EASTERN CREDIT UNION PREMIER DIVISION
May 24th 2009

PowerGen stretches lead with an outright win
.... Siloch, Moonasar in record opening stand

PowerGen Sports stayed on course for their third Premiership title, when they registered an emphatic innings and 38-run win against W Connection Wanderers in Round Eight of the Eastern Credit Union Premier Division competition, yesterday at Syne Village in Penal.

The win enabled the ‘Electricity Boys’ to stay on top of the 10-team-standings on 115 points, 20 more than second placed Tile Depot Central Sports with 95.

PowerGen previously won the title in 2000 and 2006.

There are three more rounds in the competition remaining. Led by T&T allrounder Samuel Badree, PowerGen resumed on their bedtime position of 309 for five and went on to declare on 353 for eight , to establish an important 217-run lead.

Batting a second time, Wanderers crumbled against the potent spin attack employed by Badree and were dismissed for 179 to give the home team victory and 29 important points. Only former Barbados and West Indies youth captain Shamarh Brooks (45) and T&T fast bowler Navin Stewart (57) offered resistance.

Leading bowlers for the Southerners were skipper Badree (3-31) and left-arm spinners Rishi Bachan (2-45) and Dave Mohammed (2-72).

Also moving up the ladder was Queen’s Park Cricket Club, who scored a resounding innings and 24-run win against former champions Clico Preysal Sports at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Preysal resumed on 93 for five, in pursuit of the ‘Parkites’ challenging first innings total and were routed for 125, with discarded West Indies off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth in his debut season for Queen’s Park picking up four for 20.

Asked to follow-on, the Preysal batsmen found the going tough against the probing spin of Jaggernauth and were bundled out for 179.

Jaggernauth grabbed six for 31, to end with a match analysis of 10 for 51. The ‘Parkites’ collected 28 points from the encounter, while Preysal picked up five.

At Cunupia Recreation Ground, Tile Depot Central Sports stayed in contention for top honours with an exciting 44-run win against Munroe Road Sports, while at Honeymoon Park in Tacarigua, defending champions Ceramic Merry Boys Sports leaped into third position in the table when they defeated relegation -doomed Moosai’s Sports by 107 runs.

At Wilson Road in Penal, FC Clarke Road led by centuries from Sean Siloch (155) and Mahadeo Moonasar (126) picked up first innings points against Alescon Comets.

Chasing Comets’ first innings score of 221, Clarke Road declared at 325 for four.

Siloch and Moonasar figured in a record breaking opening partnership of 281. Siloch’s innings was laced with 14 fours and a six, while Moonasar knock included 11 fours and a five.

In arrears by 104 runs. Comets reached 217 for seven when the match ended.

Point standings

PowerGen Sports 115 pts, Central Sports 95, Merry Boys 89, Clarke Road 85, Queen’s Park 82, Wanderers 72, Preysal 59, Comets 53, Munroe Road 52, Moosai’s Sports 40.

Summarised Scores

AT SYNE VILL.: W Connection Wanderers 136 all out (67 overs) & 179 all out (Shamarh Brooks 53 & 45, William Perkins 30, Narine Bidhesi 20, Navin Stewart 57, Rishi Bachan 4-36 & 2-45, Samuel Badree 2-16 & 3-31, Dave Mohammed 2-29 & 2-72, Sherwin Ganga 2-33) v PowerGen Sports 353-8 dec. (Nicholas Sookdeosingh 87, Samuel Badree 78, Sherwin Ganga 73, Jason Mohammed 40, Omesh Ramoutar 3-44, Nicholas Ramjass 3-64). P/Gen won by an inns and 38 runs. P/Gen 29 pts, Wanderers 4.

AT WILSON ROAD: Alescon Comets 221 all out & 214-7 (Imran Khan 60 & 20, Imtiaz Haq 45, Manoj Sirju 22, Satish Naidoo 89, Mukesh Persad 6-40 & 2-58, Mahadeo Moonasar 3-12) v FC Clarke Road United 325-4 dec. (Sean Siloch 155, Mahadeo Moonasar 126).Match drawn. C Road 18 pts, Comets 7.

AT CUNUPIA: Tile Depot Central Sports 177 all out & 153-8 dec.(Kerwin John 43, Gary Mathurin 43 & 78 not out, Vishal Guyadeen 5-56) v Munroe Road Sports 63 all out & 224 (M Wilfred 68, Gary Mathurin 7-21, Mahendra Nagamootoo 2-17 & 5-66). C Sports won by 44 runs. C Sports 26 pts, M Road 9.

AT OVAL: Queen’s Park 328 all out (Marlon Barclay 103, Ricardo Paty 52, Darren Bravo 38, Rishaad Harris 28 not out, Sunil Narine 25) v Clico Preysal Sports 125 all out & ( Shazan Babwah 28, Aaron Alfred 26 & 22, Yannick Ottley 25 & 45, Qadir Shah 45, Keshava Ramphal 29, , Amit Jaggernauth 4-20 & 6-31, Sunil Narine 3-34, Rishaad Harris 2-22, Ricardo Paty 2-46). Q Park won by an inns and 24 runs. Q Park 28 pts, Preysal 5.

AT HONEYMOON PK.: Ceramic Merry Boys Sports 223 & 266-8 dec. (Mario Belcon 68, Aneil Kanhai 53, Alcindo Holder 60, Franklyn Rouse 52 not out, Brent Beharry 5-46, David Forbes 4-30) v Moosai’s Sports 238 & 144 all out (Michael Harry 52 & 36, E McIntosh 67, Ken Hazel 4-19, Aneil Kanhai 3-29). M Boys won by 107 runs. M Boys 29 pts, Moosai’s 11.