With first-innings honours potentially deciding the three-day Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Michael Holding Senior Cup, St Catherine Cricket Club (CC) and Melbourne Cricket Club (CC) will battle for that advantage today on the second day at Sabina Park.

At 10:00 am, Melbourne will resume on 111-6, replying to St Catherine’s first innings total of 171 all out.

Melbourne need 61 more runs to secure first-innings honours, while St Catherine require the remaining four wickets before Melbourne reach that mark.

Abhijai Mansingh (23) and Matthew Comerie (0) will continue Melbourne’s push for 172 and above.

Kymani Wilson (37), Khari Campbell and Renaldo Ingram with 19 each are the only Melbourne batsmen to contribute meaningful totals yesterday.

St Catherine captain Jeavor Royal led the way with five wickets while rising West Indies sensation Vitel Lawes went wicketless for 33 runs in eight overs.

Earlier, 2023 champions St Catherine had a lower0-order collapse and were bowled out for 171 after seemingly in control at 144/5.

Carlos Brown was their leading man with 91 off 95 deliveries, which included eight fours and two sixes. The only other batsman to cross the 20 mark was opener Kevon Lettman, who made 27.

Mansingh took 3-28 inside nine overs while Comerie and Campbell contributed with two wickets each.