Local League: Paul Johnson’s ton helps Biggs Institute win

Paul Johnson’s 117 propelled Biggs Institute to 250 runs. National was bowled out for 192 runs, chasing 251. In another fifth division ‘E’ match, S Arun Raj took seven wickets as Comrades Cricket Club beat Egmore Club by a big margin of 182 runs. 

IV-DIVISION ‘C’: Netaji Cricket Club 135 in 31.1 overs (R Pradeep 31, S Hariharan 4/30, K Surendar 4/57) lost to Fox Trotters CC 139 for 1 in 30.2 overs (R Francis Frankfort 74*, M Prabhu 40*) Chennai Port SC 167 in 40.5 overs (S Gokul 60*, T Muralitharan 4/37) beat Minerva CC 133 in 37.3 overs (H Sathish Babu 51, MS Sanjay 4/21, V Vignesh 3/28, MR Madhan 3/42) Galaxy SC 204 for 7 in 33 overs (G Ananth Prasath 71, NM Prem Kumar 37, V Akshay 30, P Ravi 4/55) beat Purasawalkam CC 184 for 7 in 33 overs (R Anirudh Seshadhri 59) Bharathi CC 227 in 50 overs (NK Pramoth 61, UR Vishnu Mahesh 43, K Arun Kumar 38, R Pavithran 3/45) lost to Madras Emmanuel CC 228 for 6 in 42 overs (V Saravana Guru 50, B Dinesh 49, T Marimuthu 42*, B Velusai 30, V Karthik 3/55) Garnet Cricket Club 201 for 7 in 50 overs (PS Mohan 87, TK Janakiraman 56*) beat Ranji CC 174 in 45.4 overs (S Shubhan Krishnan 45, M Chandra Bose 43, J Deepak 3/39) 

V-DIVISION ‘E’: TV Sivaprakasam Memorial SC 277 for 7 in 50 overs (K Sathish Kumar 66, R Dinesh Kumar 45, A Sintha 43*, GD Chandra Babu 40, C Sahaya Vinoth 3/93, R Yuvaraj 3/62) beat Eccentrics CC 169 in 43.5 overs (P Vajravel 69, K Eswran 4/46, GD Dhanakoti 3/34)  Sir Ashley Biggs Institute 250 in 49.5 overs (R Paul Johnson 117, Kundan Kumar 33, P Munirathinam 5/79) beat National RC 192 in 42.5 overs (S Agilan 63, M Pandiyaraj 37, N Purusothaman 32, Kundan Kumar 3/52, B Manikandan 3/59) Comrades CC 266 in 50 oves (S Ashok Kumar 71, S Thiyagarajan 44, H Sheik Mohammad Subhan 43, G Rajesh Kanna 32, K Akshay Kumar 3/29) beat Egmore Club 84 in 19.5 overs (S Arun Raj 7/50) Harnath CC 176 in 37.5 overs (DSK Prakash Kumar 58, E Prabhaker 4/74, K Prabhu 3/36) lost to Venkat CC 177 for 8 in 42.3 overs (B Sreeram 36, K Gokula Krishnan 31*)  Grand Prix CC 81 in 39.1 overs (B V Kumar 5/23, S Shanmugam 3/25) lost to Park Town RC 82 for 2 in 12.3 overs (R Sreenath 35*)