The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) domestic season got off to an exciting start with the Dream 11 T10 Blast and the action will continue with the 50th Sunday League tournament starting today.
Most of the players who featured in the 14-day T10 tournament will return to their respective clubs today as local rivalries take center stage.
In Premiership I, reigning champions Queen’s Park Cricket Club I will be in action against QPCC II at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, with bragging rights on the line.
QPCC I have dominated the Sunday League since 2010, winning eight titles in nine years. There was no Sunday League in 2018, 2020 and 2021, while Clarke Road United upset the Parkites to win the trophy in 2014.
In another key match, cross-town rivals Central Sports and Alesco Comets will meet at Pierre Road in Charlieville in what is sure to be another hotly contested affair. Headlining for Central Sports is Trinidad and Tobago Red Force captain Imran Khan, who captained the Steelpan Strikers to the T10 title on Friday.
Kjorn Ottley will captain the Central Sports outfit, which also includes veteran pacer Rayad Emrit as well as India U-19 medium pacer Shiva Sankar. Red Force opening batsman Keagan Simmons will also line up for Central Sports along with spinner Ricky Jaipaul, Aaron Alfred and Daniel Williams, who all featured prominently in the T10 tournament.
For the Comets, manager Debideen Manick said with no promotions and no relegations this season, they are investing in young players this year. Shatrughan Rambaran will lead the Comets team with Jabari Mills as the vice-captain. Medium bowler Stephon Ramdial, who impressed in the T10 tournament, is also in the squad along with Justin Manick, who was part of the Red Force’s four-day trial.
The manager said the club will look to develop the young players by giving them the opportunity to play at the highest level of club cricket this season to gain some experience.
Further south, PowerGen Penal Sports Club will be in action against Victoria Sports in Barrackpore, while Preysal Sports will meet Clarke Road United at Inshan Ali Park in Preysal.
Today’s Sunday League fixtures
(All matches close at 10:00)
Premiership I
Preysal Sports vs Clarke Road United, Ishan Ali Park
Central Sports vs Alesco Comets, Pierre Road
Victoria Sports vs PowerGen Sports, Barrackpore
QPCC I vs QPCC II, Queen’s Park Oval
Premiership II North
Munroe Road vs Prisons, Munroe Road
Defense Force v QPCC III, Chaguaramas
Merry Boys vs HKL Aranjuez Sports, Diego Martin
Cane Farm Sports vs El Socorro Youth Movement, Crown Street
Premiership II South
T&T U-19 vs St Julien, National Cricket Centre
Barrackpore United vs Yorkshire, Barrackpore
Endeavor Sports vs Marchin Patriots, Endeavour
Cosmos Sports vs Caldrac Sports, Kumar Recreation Ground
