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| Successful England tour by Sanmar cricket team |
| The Sanmar cricket team completed a successful tour of England on May 2004, winning three out of five completed matches. In its only defeat that came in the match against the Spen Victoria Club, the team fought till the end, having had the worse of the conditions, being put in on a damp pitch. A round-up of the matches follows. |
| 12 May: Sanmar beat Leicestershire CC by 81 runs. Sanmar 152 in 30 overs (Sujeet Somasundar 50, Aditya Srikkanth 39) Leicestershire CC 71 (Prashant Chandran 4/14, Karthick 2/13, Badrinath 2/16) |
| 14 May: Spen Victoria Club beat Sanmar by 2 wickets. Sanmar 152 (S Somasundar 38, H Badani 28) Spen Victoria 153 for 8 (Schofield 39, Lambert 37, L Balaji 3/10, Tamil Kumaran 2/24) |
| 17 May: Sanmar beat Nottingham Shire 2nd XI by 5 wickets Notts 2nd XI 171 (Elliott 43, Rhodes 50, Tamil Kumaran 4/24, Badrinath 3/30) Sanmar 174 for 5 (J Harish 63, Vikram 25, Badrinath 26) |
| 18 May: Sanmar beat Notts 2nd XI by 45 runs. Sanmar 296 (R Ramkumar 140 not out, Badrinath 100 not out). Notts 2nd XI 251 (M Bicknell 38, Alleyne 39, R Ramkumar 5/40) |
20 May: vs Sai Cricket Club, no result; Sanmar 252 for 9 (S Somasundar 60, Vikram Kumar 53, Ajay Kudua 30,
J Harish 37). Sai CC 210 for 8 (Brown 90) |
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Sanmar foursome strike it rich |
| Sanmar cricketers were prominent among the prize winners at the TNCA Annual Day on 30 June 2004. Seen here (l to r) are S Badrinath (highest aggregate in the Ranji Trophy), R Ramkumar (best bowler), L Balaji (State cricketer of the year for the 3rd year in a row), H Badani (Captain, Jolly Rovers, league champion 4 years in a row). |
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