Parris 50 in vain as Red Force prevail

fine half-century from Barbados’ Shaqkere Parris went for naught as the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force defeated Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in the opening match of the CG United Super50 Cup. The home team opened up the defence of their 2023 title with a 60-run win over CCC at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground in St Augustine.

 

CCC, under the guidance of head coach Pedro Collins, did well to reduce the defending champions to 194 all out in their 50 overs, after winning the toss and choosing to field first.

 

The CCC bowling was led by 29-year-old Barbadian pacer Amari Goodridge, who took 3-18 from four overs. Spinners Romario Greaves and Akshaya Persaud took two wickets each.

 

The batting for the hosts was led by Kjorn Ottley who made a patient 45 off 89 balls while Jyd Goolie made 37.

 

After looking well set at 76-2 in the 18th over, CCC suffered a monumental collapse that saw them lose their next eight wickets for 48 runs in 20 overs.

 

Khary Pierre was the star of the show with the ball for the hosts. He took 4-8 from 9.1 overs while Yannic Cariah finished with 3-31 from eight overs.

 

Parris was the only CCC batsman to make any meaningful contribution. The 21-year-old made a 68-ball 57, including five fours and two sixes.

 

The Red Force will next play the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on November 1 while CCC will next play the Guyana Harpy Eagles at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground on October 31.

 

Barbados Pride will get their campaign underway on Wednesday against Jamaica Scorpions.

 

Score Summary:

Trinidad & Tobago Red Force 194 off 50 overs (Kjorn Ottley 45, Jyd Goolie 37, Amir Jangoo 29, Yannic Cariah 28, Amari Goodridge 3-18, Akshaya Persaud 2-29, Romario Greaves 2-30)

Combined Campuses and Colleges 134 off 38.1 overs (Shaqkere Parris 57, Khary Pierre 4-8, Yannic Cariah 3-31)

(SportsMax)