TTCB Championship Cricket League Round 2
March 2nd 2009

Sultan, Boodhai, Frederick star in Championship league

Former T&T left-arm spinner David Sultan picked a match-haul of eight wickets for 53 runs, to bowl Rahamuts Evergreen to a comfortable innings and 19 run-win against Caldrac Sports in Round Two of T&TCB South Championship Cricket League, over the weekend at Macaulay Park, Railway Road in Calforina.

Batting first, Caldrac were bowled out for a modest 163, with Sultan claiming 3-31.

In response, Evergreen with a solid 70 from Craig Rampersad and a brisk 46 from Sultan rallied to 281.

In arrears by 118 runs, Caldrac batsmen failed to come on terms with the probing spin of Sultan and folded for 99. Sultan bagged five for 22 in Caldrac’s second innings.

In the North Championship, at the Fatima College Grounds in Mucurapo, Queen’s Park led by match haul of 10 for 71 by former T&T youth right-arm leg-spinner Gareth Boodhai defeated Defence Force by 14 runs.

Also securing an outright win was Best Motor Spoilers who defeated British/American Aranguez Sports by 29 runs at the Aranguez Savannah.

Among the batsmen, Clevon Frederick was in good form scoring 113 for Barataria Ball Players in a drawn encounter against Sweet Revenge at the Barataria Oval.

NORTH CHAMPIONSHIP - SUMMARISED SCORES

AT BARATARIA OVAL: Sweet Revenge 118 all out & 267 all out (Dexter Henry 60, Glenroy Alexander 39, Kapil Subran 4-39, Yousuf Ramlogan 3-14, Seve Fraser 4-97) v Barataria Ball Players 251-9 dec. (Clevon Fredericks 113, Omar Ali 47). Match drawn. BBP 18 pts, Sweet Revenge 8 pts.

AT FATIMA: Queen’s Park 189 & 115 (Nicholas Alexis 52, Petrock Nicholas 54, Negas Carthy 3-13, Wayne Bristol 2-42 & 3-22, Devon Charles 2-27) v Defence Force 88 & 202 (Devon Charles 22 & 28, Kerwin Gonzalves 57, Cleveland Williams 28, Darren Deonarine 4-22, Gareth Boodhai 4-7 & 6-64). Q Park won by 14 runs. Q Park 25 pts, Defence Force 12.

AT FELICITY: Ihsan Invaders 144 & 278 (Devon Clement 37, David Livingston 29, Adesh Dass 98 not out, Richard Ramdeen 46, Tyrone Jacobs 22, Amir Khan 6-25 & 4-83, Jason Ramnath 3-49) v Police 172 & 206-9 (Aaron Ragoonath 52& 25, Johan Henry 29, Lance Lezama 23, Ryan Jones 60, Amir Khan 27, Noel Poliah 6-82, Allan Laurent 4-60, Adesh Dass 2-34). Match drawn. Police 19 pts, Invaders 13.

AT KNOWLES STREET: Curepe Sports 278 & 68-2 (Stephen Bhulawan 73, Andrew Lighte 51, Dwayne Cockburn 30, Chris Morton 3-51, L Francoine 2-41) v UTT 337 (Deems Baird 113, T Siewsankar 46, Junior Mearn 2-58, Neil Williams 4-93). Match Drawn. UTT 16 pts, Curepe 9.

AT ARANGUEZ: Best Motor Spoilers 257 & 142 (Balraj Ragoo 55, Param Rampersad 34 & 31, Ryan Hercules 38, Deepak Kumar 3-77 & 3-18, Malcolm Ramlogan 3-42) v British/American Aranguez Sports 187 & 183 (Michael Browne 51, Joel Graham 44, Terrence Toolsieram 33, Isaac Kennedy 47, Mannieram Jaglal 4-66 & 6-49, Ryan Hercules 3-45, Marc Moffett 3-49). Spoilers won 29 runs. Spoilers 27 pts, Aranguez 10.

SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP- SUMMARISED SCORES

AT ADESH SAMAROO PK.: Endeavour Sports 248 & 251-7 dec. (Adesh Ramphallie 66, Rafeek Persad 43, Stefan Shaddick 109 not out, Sanjay Mahase 46, Ameer Mohammed 39) v Calcutta Sports 140 (Deonauth Baksh 63, Narendra Roopnarine 3-23, Stefan Shaddick 3-32). Match drawn. Endeavour Sports 17 pts, Calcutta 8.

AT DEBE REC. GR.: Valiants 240-6 dec. v Superb Caterers 140-3. (no result - Valiants 4 pts, Couva 2).

AT MILTON REC. GR.: Milton Sports 307 (Alvarado Bryce 167, Nazim Mohammed 49, Deonarine Deyal 35, Jean Paul 3-34) v Woodland Sports 365 (Bevon Duncan 100, Paul Wintz 89, Stephen Ramkissoon 45, Jerry Jumadeen 5-65). Match drawn. Woodland 17 pts, Milton 11.

AT CALIFORNIA: Rahamuts Evergreen 281 (Craig Rampersad 70, David Sultan 46) v Caldrac 163 & 99 (Hainsley Sutherland 41, David Sultan 3-31 & 5-22, Zayd Mohammed 2-28, Krishna Narine 2-33). Evergreen won by an inns & 19 runs. Evergreen 27 pts, Caldrac 5.

AT CHAGUANAS: F&E Diamond United 231 & 108 (Rajendra Chandrika 81 & 64 not out, Sonnylal Kanhai 52, Ricky Jaipaul 5-63 & 6-43, Vishal Arjoon 3-34) v Caroni Savannah Road 163 & 172 (Varoon Ramnarine 49 & 29, Ryan Jaipaul 38, Vishal Arjoon 34, Anand Adjodha 3-37 & 4-36). Diamond won by 4 runs. Diamond 26 pts, Caroni Savannah 10.