Date:15/03/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/03/15/stories/2009031560301800.htm

Sport - Cricket

Rovers snatches lead in thriller

Sports Reporter

CHENNAI: All the eighth round matches of the TNCA first division league ended in draws here on Saturday.

At the Southern Railway Institute ground, the host’s second innings folded up at 215 against Parry’s. Left-arm spinner Rahil Shah claimed five for 52 to take his match haul to 10 for 114. Parry’s skipper N. Raghavendran picked up his 50th wicket of the season. Parry’s batted for 37 overs to make 192 for seven in its second innings before the match was called off.

Dramatic collapse

At Pachaiyappa’s ‘A’, Globe Trotters lost its last three wickets for three runs in five overs to fall short of Jolly Rovers’ score by two runs. Resuming at 171 for two, Sunny Gupta and M. Senthilnathan’s half-centuries helped Trotters reach 327 for seven before the side slid to 330 all out.

Aruna was shot out for 137 in its first innings against India Pistons at CPT-IP. Aruna was 98 for one in its second innings when the match was called off.

Young Stars gained five points against Alwarpet at MAC. The latter declared its second innings at 185 for four when the contest ended.

Vijay, too, took five points from its encounter against Indian Bank at IC-Guru Nanak. The Bank team made 202 for six in its second essay. At SRMC, UFCC declared its second innings at 198 for five against Grand Slam before play was called off. Grand Slam finished with five points.

The scores:

At MAC: Alwarpet 251 & 185 for four decl. in 62.4 overs (M.O. Arjun Sarathy 51, R. Rohit 88, L. Ganesh four for 53) drew with Young Stars 261. Young Stars 5, Alwarpet 2.

At CPT-IP: India Pistons 383 for nine decl. in 141 overs drew with Aruna 137 in 66.3 overs (Jesubabu Honeymen 51) & 98 for one in 34 overs (Jesubabu 43 n.o.). Pistons 5, Aruna 2.

At IC-Guru Nanak: Indian Bank 179 & 202 for six decl. in 74 overs (L. Suryapprakash 50) drew with Vijay 193. Vijay 5, Indian Bank 2.

At Southern Railway Institute: Southern Railway Institute 258 & 215 in 107.1 overs (R. Srinivas 72, P. Munuswamy 45 n.o., Rahil Shah five for 52) drew with Parry’s 199 & 192 for seven in 37 overs (I.K. Rohit 45, Munuswamy four for 45). Southern Railway 5, Parry’s 2.

At SRMC: UFCC 178 & 198 for five decl. in 67 overs (N. Lokesh 57, S. Thyagarajan 61) drew with Grand Slam 228. Grand Slam 5, UFCC 2.

At Pachaiyappa’s ‘A’: Jolly Rovers 332 drew with Globe Trotters 330 in 134.3 overs (Sunil Viswanathan 86, Sunny Gupta 77, M. Senthilnathan 58). Jolly Rovers 5, Globe Trotters 2 .