TNCA: Nirmal shines in Gopalapuram’s win

Batting first, Gopalapuram could manage only 136 runs courtesy Parthiban Jayaraman’s (5/39) five-wicket haul. Defending a low total, Gopalapuram’s left-arm spinner Nirmal wreaked havoc, scalping seven to skittle out Dorairaj Memorial for a paltry 120. In another duel, M Vetrivel (116 not out) smashed an unbeaten century to guide Eagle Cricket Club to a three-wicket success over Egmore Club.  

Brief scores: II-DIVISION ‘A’: ICF Sports Association 157 for 9 in 50 overs (R Naveen Kumar 41, MK Sivakumar 3/32) lost to United Friends CC (T Nagar) 158 for 1 in 29 overs (P Sugendhiran 55, R Vivek 55*, Vikram Satheesh 41*); 

V-DIVISION ‘B’: Sir Ashley Biggs Institute 223 for 9 in 50 overs (K Sudhakar 65, S Kamal Ral 4/63) beat HSBC RC 206 all-out in 46.4 overs (DK Vigneshwar 82, D Deeban 46, K Sudhakar 4/59);

Egmore Club 241 for 8 in 50 overs (S Suudharshan Vaidhya 89, S Naresh 72) lost to Eagle CC 243 for 7 in 48.4 overs (M Vetrivel 116*, M Iyyappan 34, B Jayanth 31);

Gopalapuram CC 136 all-out in 45.2 overs (V Mohan Kumar 43, Parthiban Jayaraman 5/39) beat Dorairaj Memorial CC 120 all-out in 37.4 overs (SM Beaulet Julin 48, P Nirmal Kumar 7/43);

Prasad CC 147 all-out in 45.1 overs (Srikanth 30, R Ragul 32 not out, Varun Adithy Radhakrishnan 4/47) lost to National United Club 149 for 8 in 48.5 overs (H Raamachandiran 43, Rohit Venkatakrishnan 3/35).