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This is an archive article published on May 20, 1999

Rajendra Mhetre hits ton

PUNE, May 19: Rajendra Mhetre stroked a splendid century to ensure his team -- Smash Cricket Club -- of a massive 111 run victory over Pi...

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PUNE, May 19: Rajendra Mhetre stroked a splendid century to ensure his team — Smash Cricket Club — of a massive 111 run victory over Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation in their encounter of PDCA cricket league cricket here.

Assisting him in the splendid victory was Vijay Mehtre with a 65.

Brief Scores
Smash Cricket Club: 217 for 5 (Rajendra Mhetre 103, Vijay Mehtre 65, Sachin Rathod 25, Sunil Patil 3/23) bt Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation: 106 for 7 (Sopan Devkar 33, Sachin Rathod 3/17).
United India Sports Club: 220 for 3 (Balbir Singh 76, Datta Walke 40, Suhash Palande 33) bt Pune Housing: 134 for 8 (Rajiv Khare 44, Rajendra Tikone 32).
M J Phule Cricket Club: 159 for 6 (Kailash Yevale 35) lost to Shan Cricket Club: 163 for 5 (Z Sayyed 47, Ramchandra Salgaokar 36).
Suvarnayug Cricket Club: 186 (Machindra Bibve 68, Jagdish Chore 4/30, Rajendra Balmiki 3/22) bt Sevasadan Cricket Club: 116 for 6 (Rupesh Khaire 27, Rajendra Balmiki 25).
Hadapsar Sports Club: 119 (Jaywant Bhujbal 40) lost to Ramal Sports Club: 120 for 6 (Ravi Porekar 26, Ashish Deshmukh 25).
Janseva Bank Cricket Club: 113 (Ajay Kulkarni 34, Pavin Kalamkar 5/13) lost to Pioneer Cricket Club: 114 for 5 (Adesh Bankar 35, Somnath Dome 3/19).

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