmohan who had a match-haul of nine for 56.

It was the only outright win in the division, and the victory pushed the former champions to the top of the standings with 68 points, five more than early leaders Ceramic Merry Boys Sports on 63.

Merry Boys had to settle for first innings points against Queens Park at the Oval.

However, the Merry Boys technical staff surely would have been pleased with the performance of young left-arm pacer Morad Khan who had a match-analysis of eight for 89, including a first innings haul of seven for 33.

Defending champions FCB Clarke Road United led by an unbeaten even hundred from Guyanese Homchand Pooran, took first innings points against Clico Preysal Sports at Inshan Ali Park.

Former Guyana wicketkeeper/batsman Azeemul Haniff stroked an unbeaten 84 in Preysals second innings.

Veteran off-spinner Mukesh Persad grabbed six for 30 for Clarke Road.

In the remaining match, Alescon Comets took first innings points against W Connection Wanderers at Gilbert Park

Division One Round Four Summarised Scores March 29 & 30

AT INSHAN ALI PARK: Clico Preysal Sports 118 all out (Shazam Babwah 49; Mukesh Persad 6-30) & 152/2 (Azeemul Haniff 84 n.o., Aaron Ragoonath 32 n.o.) vs Clarke Road 260/6 dec (Homchand Pooran 100 n.o., Gregory Mahabir 30; Shannon Gabriel 2- 48, Anderson Bryce 2-63)--Match drawn. Clarke Road won first innings points

AT OVAL: Ceramic Merry Boys Sports 256 (Franklyn Rouse 60, Ryan Austin 3-27) vs Queens Park 63 all out (Darren Bravo 14, Morad Khan 7- 33, Kyron Lynch 3-24) & 254-7 (Justin Guillen 54, Kevon Cooper 53, Ricardo Paty 43, Daron Cruickshank 33, Aneil Kanhai 2-58, Kenton Thompson 2-24, Neil McGarrell 1-36, Morad Khan 1-56)--Match drawn.Merry Boys won first innings points

AT SYNE VILL.: Munroe Road Sports 113 all out (Maxi Dejonge 36, Farrell Jugmohan 4-22) & 114 all out (Farrell Jugmohan 5-34, Samuel Badree 3-22) vs PowerGen Sports 262 all out (Rishi Bachan 42, Denzil James 33, Rondell Ramlochan 34, Samuel Badree 39, Maxi Dejonge 4-70, Vikash Mohan 3-32) -- PowerGen won by an innings and 35 runs

Comets 215 all out (Satish Naidoo 40, Imran Khan 30, Vishal Singh 39, Kashri Singh 28, Sanjiv Goojar 5-23, Atiba Allert 3-54) & 80/1 vs Wanderers 206 all out--Match drawn. Comets won first innings points

NCL Division Two Result:

AT ARANGUEZ SAVANNAH: British/ American Aranguez Sports 263 all out vs Joe Public Invaders 165 all out