Arun's ton spurs Vijaya CC
Seasoned cricketer J Arun Kumar struck a quick fire 196 as Vijaya Cricket Club, Malur scored a facile 165-run win over Cavaliers Cricket Club in their Dell-KSCA Group I, Division III tournament for the Nassur Memorial Shield here.
Batting first, Vijaya CC declared their innings after posting a mammoth 297 for four in 43 overs. Arun Kumar’s 196 along with Nizamuddin’s (56) half-century did the trick for Vijaya CC. In reply, Cavaliers found the going tough as Sandeep Hebbar (4/44) and Vincent (2/12) ran through their line up. Ramakrishna (44) was the only major contributor as Cavaliers were bundled out for a mere 132 in 33.5 overs.
Brief scores: Vijaya Cricket Club, Malur: 297/4 decl in 43 overs (J Arun Kumar 196, Nizamuddin 56, Sashi Kumar C 25; Zafaruddin 2-12) bt Cavaliers Cricket Club: 132 all out in 33.5 overs (Zafaruddin 25, Ramakrishna 44; Sandeep Hebbar 4-44, Vincent 2-12).
Standard Cricket Club: 194 all out in 43.2 overs (Venkatesh 79, Anil Mohapatra 36; Samarth Hegde 5-60, Sunil 3-82) bt Vijaya Cricket Club: 177 all out in 49.5 overs (Manu 34, Sanket 41; Vinay Vaishnav 6-61, Aamir 2-42, Anil M 2-38). Standard CC: 5 points; Vijaya CC: 0 points.
Select Cricketers: 140 all out in 41.4 overs (Girish 50 n.o.; Santhosh Shetty 2-36, Chetan 2-27, Suresh Krishnan 3-51) lt to Dooravani Cricketers (1): 151/2 in 22 overs (Vishwad Lad 38 n.o., Harsha 66). Dooravani Cricketers (1): 5; Select Cricketers: 0.
Wadiyar Cricket Club: 249 all out in 53.4 overs (HS Ravi 37, Fawwad Hussain 114, Mohd Hidayat 36; Raghunandan 3-92, Vino 3-27, George 2-37) drew Jayanagar United Cricketers: 122/7 in 36 overs (Swapan Mithra 50 n.o.; Imran Pasha 2-41, Prasanna 5-57). Wadiyar CC: 3; Jayanagar United Cricketers: 3.
Bangalore Sports Club: 312/7 decl in 49.3 overs (Santhosh P 36, TG Uday 29, Shubam 103 n.o., Satish 44, G Rakesh 30, Raghuveer 37; Pramod 3-89) drew Chamarajpet Cricket Club: 183/5 in 48 overs (N Ajay 67, S Dass 34, Kiran 40). Bangalore SC: 3; Chamarajpet CC: 3.
