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| The Hindu - Jun 12, 2000 |
| Jolly Rovers regains title |
| Chennai, June 11. |
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The Jolly Rovers Cricket Club, which won the Palayampatti
Shield, for the senior division league. From left (sitting): J.R.
Madanagopal, Siddartha Medappa, Abdul Jabbar (Coach), Bharath Reddy
(Manager), Vijay Sankar (Director, Sanmar Group), D. Vasu (Captain),
S. Ramesh and Sujith Somasundar. Standing(From left): Tinu Yohanan,
P.T. Subramaniam, S.R. Ganesh Kumar,
M. Subramaniam, P. Muthupandian, T.R. Arasu, Ajay N. Kudua, C. Hemant
Kumar,
K.S. Shahabuddin and H. Ramkishen. |
| Jolly Rovers Cricket Club regained the Raja of
Palayampatti Shield after securing the first innings lead against
SPIC Recreation Club to finish the season with a tally of 61 points
here at SPIC-YMCA ground here on Sunday. Jolly Rovers last won the
trophy in the 1991-92 season. |
| The title win was ensured regardless of the outcome
of the abandoned match between Vijay Cricket Club (50 points from
10 matches) and Indian Overseas Bank because of the bad pitch at Guru
Nanak ground on Saturday. |
| Vasanth Saravanan, a former under-19 star, hit
twenty-two 4s and three 6s. His innings included three vital partnerships
– 51-run for the fifth wicket with B. Ramprakash (26) and an identical
sixth-wicket partnership with S. Manoj (24). He added 46 for the last
wicket, scoring all the runs with Sivaprakash at nil. This was a profitable
season for Vasanth Saravanan, who totalled 643 runs at an average
of 91.85. |
| Left-arm seamer Ramkishen, who plays for Andhra
in Ranji Trophy, captured five for 86 with Diwakar Vasu (two for 83)
and S. Ganesh Kumar (two for 87) giving him valuable support. Jolly
Rovers richly deserved the title triumph for its consistent performance
throughout the season. |
| Jolly Rovers 368 for eight in 95 overs drew with
SPIC 279 in 74 overs (Vasanth Saravanan 151 not out, H. Ramkishen
five for 86) at SPIC-YMCA ground. Jolly Rovers 5, SPIC 2. |
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