Queen’s Park Cricket Club batting duo Camillo Carimbocas and Kirstan Kallicharan both scored centuries against Preysal Sports Club on the third day of the T&T Cricket Board Premiership Division I match played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain on Sunday.
The batsmen came together with the score of 119 for 2 and shared a 164-run partnership that was dominated by the right-hand middle-order attacking batsman Kallicharan who contributed an even unbeaten 100 out of the 164. Carimbocas recorded five sixes and eight fours in his top-scored knock of 124 runs from 171 balls. Kallicharan’s innings included 13 fours and a six from 87 balls.
Earlier, Preysal resumed its innings on 175 for 4 and lost their remaining six wickets for 98 runs. Kevlon Anderson was able to get to his hundred and remained unbeaten on 129 as he watched his teammates fall at the other end. Jon Russ Jaggessar added 3 more wickets to his overnight haul to finish with 5 for 43.
When QPCC1 took to the crease for the second time, the team lost opener Jordan Warner for eight, and number-three batsman Isaiah Rajah for 45. At that point, opening batsman Carimbocas was joined by Kallicharan.
At Syne Village, Clarke Road’s Nicholas Sookdeosingh struck an unbeaten 101 to force a draw against defending champions Powergen. After no play was possible on Saturday because of rain, the reigning champions resumed their first innings on 227 for 6 and lost their remaining 4 wickets for 24 runs finishing with a total of 251.
Clarke Road was skittled out for 91 in their first innings. Joshua James reached 19 and Adrian added Mohammed 18. Anthony Adams and Adrian Mohammed each took five-wicket hauls to give Powergen a first-innings lead of 162. Clarke Road was asked to follow on, and then came Nicholas Sookdeosingh who hit 4 sixes and 12 fours in his unbeaten 101 as Clarke Road closed on 161 for 4 and force a draw.
TTCB National League scores: Premiership I
AT SYNE VILLAGE
POWERGEN 251 (Ewart Nicholson 60, Cephas Cooper 59, Yannic Ottley 4-27) vs
CLARKE ROAD 91 (Joshua James 19, Adrian Mohammed 18, Anthony Adams 5-30, Ansil Bhagan 5-41) and 161 for 4 (Nicholas Sookdeosingh 101 not out).
AT QUEEN’S PARK OVAL
QPCC ONE 283 (Isaiah Rajah 79, Jordan Warner 77, Joshua Ramdeo 46 not out) and 283 for 3 ( Camillo Carimbocas 124, Kirstan Kallicharan 100 not out) vs
PREYSAL 273 (Kevlon Anderson 129 not out, Antonio Gomez 43, Sameer Ali 5 for 43).
AT PIERRE ROAD
QPCC TWO 180 (Rickash Boodram 89, Shatrugham Rambaran 4 for 49) and 162 ( Chadeon Raymond 47, Rajeev Ramnarine 4 for 15)
ALESCON COMETS 193 (Ramaal Lewis 67, Sanjiv Gooljar 52, Matthew Patrick 4 for 43).
AT FELICITY
CENTRAL SPORTS 305 FOR 9 (Marlon Richards 66 not out, Kjorn Ottley 36, Kamil Pooran 32) and 116 for 6 Declared vs
VICTORIA 174 and 186 FOR 9