Sankruth sizzles

Sankruth Sriram.

S. Sankruth Sriram struck a brilliant unbeaten 486 as JSS International School thrashed Hebron School by a whopping 563-run in the Nilgiris District Cricket Association (NDCA) under-16 inter-school cricket tournament for the Azhar Hassan Memorial Rolling Trophy here on Monday.

The 15-year-old class X student smashed 46 boundaries and 23 sixes on his way to a record score in the three-decade old tournament. “I did not expect to score this big. I started to whack from the very first ball,” said Sankruth, who was also selected to represent the Nilgiris and the combined districts team.

Record stand

Sankruth also shared a record unbroken stand of 605 with S. Dhanush Priyan (70 n.o.) for the opening wicket. Later in the day, Dhanush, an off-spinner, bowled a brilliant spell to bundle out Hebron for a paltry 42.

The scores: JSS International School 605 for no loss in 40 overs (S. Sankruth Sriram 486 n.o., S. Dhanush Priyan 70 n.o.) bt Hebron 42 (S. Dhanush Priyan six for 22).

Marimuthu scalps five

At Karaikudi, Marimuthu’s spell of five for 40 set up a comfortable five-wicket win for Alagappa University College of Physical Education (AUCPE) over Devakottai Juniors CC in the first division of the TNCA-Sivagangai DCA league on Sunday.

In another second division match, K. Noushad’s century helped Sachin Brothers CC thrash Senshare CC by 175 runs.

The scores:

I div: Devakottai Juniors 172 in 37 overs (Shreevatsan 33 n.o., Ramesh Kumar 33, Marimuthu five for 40) lost to AUCPE 173 for five in 22.3 overs (B. Selvakumar 57 n.o., Asothaman 43).

II div: Alagappa Govt Arts College 156 in 32 overs (S. Murugesan 50, P. Karthik 34, R. Saravanan three for 23, Surendren three for 24) bt Newland 137 in 39.2 overs (Surendran 40, J. Mani Dinesh four for 32, L. Kumuresan three for 14).

Sachin Brothers 231 in 43 overs (K. Noushad 110, J. Leno 28, T. Vijay four for 48) bt Senshare 56 in 20 overs (I. Kulandai Sesu Raja three for 13, S. Rajkumar three for 30).

III div: Chettinadu Vanchi 96 in 27.1 overs (M. Gobinath 25, G. Ramachandaran five for 14) lost to TCPL 97 for five in 24.1 overs.