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Parinder Sharma smashes unbeaten 115A scintillating unbeaten 115 by Haryana opening batsman Parinder Sharma helped Bright Club beat Rohtak R...

Parinder Sharma smashes unbeaten 115
A scintillating unbeaten 115 by Haryana opening batsman Parinder Sharma helped Bright Club beat Rohtak Road Gymkhana by six wickets to enter the next round of the 25th Goswami Ganesh Dutt Memorial Tournament at the Hindu College grounds here today.

Bright, given a target of 216 in 40 overs, made a poor start losing two wickets for only 17 runs. But Parinder, who struck a dozen boundaries and a six in his 122-ball knock, got ample support from opener Jasbir Singh 37 and Rakesh Kaushal 29 not out and steered the team to victory in 39.2 overs. Parinder and Kaushal put on 74 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket in 13.1 overs.

Put in to bat, R R Gymkhana made 215 for eight, with the top-order clicking. Openers Rajesh Anand 54 and left-handed Chetan Sharma 41 were concerned in a 97-run stand. One-drop Pradeep Chawla contributed 34. But the rest of the batsmen failed to consolidate on the strong foundation. Kishan Soni 3 for 44 and Ajay Sharma 2 for 44 were the main wicket-takers. Parinder Sharma was named the man of the match.8217;

Brief scores: R R Gymkhana: 215 for 8 in 40 overs Rajesh Anand 54, Chetan Sharma 41, Pradeep Chawla 34, Kishan Soni 3 for 44, Ajay Sharma 2 for 44; Bright: Parinder Sharma 115 not out, Jasbir Singh 37, Rakesh Kaushal 29 not out.

Rajeev for London
Himachal Ranji and North Zone cricket player Rajeev Nayyar has signed up for Leycett Club, London to play 28 minor county league matches this year. Rajeev, employed with Punwire Mohali branch as Assistant manager, has already created a record in the minor Durham county league scoring a total of 1545 runs.

Easy for ASC
ASC Centre, South scored a comfortable 93-29 victory over Southern Command in the seventh DGST Basketball Championship being played at Delhi Cantt. Swamiblutta top scored for the winner with 23 points while R.S.Raj, with 12 points, was the best among Southern Command. In another match, Central Command routed Northern Command 81-6. Gurmeet top scored with 26 points for the winners. Eastern Command beat Southern Command 58-29 in another counter. Baljit Kumar 24 and Tilak Raj 14 were the main scorers for the winners. Virender, with 15 points, was the main scorer for Southern.

Gautam excels
A fine display by Gautam Gambhir shone in Chand Khanna Club8217;s 7-wicket win against SP XI in the quarter 8211; final of the Moonways under-19 tournament at the Yamuna Sports Complex.

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Brief scores: S. P XI: 131 all out in 30 overs Prashant Ahlawat 42, Suresh Kumar 25 n.o, Raja Sharma 2 for 12, Pankaju Joshi 2 for 27, Tony Singh 2 for 36, Gautam Gambhir 2 for 21; Chand Khanna Club: 135 for 3 in 22.4 Pankaj Joshi 52, Gautam Gambhir 46, Kundan Mehra 2 for 2 for 23.

South win Bose Trophy
A K Satish8217;s swashbuckling unbeaten century helped South Zone defeated North Zone by 67 runs in their last league match to win the J K Bose tournament at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, according to reports reaching here. East Zone beat West Zone 3-1 in the finals to win the A C Bali table tennis trophy last night.

Brief scores: South Zone: 253 for 7 A K Satish 160 not out, Narayan 21 not out bt North Zone: 186 for 9 Vijay Kumar 45, A Satya 6 for 21.

Laxman Dass tourney
The 14th Laxman Dass Memorial Cricket Tournament will be held from May 15 at the University polo ground, near Police Lines. The inaugural match will be played between Shalimar Starlets and Delhi Police East District.

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K.N.Colts win
Kailash Nagar Colts beat Parichay Club by 20 runs in the second Lala Hari Ram Aggarwal Memorial Cricket Tournament at the MCD Sports Club ground.Brief scores: K.N.Colts: 213 for 9 in 30 overs Ajay Sharma 57 n.o, Pankaj Kohli 41, Dewashish Kaushik 17, Gurjinder Singh 2 for 29, G.B.Singh 2 for 32, Mohd Asim 2 for 33; Parichay c.c: 193 in 29.1 overs Aditya 41, Anirudh Tripathi 34, Hari Om 36, Ajay Sharma 2 for 42, Virender Sharma 2 for 43.

Century by Ravneet
Ravneet Ricky scored 116 runs in only 84 balls to help Shivam Airways beat Madras Club and enter the pre-quarter final of the 3rd Khazan Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament.

Brief scores: Shivam Airways: 228 for 5 in 40 overs Ravneet Ricky 116, Pitamber Dutt 68, Satbir Chowdhury 2 for 40, Sanjeev Rana 2 for 37; Madras Club: 169 in 32.4 ovrs Vikas Puri 43, Kesar Choudhary 31, Sanjeev Rana 30, Aman Randev 4 for 18, Harinder Choudhary 3 for 38, Gagandeep 2 for 26.

Miland scalps three
New Sports Club Delhi defeated Sunrise Club by eight wickets in the second Rajiv Gandhi memorial tourney held at Nehru ground, Mongolpuri.Brief scores: Sunrise: 112 Shyam 2 for 22, Devender Sehgal 3 for 14, Miland Soni 3 for 20, Jassy 2 for 12; New Sports Club 113 for 3 Balvinder Sandhu 36, Malkeet Singh 48, Rajesh Puri 29 n.o.

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SAI cricket camp
The Sports Authority of India SAI will conduct a three-week summer cricket coaching camp in two batches at three venues here. The first session is scheduled for May 18 and the second for June 8 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, National Stadium and Indira Gandhi Stadium. Registration fee: Rs 750.