Date:03/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/03/stories/2008050353621800.htm

Sport - Cricket

Arun Nair shines

Udhagamandalam: An all-round performance by Arun K. Nair (81 and four for seven) enabled Yankees Cricket Club score a 188-run win over Wonder XI Cricket Club in the Canara Bank-NDCA first division cricket league for the M.A. Chidambaram Rolling Trophy .

The scores: First division: Yankees CC 257 for eight in 32 overs (Ratheesh 63, Arun K. Nair 81, D. Naveen Kumar four for 64) bt Wonder XI CC 69 (Arun K. Nair four for seven). Second division: Rising Stars CC 172 bt Green City CC 128 (B. Senthil 44, Murali four for 15). Third division: Riverside CA 181 (A. Akash 47, S. Anthony Raj four for 25) bt Zeal Guys CC 170 (G. Ashok Kumar 50).

Easy for TUG CC

At Salem, TUG Cricket Club posted a six-wicket win over GMCC in the Canara Bank-SDCA first division cricket league recently.

The scores: First division: GM CC 179 for nine in 43 overs (Illayaraja 68) lost to TUG CC 182 for four in 36 overs (G.D. Sudhakar 67 n.o., R. Mohan 44); KPSC 260 for nine in 45 overs (A. Mohan 58, G. Mani 52, S. Ramu 45) bt Kannan CC 206 in 45 overs (S. Yuvaraj 50).

Second division: Chandramouli CC 204 for seven in 35 overs (S. Sakthi 100 n.o.) bt SCC 149 for seven in 35 overs (M. Subramani 46 n.o.); Gandhiji CC 333 for four in 42 overs (Jeevanantham 108, E. Periyannan 80, P.M. Ashok Kumar 65 n.o.) bt Chemplast CC 162 in 42 overs (K. Ibrahim 44).

Third division: SISCOL CC w/o Metro CC.