PARKITES’ CROWN
QPCC clinch Prem 1 title with innings win
Furlonge, the former Red Force coach who returned to Queen’s Park last season, credited the all-round approach of the players to the team’s success. “We set certain standards, the discipline in terms of practice. The sessions were intense. We took that intensity from practice sessions into games on a weekend,” he told the Express. “This will be six games we have won outright for the season.”
The latest success yesterday was anchored by two emerging players, brothers Kyle Ramdoo and Mikkel Govia. Both hit hundreds as QPCC 1 declared their first innings at 421 for four, giving them a lead of 166 and valuable points. They added 62 together for the third wicket, with opener Ramdoo, who began the day on 83, going on to make 104 (nine fours, one six) before he was dismissed by Damion Joachim (270 for three). But then Govia and Amir Jangoo added a further 80 for the fourth wicket before Chadeon Raymond got rid of the West Indies white-ball batter.
However, all-rounder Govia—who returned to the club this season from the then Central Sports—went on to get an unbeaten 100 (four fours, five sixes) before the declaration. Govia got more in his knock than Victoria managed in their second innings, as Red Force off-spinner Bryan Charles (eight for 26) finished them off almost single-handedly for 66.
Summarized scores:
At Marchin Ground
Preysal Sports 99 (Kashtri Singh 3/5, Joshua James 2/25) & 209 (Akshaya Persaud 63; Ricky Jaipaul 7/77) vs Bess Motors Marchin Patriots 266 (Kamil Pooran 162; Ameer Ali 5/55, Justyn Gangoo 2/39) & 44-1 (Kamil Pooran 22)—Bess Motors Marchin Patriots won by nine wickets.
At Barrackpore
Profilbau Victoria United 225 (Leonardo Julien 91, Eric Garcia 53, Aaron Nanan 31; Mikkel Govia 6/62, Khary Pierre 2/49) & 66 (Chadeon Raymond 24; Bryan Charles 8/26, Abdul Raheem Toppin 2/24) vs QPCC 1 421-4 dec. (Kyle Ramdoo 104, Mikkel Govia 100 n.o.; Chadeon Raymond 2/9
—QPCC 1 won by an innings and 130 runs.
At Wilson Road
KFC Clarke Road 333 (Vikash Mohan 142, Yannick Ottley 82; Jon Russ Jaggessar 6/80, Ashmead Nedd 3/83 vs PowerGen Penal Sports 298 (Jeremy Solozano 82, Cephas Cooper 50; Vikash Mohan 5/92, Yannick Ottley 3/6 —Match drawn.
At Arouca
Central Sports Yorkshire 447-9 dec (Roshon Primus 202 n.o., Videsh Sookhai 81, Samuel Roopnarine 52, Antonio Gomez 42, Nicholas Ali 36; Vikash Rampersad 4/66, Sidel Diaz 2/57, Bryan Boodram 2/101) vs Prison Sports 195 (Bryan Boodram 67, Zackurrie Raghoonath 57; Aneal Rooplal 4/68, Nicholas Ali 3/27, Samuel Roopnarine 3/49) & 221 (Zackurrie Raghoonath 64, C. Williams 47, Bryan Boodram 40; Nicholas Ali 6/89, Aneal Rooplal 3/49) —Central Sports Yorkshire won by an innings and 31 runs.