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Vignesh shines

VELLORE: S. Vignesh’s five for 25 enabled Venus Cricket Club to defeat United Cricket Club by 134 runs a Vellore District Cricket Association first division league match here recently.

The scores: Venus CC 222 for six in 35 overs (R. Ramesh 47, E. Suresh 47 not out, G. Nagaraj 55) bt United CC 88 for nine in 35 overs (S. Vignesh five for 25). Ambur CC 203 for nine in 45 overs (Ramesh 46, Padmanaban 80, R. Ramesh five for 54, S. Vignesh four for 47) bt Venus CC 199 in 43 overs (E. Suresh 89 not out, Bala four for 57). United CC 180 in 45 overs (V.G. Vetrivel 40, Padmanaban three for 47) bt Ambur CC 157 in 36.1 overs (S. Arunkumar four for 47).

Tirunelveli league: The scores: First division: Melbourne CC 114 in 27.3 overs lost to GK CC 116 for two in 19.1 overs (P. Manikondaraja 50 not out). Second division: King Dharma 111 for five in 18 overs bt Silent Killers 98 for seven in 18 overs. Mars CC 95 in 18 overs bt Ram Friendship 91 for eight in 18 overs. Thyagaraja Nagar 78 for six in 18 overs lost to Challengers CC 82 for four in 12.2 overs. Sadakathullah Appa College 87 for eight in 17.5 overs lost to Jayendra School 90 for nine in 17.5 overs (Mariappan four for 17).

Theni league: Second division: Junior Free Birds 65 in 17.3 overs lost to Veerapandi CC 66 for five in 13.5 overs. Kombai ‘B’ 62 in 18.5 overs lost to Stanford CC 63 for two in 13.3 overs. Veerapandi CC 127 for five in 30 overs bt Rockey CC 87 in 20.1 overs. Medical College ‘B’ 76 in 23.1 overs lost to Veerapandi CC 80 for three in 15.4 overs.