MARCH 17: Alex D'Cruz survived some anxious moments including the loss of the first frame, before winning 2-1 against S Pandya in the TBZ Jhaveri Bazar and Bharat Petroleum-sponsored Anthony D'Cruz Open Handicap Snooker Tournament at the Catholic Gymkhana here today.Alex, who has a handicap of +40, lost the first frame on the black ball and was trailing the second with Pandya (+55 handicap) leading by 60 points. But Alex showed his fighting qualities to come back and win the frame and the match.Last night, Chirag Ramakrishnan, who has a low handicap of +10, also lost the first frame against S Raheja (+60) 21-106 before winning the next two 89-79, 98-74.RESULTSSunil Gadge (+30) bt J Franco (+50) 87-86, 84-65; Anand Ferrao (+55) bt BK Shah (+50) 106-67, 118-71; R Adani (+30) bt DA Braganza (+55) 112-81, 101-73; S Kamdar (+55) bt M Shetty (+60) 112-102, 118-96; Alex D'Cruz (=40) bt S Pandya (+55) 111-114, 114-63, 107-71; S Sadrangani (+35) bt M Panchal (+35) 101-68, 53-96, 106-96.Somaiyaoust WelingkarSomaiya (MMS) entered the semi-final of the Inpact-98 cricket tournament being held at the Matunga Gymkhana ground. In the quarter-final today, Somaiya scored a close three wicket victory over Welingkar. Batting first Welingkar were bowled out for 173. Somaiya reached the target with 8 balls to spare.Brief scoresWelingkar 173 in 28.2 overs (Swaroop 83) lost to Somaiya (MMS) 174-7 in 28.4 overs (Nansi 46, Manish 32, Bhavesh 28, Saurabh 3-25, Simran 3-28).
