Date:03/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/03/stories/2008070351552000.htm

Sport - Cricket

Coimbatore, Kancheepuram post wins

Madhu scalps five in Coimbatore’s win

Coimbatore: Medium pacer C. Madhu scalped five for 21 in Coimbatore’s 115-run win over Thanjavur in the TNCA under-22 inter-district cricket tournament at the SNR Sons grounds here on Wednesday.

Batting first, the host compiled 177 in 40.3 overs and bundled out the visitor for 62.

At the Forest College grounds, Vijay Shankar struck a fine 70 in Kancheepuram’s 164-run win over Nilgiris.

At Nagapattinam, Shijith Chandran’s half century was the highlight of Tiruvallur’s six-wicket win over the host in an ‘F’ zone league encounter.

At Karaikudi, P. Sivakumar’s century (107) and Prabhakar’s five for 16 helped Thiruvaur defeat Karur by 87 runs.

The scores: At Coimbatore: Coimbatore 177 in 40.3 overs (Shah Jahan 59, Gowjith Subash 42, Vivek four for 41) bt Thanjavur 62 in 20.1 overs (C. Madhu five for 21); Kancheepuram 252 for nine in 50 overs (Varun Kumar 43, Vijay Shankar 70) bt Nilgiris 88 in 28.5 overs.

At Neyveli: Tuticorin 179 in 37.2 overs (Maria James 43) bt Dharmapuri 117 in 33.1 overs (Shiva four for 27, Mahesh Kumar four for 21); Cuddalore 155 in 32.1 overs (Saravanapriyan 43) lost to Villupuram 157 for five in 29.3 overs (Sridhar Raj 42).

At Nagapattinam: Nagapattinam 176 in 45 overs (Surendar 65) lost to Tiruvallur 177 for four in 41 overs (Shijith Chandran 50, Hariram 44); Puducherry 171 for nine in 47 overs bt Tiruvannamalai 109 in 29.4 overs (Rajasekar 49, Ayyappan four for 20).

At Karaikudi: Thiruvarur 232 in 49.5 overs (P. Sivakumar 107, Narendran five for 32) bt Karur 145 in 40.1 overs (Ganesh 45, Prabhakar five for 16); Virudhunagar 167 in 47.1 overs (Naguleshwaran five for 32) lost to Sivagangai 168 for two in 27 overs (Ramesh 77, T. Selvaganapathy 59 not out).

At Nagercoil: Krishnagiri 85 in 26.5 overs (W. Antony Das four for 19) lost to Kanyakumari 88 for two in 9.3 overs; Pudukottai 205 in 35 overs (S. Veerapandian 62, R. Idayathullah four for 29) bt Perambalur 113 in 27.2 overs.

At Dindigul: Dindigul 218 in 50 overs (M. Mohamed Rafik 79) bt Salem 121 in 42.2 overs (B. Gopi four for 19, R. Sudhesh four for 19); Madurai 197 in 48.2 overs (P. Francis Rokins 84, R. Ganesh four for 29) lost to Tiruchi 198 for five in 44 overs (M. Prithiviraj 60, R. Shanmuga Raja 42 not out).

At Theni: Tirunelveli 88 in 33.1 overs (Naresh Babu four for 10) lost to Vellore 90 for one in 13.1 overs; Theni 249 for nine in 50 overs (D. Rajesh 68, Sudesh 40) lost to Erode 252 for seven in 47 overs (S. Nithiyanandam 126 not out).