Local league: Gunaseelan guides Bhimannapet to victory

S Gunaseelan took five wickets as Bhimannapet Recreation Club beat Mambalam Mosquitos by six wickets in the TNCA third division ‘A’ match here. 

Gunaseelan helped Bhimannapet reduce Mambalam to 229. The winner chased the target down in 43.2 overs. In another match, V Ajay Kumar scored an unbeaten century to help Indian Bank Sports and Recreation Club defeat Falcon Cricket Club by 80 runs. 

Brief scores: III-DIVISION ‘A’: Mambalam Mosquitos 229 in 48.4 overs (P Rakesh Kumar 62, CV Vinay 41, S Gunaseelan 5/24, V Ashok Kumar 3/57) lost to Bhimannapet RC 230 for 4 in 43.2 overs (S Gunaseelan 68, S Srinath 33, U Aswin 32*, K Kabin Sanjay 31*, V Ashok Kumar 31)

Young Men’s Association 224 for 5 in 50 overs (A Manikandan 54, R Sachit Rai 51*, S Akesh 36*) lost to SPIC RC 228 for 5 in 44.3 overs (M Manokaran 97, P Murugesh 70*)

Indian Bank S & RC 241 for 8 in 50 overs (V Ajay Kumar 103*, J Kaviyarasan 49, P Satish 34, R Ganesh 4/58, G Prabhakaran 3/48) beat Falcon CC 161 for 9 in 50 overs (V Naveen Kumar 40, AK Balachander 3/40)

Twentieth Century Club 224 for 8 in 50 overs (P Hemcharan 76, GR Sadashiv Iyer 60*, M Gopala Krishnan 48, C Thivakar 4/58) lost to Sea Hawks CC 225 for 2 in 32.5 overs (MP Prithvineal 101, R. Nandagopal 74*, A Vasudaven 40*)

Reserve Bank RC 202 for 8 in 50 overs (N Lokesh 41, S Murali 36, M Lakshminarayanan 35, S Praveen Kumar 3/41) beat Perambur Club 172 in 44.5 overs (S Dhruva Kumar Reddy 47, Manoj Vasan 37, Keith Ward 4/47, K Kiran Kasshyap 3/39)