CHENNAI: S Mahesh Babu’s 44 enabled Korattur CC to beat Classic CC by nine runs in a Second Division match of the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league championship. Batting first, Korattur CC posted 132 in 30 overs. In reply, Classic CC felt short of the mark by nine runs. D Gokulnath and Ashwin Swaminathan picked up three wickets apiece.
Brief scores: II Division: Korattur CC 132 in 30 ovs (Mahesh Babu 44; Sathish Kumar 3/28, Naveen Kumar 3/33, T Kapil 4/27) bt Classic CC 123 in 29.3 ovs (D Gokulnath 3/30, Ashwin Swaminathan 3/38).
Ashwin scalps five
Offie Ashwin Sundar’s 5 for 19 paved the way for Michelin Tyres to defeat Delphi TVS by five wickets in the Lucas TVS-Thiruvallur DCA Trophy limited-overs tournament. Batting first Delphi TVS were all out for 107 in 23.2 overs with Ashwin doing the bulk of damage.
Brief scores: Group A: Delphi TVS 107 in 23.2 ovs (Ashwin Sunder 5/19, S Jagadish 3/24) lost to Michelin Tyres 109/5 in 23.5 ovs (D Saravanan 42; Paul Vivek 3/28). Group B: Lucas TVS 234/9 in 30 ovs (M Sudhakar 87, S Karthik 72; Praveen Kumar 3/37, Dilli Babu 3/37) bt Royal Enfield 124 in 28 ovs (M Sonaichamy 58; M. Ramesh 4/36).
Madhan cracks ton
Madhan Kumar Kesavamoorthy’s unbeaten 103 paved the way for United Friends Cricket Club (Chengalpet) to hammer Bank of India Sports and Recreation Club by 89 runs in a Sixth Division B Zone league of the TNCA.
Brief scores: V Division A: Gopalapuram Cricket Club 122 in 31.2 ovs (S Devakumar 48; Sathish Kumar 4/33, V Aakash 4/41) lost to National Recreation Club 125/7 in 36.2 ovs (Nirmal Kumar 3/40). V Division C: Egmore Excelsiors 148 in 33.3 ovs (D Sathyanaathan 4/62, Bharath Rajan 4/43) lost to Grand Prix Cricket Club 152/6 in 40.3 ovs (M Shivaram 46, G Muralidharan 44 n o; H Balaji 4/43). VI Division B: United Friends Cricket Club (Chengalpet) 220/5 in 30 ovs (Madhan Kumar 103 n.o, Manoj Kumar 53) bt Bank of India Sports and Recreation Club 131/6 in 30 ovs.
Jebakumar stars
D Jebakumar’s solitary goal handed Chennai Customs RC a 1-0 win over AGORC in a Senior Division match of the St Joseph’s-CFA Senior and First Division League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. In another match, Reserve Bank of India blanked SAI 3-0.
Results: Senior Division: Chennai Customs RC 1-0 AGORC. First Division: RBI 3-0 SAI; Central Excise 1-0 beat FCI.
