S.P. Ragul Rithick scalped six wickets as Tirupur entered the quarterfinals of the TNCA under-14 inter-district cricket tournament by virtue of its 197-run first-innings lead over Krishnagiri here on Sunday.
At Namakkal, R.V. Hari Prasath’s five-wicket haul helped Namakkal take a 12-run first innings lead against Thoothukudi and make it to the last-eight stage.
K. Nirmal Kumar’s unbeaten century powered host Tiruvallur to a 218-run first-innings lead against Erode and into the quarterfinals.
The scores (pre-quarterfinals, final day):
At Coimbatore: Tiruchi 51 & 58 for five in 40 overs lost to Coimbatore 214 for six decl. in 83.2 overs (K. Sibiyenthal 96, A. Manith Dakshini 55).
M. Vinoth (Villupuram, 103 n.o.)
At Namakkal: Namakkal 216 & 74 for two in 26 overs (E. Kaveesh 32 n.o.) drew with Thoothukudi 204 for nine in 85.5 overs (A. Gangadharan 110, R.V. Hari Prasath five for 36). Namakkal won on first innings lead.
At Tirupur: Tirupur 268 & 102 for eight in 40 overs (B. Neelesh three for 42) drew with Krishnagiri 71 in 36 overs (S.P. Ragul Rithick six for 35) & 59 for eight in 23 overs (M.K. Surjeeth four for 20, S. Pranesh three for five). Tirupur won on first-innings lead.
At Tiruvallur: Erode 90 drew with Tiruvallur 308 for five in 84.1 overs (D. Ganesh Vardhan 38, Sanjai Solairaja 65, B.K. Kaushik Keifer Minh 60, K. Nirmal Kumar 103 n.o.). Tiruvallur won on first innings lead.
R.V. Hari Prasath (Namakkal, five for 36)
At Kanyakumari: Kanyakumari 289 & 150 for three in 40 overs (A. Anmario Cafric 59, K.S. Navaneeth 50) drew with Villupuram 188 in 50 overs (M. Vinoth 103 n.o., S. Rohan three for 26). Kanyakumari won on first innings lead.
At Ramanathapuram: Ramanathapuram 122 & 54 for three in 27 overs drew with Tirunelveli 188 in 75.2 overs (R.K. Jayant 31, A.P. Pragadeesh 55, Y. Gokul three for 51). Tirunelveli won on first innings lead.
S.P. Ragul Rithick (Tirupur, six for 35)
At Salem: Salem 225 & 68 for nine in 40 overs (D. Dharun Aadhithya four for 30, T. Komaleshwar five for 30) drew with Nilgiris 105 in 61 overs (V. Marc Raj four for 22, J.R. Ranga Shyan three for seven). Salem won on first innings lead.
At Nagapattinam: Kancheepuram 99 & 183 for seven in 40 overs (S. Gokul 33, J. Md. Naimudin Aashef 44) bt Nagapattinam 38 & 86 for six in 40 overs (K.S. Vikram Dharsan three for 18).
