MUMBAI, SEPT 19: A seven-wicket haul by medium-pacer Amit Dani helped defending champions National beat Cricket Club of India, and maintain their top position, with 30 points after 11 rounds, in the `Dr HD Kanga Cricket League A Division at Cross Maidam today.CCI, batting first were bowled out for 106, Vinayak Samant making 40. Dani was the wrecker-in-chief with 7 for 32 off 19 overs. National had a good start, openers Wasim Jaffer (49) and Sameer Apte (59) raising 117 for the first wicket. National declared at 145 for three. CCI were 56 for 3 in their second innings.Left-arm medium-pacer Janak Mistry (6 for 35) helped New Hind to beat Karnatak Sporting Association by eight wickets on their home ground at Matunga. Elsewhere, a seven-wicket haul by medium-pacer Manoj Patil went in vain as Gamdevi Cricketers lost to Shantibhai Sheth Memorials in the `B' Division.BRIEF SCORES`A' Division: CCI 106 (Vinayak Samant 40, Amit Dani 7-32) and 56-3 lost to National 146-4 decl (Wasim Jaffer 49, SameerApte 59) on the first innings.Young Friends 142 (Naushad Khan 31, Chintan Joshi 50; Nitin Sawant 4-17, Nitin Surve 3-22) drew with PJ Hindu Gymkhana 143-4 (Ashok Kadam 45, Atiq Sayad 41 not out).MB Union 164 (Tushar Shringare 39, Pankaj Oza 30; Faizal Shaikh 6-52) lost to MIG, Bandra 166-3 (Sandesh Paralkar 36, Manish Bangera 52, Atul Ranade 39).Dadar Union 197-8 decl (Parag Paigankar 43, Sandeep Dahad 3-63, Ashish Mahadeshwar 4-62) drew with Shivaji Park Youngsters 105-4 (Vinayak Mane 47).Young Maharashtra 182 (Vineet Mehta 41, Uday Bhogle 38) drew with Shivaji Park Gymkhana 128-4 (Sanjay Bangar 44; Omkar Salvi 4-52).Victory 120 (Sawpnoj Thakur 35; Paras Mahmbery 4-16) and 93-2 lost to Khar Gymkhana 208-3 decl (Ashutosh Narkar 30, Sayed Khote 38; Amol Muzumdar 67 not out, Paras Mahambrey 57 not out).Karnatak 97 (Janak Mistry 6-35) lost to to New Hind 101-2 (Rubesh Kumar 39 not out).`B' DivisionFort Vijay 180-8 decl (Sudesh Nayak 38, Anirudha Dhichwalkar 32; Amol Bhalekar 4-40)drew with Dadar Parsi Zorastrian 130-7 (Uday Vedhant 53).Rajshatan 94 (Rohan Bane 3-42, Raju Shrike 3-22, Amir Nanji 3-13) lost to Sunder 97-5 (Anirudha Rangnekar 32 not out, Amir Nanji 41).Shantibhai Sheth Memorials 105 (Manoj Patil 7-32) beat Gamdevi Cricketers 76 (Sharad Shetty 3-20, Prashant Dalvi 4-30, Yeshavant Bhosle 3-6).Young Comrade 125 (Raju Govekar 43; Mahindra Pandey 3-30, Hemin Desai 5-60) lost to United Cricketers 126-6 (Ashish Gadre 32).Khandala 122 (Sandeep Sakhare 48; Sanjeev Srivastav 6-37, Amit Rodriques 3-22) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 124-4 (Rishad Dotiwala 44; Shashank Shinde 3-22).Worli 166 (Sameer Satpute 45 not out; Sunil Malik 4-38) drew with Islam Gymkhana 94-4 (Kamran Chowdhary 43 not out).
