CHENNAI: Young gun
S Radhakrishnan
hit an unbeaten 204 for Globe Trotters in their drawn TNCA Elite first division clash against
Nelson SC
at Pachaiyappa's College ground on Wednesday. This was Radhakrishnan's maiden double century and the 266-ball knock contained 29 fours.
Radhakrishnan added 283 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket in 63.4 overs along with X
Thalaivan Sargunam who was unbeaten on 116 (9x4, 3x6). Globe Trotters were 461 for three in reply to Nelson's first innings score of 606 for 9 declared.
In the other Elite match, Grand Slam shared honours with
India Pistons
.
In a drawn Plate match,
Jolly Rovers
' left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar returned with figures of 8 for 54 against CromBest. Rovers, in their opening essay, declared on 495 for 5.
In reply, CromBest were bowled out for 200 with Chandrasekar leading the charge. Following on, CromBest were 89 for 1 before play was called off. This was Chandrasekar's third five-wicket haul in the ongoing season.
AG's Office off-spinner AC Prathiban shone with bowling figures of 5 for 57 in the drawn match against UFCC (T Nagar). Taking first strike, AG's Office finished on 418 and then dismissed their opponents for 236 in the first innings - with Prathiban being the wrecker-in-chief.
This is Prathiban's fifth five-wicket haul in the season and he has 35 wickets to his name. For UFCC (T Nagar), V Maaruthi Raghav (73) and Sreekumar Nair (90) were the leading run-getters. Following on, UFCC were 39 for 1 before the clash was called off.
Brief scores: Elite: Nelson 606-9 decl. Globe Trotters 461-3 in 119 overs (S Radhakrishnan 204 n.o., X Thalaivan Sargunam 116 n.o.). Match drawn; Grand Slam 402-9 decl. India Pistons 186 in 63.5 overs (B Arun 4-55, Divakar 3-30) & following on 150-3 in 44 overs (Akshay V Srinivasan 58 n.o.).
Plate: Jolly Rovers 495-5 decl. CromBest 200 in 87.5 overs (DT Chandrasekar 8-54) and following on 89-1 in 38 overs (Varun M Totadri 41, R Ananth 41 n.o.). Match drawn; TI Cycles 276 & 129-2 in 39 overs (R
Nilesh Subramanian
46 n.o.). Alwarpet 372 in 113.1 overs (B Rahul 77,
Ashwin Venkataraman 69). Match drawn; AG's Office 418. UFCC (T Nagar) 236 in 104 overs (V Maaruthi Raghav 73, Sreekumar Nair 90; AC Prathiban 5-57) and following on 39-1 in 25 overs. Match drawn
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