Short Corner — Delhi

Title for Keshav Puram
Keshav Puram Club won the Gold Star Super Six Trophy beating Gold Star Academy by 20 runs at President’s Body Guard ground. Ajay Narang (75), Bhola Shankar (57) and Raman Dhamija (52) were the main scorers for the winners while Gurpreet Singh (67 not out) and Santokh Singh (51 not out) were the principal contributors for the losers.

Ajay Narang (best batsman), Shailender Nath (best bowler) and Santokh Singh (best all-rounder) were also awarded for their performance during the tournament.
Brief scores: Keshav Puram Club: 270 for eight in 35 overs (Ajay Narang 75, Bhola Shanker 57, Raman Dhamija 52, Prabhakar Jha 34, SK Chopra 27, Santokh Singh 3 for 49, Narender 2 for 44, Maninder Singh 2 for 26) bt Gold Star Academy: 250 for six in 35 overs (Gurpreet Singh 67 not out, Santokh Singh 51 not out, Suyash 33, Gurdev Singh 26, Shailender Nath 3 for 38, Bhola Shankar 2 for 29).pSonal Gidwani hits 129
A stroke-filled 129 by Sonal Gidwani enabled Modern School (Barakhamba Road) down Salwan Public School by 29 runs in a limited overs match at Modern School ground. Viren Mehrotra’s 70 for Salwan Public School went in vain.
Brief scores: Modern School: 257 for four in 35 overs (Sonal Gidwani 129, Man Mohan 35, Kunal Bhardwaj 2 for 60, Abhishek Jain 2 for 44) bt Salwan Public School: 228 for six in 35 overs (Viren Mehrotra 70, Vishal Jain 35, Pervek Dabbas 30, Sachin 28 not out, Karan 2 for 16, Sidhant 2 for 28).

Ankit Mittal impressive
Ankit Mittal’s all-round display (57 and 3 forr 25) and fast 57 by Mubashir Mustafa helped Sunshine Academy triumph over Bal Bharti Air Force School by 48 runs. Tarun (4 for 43) was the most successful wicket-taker for Bal Bharti Air Force School.
Brief scores: Sunshine Academy: 217 (Ankit Mittal 57, Mubashir Mustafa 57, Tarun 4 for 43, Abuzar Khan 2 for 42, Kavleen 2 for 49) bt Bal Bharti Air Force School: 169 (Gaurav 36, Abinav 24, Sunny 21, Ankit Mittal 3 for 25, Vikas 2 for 46, Vabaiv 2 for 14).

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Bright Club triumph
A fine all-round performance by Gurpreet Singh (66 and 5 for 30) and Sandeep Joshi’s 80 powered Bright Club to a five-run victory over Leeds XI (London) in the third match of their England tour. R Jone (60) and M Aggarwal (46) were the main scorers for the losers.
Brief scores: Bright Club: 225 for eight in 50 overs (Sandeep Joshi 80, Gurpreet Singh 66, Rajeev Vinayak 33, David Leh 4 for 38) bt Leeds XI: 220 all out in 49.3 overs (R Jone 60, M Aggarwal 46, Gurpreet Singh 5 for 30, Sanjay Vasu 3 for 38).

Aquatic meet
The sports branch of the Directorate of Education (Delhi Government) will organise open aquatic meet in 16 groups for men, women, boys and girls at Punjabi Bagh Club pool from July 26 to 29. Enties close on July 23 at the sports branch, Chattarsal Stadium. Further details can be had from Sat Pal, Deputy Director of Education (Sports) at the stadium.