CARIB SUNDAY LEAGUE LIMITED OVERS COMPETITION
February 2nd 2009

‘Champs’ Merry Boys surged into final 16

Title-holding Ceramic Merry Boys Sports surged into the final 16 of the Carib Sunday League Limited Overs competition, with another authoritative win in Group A, in the final preliminary roundon Sunday against Calcutta Sports at the Calcutta Recreation Ground.

Led by out-of-favour T&T batsman Aniel Kanhai, Merry Boys batted first and scored a modest 152 in 33.3 overs. Former T&T youth opening batsman Samuel Felix made 64, while Barbados’ Alcindo Holder contributed 40. In reply, Calcutta were bundled out for 96, with former T&T left-arm spinner Ken Hazel picking up three for 14 and current national allrounder Richard Kelly three for 22.

Merry Boys, Caldrac and Munroe Road have moved on to the final 16 of the 50-over tournament.The final spot in Group A will be a toss up between Police or Barataria Ball Players.

In Group B, the qualifiers are Wanderers, Clarke Road, Invaders and Endeavour, while in Group C, Comets and Preysal have qualified with the final two places expected to come from Diamond, Spoilers or UTT. In Group D, PowerGen Sports, Queen’s Park (1) and Central Sports have qualified, with Evergreen and Curepe being involved in a toss for the remaining spot.

The knock-out stages of the series will be played on Saturday.

Round Seven - Summarised Scores

Group A

AT CALCUTTA: Ceramic Merry Boys Sports 152 all out (33.3 overs) (Samuel Felix 64, Alcindo Holder 40, Timothy Sinanan 6-35, Rakesh Goberdhan 3-24) v Calcuuta Sports 96 all out (25) (Deonauth Baksh 29, Rakesh Goberdhan 35, Ken Hazel 3-14, Richard Kelly 3-22). M Boys won by 56 runs.

AT MUNROE RD.: Munroe Road 187 all out (49) (Kapil Harry 45,Anil Mannah 35, Jairaj Dilraj 34, Kerwin Gonzalves 3-40) v Defence Force 85 all out (34) (Travis Karim 4-13, Neeshal Guyadeen 3-20). M Road won by 102 runs.

AT SAVANNAH: Sweet Revenge 89 all out (22) (Keron Carmichael 36, John Suraj 23 not out, Darren Choon 2-15) v Caldran 90-1 (16.4) (Krishna Deosarran 34 not out, Anthony Ragoo 21 not out, Ainsley Sutherland 26). Caldrac won by 9 wkts.

Qualifiers: Merry Boys, Caldrac, Munroe Road. The last spot will be either Police or Barataria.

Group B

AT GILBERT PK.: Victoria United 100-9 (30) (Randy Jaglal 43, Atiba Alert 2-11, Theodore Modeste 2-14, Navin Stewart 2-31) v W Connection Wanderers 102-1 (18.2) (Sanjeev Maharaj 39, Kenroy Williams 36 not out, William Perkins 22 not out). Wanderers won by 9 wkts.

AT WILSON ROAD: CSP Valiants 80 all out (40) (Mahadeo Moonasar 3-9, Jeewan Ramroop 2-11, Mukesh Persad 2-14) v FCB Clarke Road United 81-2 (10) (Martin Nurse 38, Gregory Mahabir 19 not out, Sean Siloch 16). C Road won by 8 wkts.

AT ENDEAVOUR: Endeavour Sports 143 all out (31.1) (Ameer Ali Nabbie 41, Sanjeev Mahase 30, Brian Yearwood 3-24) v QPCC 2 102 all out Milton Dookran 20, Brian Yearwood 23, Narine Roopnarine 3-5, Stephen Shaddick 2-11, Amir Mohammed 2-22). Endevour won by 41 runs.

AT FELICITY: Moosai’s Sports 208 all out (39) (James Dodds 53, Emmerson Williams 34, Adesh Dass 3-13, Devon Clement 2-37) v Ihsan Invaders 209-9 (44.1) (Dave Samooj 80, Mark Brown 27, Devon Clement 27, Shivanand Moosai 4-44). Invaders won by 1 wkt.

Qualifiers - Wanderers, Clarke Road, Invaders and Endeavour.

Group C

AT O’MEARA: UTT v Alescon Comets (rained out).

AT INSHAN ALI PK.: Clico Preysal Sports v Bamboo Sports (rained out).

AT CHAGUANAS: Spoilers Sports Club 141 all out (42) (Kemraj Maloo 37, Anthony George 3-27, Vishal Arjune 2-34) v Caroni Sav.Road 127 all out (41) (Rajendra Poorai 47, Anthony George 26 not out, Mark Monforte 4-19, Ryan Hercules 3-25). Spoilers won by 14 runs.

AT MILTON: F&E Diamond United 166-9 (30) (Rangan Latchana 82, Jason Paul 25, Ravin Khan 4-27) v Ihsan Milton Sports 102 all out (29) (Mukesh Boodoosingh 22, Ananda Ajodha 3-22, Rangan Latchana 2-11). Diamond won by 64 runs.

Qualifiers - Comets, Preysal. The last two spots will come from either Diamind, Spoilers or UTT.

Group D

AT CHAGUANAS: Woodland Sports 124 (47) (Bevon Duncan 48, Stephen Ramkissoon 22, Mahendra Nagamootoo 4-18, Akiel Molon 2-7) v Tile Depot Central Sports 125-4 (41) (Troy Cornelius 43 not out, Gary Mathurin 34 not out, Bevon Duncun 3-28). Central Sports won by 6 wkts.

AT PLUCK ROAD: Rahamuts Evergreen v Queen’s Park (rained out).

AT SYNE VILL.: PowerGen Sports v Superb Caterers Couva Sports (rained out).

AT ARANGUEZ: British/American Aranguez Sports v Curepe Sports (ground unfit).

Qualifiers - Powergen, Queen’s Park, Central Sports. The final place will be either Evergreen or Curepe Sports.