Case of catch-up

With Leaders Police securing a win in two days last Sunday, the other teams will be playing catch-up on the final day of the seventh round of the Courts/Suzuki Division 1 cricket competition at 12:30 p.m. today.

The defending champions brushed aside lowly Dewars YMPC to advance to 36 points.

Second-placed teams Big B Spartan and ESA Field Pickwick are still locked in a first innings battle at Queens Park, with the visitors still needing a further 124 runs to move off 22 points.

A win is on the cards at Black Rock, but who will secure the victory between the plucky CHIC Schools South and United Carlton is anyones guess.

Carlton surrendered first innings points but shot back at the students. Now, with Desmond Haynes in the line-up, the home team should be favoured.

The other matches are all evenly poised, but with the unpredictable nature of local batsmen a few unlikely victories could be in the offing.

At Weymouth: Dewars YMPC 49 and 193 (Roger Coward 42; Stanton Proverbs 6-66). Police 208-9 dec and 35-0. Police won by ten wickets in two days.

At Queens Park: Big B Spartan 277 (Wayne Blackman 131; Camilus Alexander 5-92). ESA Field Pickwick 154-6 (Rondell Yearwood 63 not out; Dexter Toppin 3-26)

At Black Rock: CHIC Schools South 132 and 42-7 (Ryan Clarke 3-7, Junior Gaskin 3-12). United Carlton 85-9 dec (Dwayne Smith 4-19, Marlon Franklyn 3-36)

At The Brewery: BNB St. Catherine 327-9 dec (Thelston Payne 99; Winston Reid 3-91). Banks 146-3 (Richard Carter 64)

At Dayrells Road: Cockspur Wanderers 209. Mount Gay Maple 153-9 dec (Andy Payne 49 not out; Michael Edwards 4-50, Ian Bradshaw 3-20)

At Blenheim: BCL 195. ICB Empire 217-9 (Mike Inniss 107, Jason Haynes 45; Jarvis Forde 4-63)

At Wildey: Cable & Wirless BET 229. CHIC Schools North 160 (Anthony Morris 3-35