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Urumu Dhanalakshmi College wins

Karaikudi: Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchi, defeated Majestic Cricket Club, Madurai, by 48 runs in the final of the 24th annual State-level cricket tournament organised by Cecri Club here on Sunday.

The scores: Final: Urumu Dhanalakshmi College 219 in 39.5 overs (Manikandan 49, Muruganandham 51) bt Majestic CC, Madurai, 171 in 35.2 overs (Krishna Kumar 72).

Semifinals: Pudukottai Recreation Club, Tiruchi, 140 for nine in 25 overs (Saravanan 35) lost to Majestic CC 142 for five in 22.4 overs (Marudhu Pandiyan 47, Saravanan 51 not out); Urumu Dhanalakshmi College 169 for six in 25 overs (Shanmuga Sundaram 59) bt Aruna Sports CC 148 for nine in 25 overs.

Special Awards: Best batsman: Saravanan (Majestic CC); Best bowler: Sivaraj (Urumu Dhanalakshmi); Best all-rounder: Shanmugasundaram (Urumu).

Mahendra shines

At Tirunelveli, good knocks by Mahendran (104) and by A. Moorthi (52) helped GK Cricket Club defeat South Star Cricket Club by 23 runs in the Tirunelveli District Cricket Association first division league on Sunday.

The scores: First division: GK CC 240 in 34.2 overs (Mahendran 104, A. Moorthi 52) bt South Star CC 217 in 34.3 overs (Selvam 57, Ramesh 40); IOB 194 in 33 overs (Meenakshisundaram 42, Arunkumar 83, Razul four for 37) bt Melbourne CC 190 for nine in 30.2 overs (Saravanan 58); Double Star CC 162 in 34.1 overs (Vairamuin 47) bt Lighting CC 92 in 21.2 overs (Vijaya Pandi four for 19); Selva CC 99 in 19.2 overs lost to ICRC 100 for two in 12 overs (Blessing Joney 40); IOB CC 204 in 34.2 overs (Senthil 41, Singh five for 21) bt Majestic CC 73 in 20.2 overs (Meenakshisurudaram six for 27); Melbourne CC 146 in 34 overs bt GK CC 108 in 19.2 overs (Mahendran 58, Selvam four for 10).

Second division: King Dharma 119 for five in 20 overs bt Apex CC 116 in 19.2 overs; ICRC `B' 150 for eight in 20 overs bt Double Star CC 114 in 18.3 overs; Seven Star CC 138 in 19.2 overs bt ICC 135 in 19.3 overs; National Engineering College 108 in 19.4 overs bt MET 77 in 18.3 overs.

Edwin scalps six

At Tuticorin, a six-wicket haul by Edwin (six for 28) and an unbeaten 75 by Ramesh Kumar helped Classic Cricket Club carve out a five-wicket victory over Pusco Cricket Club in the Tuticorin DCA first division league on Sunday.

The scores: First division: Pusco CC 161 in 41.4 overs (Narasiman 66, Edwin six for 28) lost to Classic CC 162 for five in 28.2 overs (Ramesh Kumar 75 not out).

Second division: Pearl City CC 165 in 35 overs (Selvam 66, Aswin four for 23, Balamurugan four for 33) lost to Young Waves CC 170 for five in 35.2 overs (Aswin 62, Sarathi 63).

United CC 192 in 36.4 overs (Ananth 65, Ismail 40 not out, Manivannan three for 68) bt Spic CC 158 in 26.3 overs.

Ilavazagi triumphs

At Madurai, B. Radhakrishnan and I. Ilavazagi both from Chennai, claimed the men and women's singles titles respectively in the State-ranking prize money carrom tournament organised by Carrom Promotors Club on Sunday.

The results: Final: Men: Singles: B. Radhakrishnan bt S. Ganesan (Che) 25-5, 25-4. Semifinals: B. Radhakrishnan bt K. Sagaya Bharathi 25-1, 25-8; S. Ganesan bt S. Sakthivel 25-13, 25-13.

Doubles: Final: Mahesh Devaraj/ S. Dinakaran bt M. Nataraj/ L. Lenus Palraj 10-25, 25-1, 25-20.

Semifinals: M. Nataraj/ L. Lenus Palraj bt R. Kuberan/ E. Sundravinayagam 6-15, 18-17, 25-20; Mahesh Devaraj/ S. Dinakaran bt R. Arokiaraj/ D. Kubendra Babu 5-25, 25-21, 25-18.

Women: Final: Singles: I. Ilavazhaki bt M. Parimala Devi 25-0, 25-5. Semifinals: I. Ilavazhaki bt D. Yuvarani 25-3, 25-10; M. Parimala Devi bt Mythili 25-10, 25-21.

Veteran singles: Final: P. Ravichandran bt K. Vijayakumar 25-10, 25-1. Semifinals: P. Ravichandran bt S. Baloo 25-12, 25-1; K. Vijayakumar bt N. Ranganathan 25-15, 25-8.

Sanjay, Swarna win

S. Sanjay Gopinath of Sivakasi Nadar MHSS and E.C. Swarna Lakshmi of Alagappa MHSS, Karaikudi, won the above-14 boys' and girls' titles respectively in the State-level chess tournament on Sunday.

Final Placings: Boys': Above-14: 1. S. Sanjay Gopinath 4/4, 2. L. Aravindan (American College) 3, 3. R. Ramasamy (CCA) 3. U-14: 1. C. Sundararajan (Lakshmi) 5/6, 2. K. Karthikeyan (Mahatma) 5, 3. G. Yogesh (SEV MHSS) 4.5. U-11: 1. P.L. Senthil Murugan (Lakshmi) 4.5/5, 2. S. Hariharan (Velammal) 4.5, 3. A. Ramakrishna (Velammal) 4. U-9: 1. P.L. Gurudhakshinamoorty (Vikasa) 5/5, 2. S. Ruthra (Maharishi) 4, 3. B. Titus Samuel James (SDA MHSS) 4. U-7: 1. R.S. Gokula Kannan (Lotus An Vengata Chellam, Devakottai) 3/4, 2. R. Hari Prasad (SBOA) 3; 3. M.K. Susithran (Guhan MHSS) 2.5.

Girls': Above-14: 1. E.L. Swarna Lakshmi 3/4, 2. M. Vallikannu (Ananda Vidyalaya, Rajapalayam) 2, 3. S. Kalpana (MV HSS, Karaikudi) 1.5. U-14: 1. K. Seetha Lakshmi (Dolphin) 5/6, 2. C.R. Aasha (Lions MHSS, Paramakudi) 4, 3. B. Hema (KV) 3. U-11: 1. C.R. Vargha (Lions MHSS) 4/5, 2. K. Varshinie (Dolphin) 3, 3. Y. Saranya (Velammal) 3. U-9: 1. A. Alamu (Ananda Vidyalaya, Rajapalayam) 4/4, 2. A. Geetha (Velammal) 3, 3. V. Hemalakshmi (Leaders MHSS, Kkd) 3. U-7: 1. K. Vaisalie (Dolphin) 4/4, 2. S. Swathi (Jeevana MHSS) 2.5.