Superb knocks by Jadhav and Maroof

MUMBAI, Dec 13: Half centuries by Jayprakash Jadhav and Maroof Khan helped Victory to score 203 for six in 50 overs against Bombay Gymkhana...

MUMBAI, Dec 13: Half centuries by Jayprakash Jadhav and Maroof Khan helped Victory to score 203 for six in 50 overs against Bombay Gymkhana in the first-round of the Police Shield Invitational cricket tournament (70 overs each), sponsored by Jayantilal Khandwala & Sons and Khandwala Securities at the Bombay Gymkhana, today.

Brief scores – Group A: Victory 203 for 6 in 50 overs (Jayprakash Jadhav 56, Suhas Mayekar 31, Maroof Khan batting 65; Salil Shah 5-41) vs Bombay Gymkhana; MCA Colts 134 for 2 in 46 overs (Amit Pagnis batting 58, Kiran Powar batting 53) vs Catholic Gymkhana.

Group B: Islam Gymkhana 149 for 7 in 47 overs (Raja Adatrao 36, M Ibji batting 34; Hakim Khan 4-53) vs CCI; Parsee Gymkhana 177 for 4 in 49 overs (S Mubarakai 52) vs Mumbai City Police.

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Rajput XI prevail: Eight-strong Rajput XI put it across Young Challengers 2-1 in the BHA First Division hockey league tie at the Mahindra Stadium, today.Jude D’Souza gave Rajput the lead in the 33rd minute, while Vijay Ayare restored parity for Challengers in the 45 minute of the second-half. Gavin Vandrine clinched the issue for Rajput when he converted a `stroke’ in the 60th minute.

In Pool B of the Fourth Division, Coast Guard, a team from Daman, crushed IPCL, Nagothane, 4-0 after leading 1-0 at half-time. S M Rane (2), Shyam Sunder and Manish Thapa were the goal-getters. In the other Pool B Fourth Division tie, Glaxo failed to turn up for their match against Brothers Sports Club.

Easy for Rizvi: Rizvi trounced Joseph’s 5-1 in the HAM Fourth Division hockey league at the St Andrew’s ground, Bandra, today. Elick David (2), Savio Furtado (2) and Lawrence Noronha accounted for Rizvi and Dheeman Kadam reduced the margin for Joseph’s. Earlier Blazers pipped Dolours 1-0. The all-important goal was notched by Elavito Correia.

Joseph’s score: St Joseph’s (Malad) scored a comfortable 2-0 victory over St Stanislaus B in the boys under-14 Inter-School hockey league, sponsored by Thums-Up, at the Don Bosco ground, Matunga, today. Nimish Nair and Dheeman Kadam scored in that order for the winners.

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Other results – Boys under-14 league: St Andrew’s 1 (Naeem Jagani) drew with Don Bosco, Matunga 1 (Savio Fernandes); St Blaise 1 (Kunal Jathan) drew with St Anne’s, Orlem 1 (Reuben Bent).

Girls under-14 league at the St Stanislaus ground: St Joseph’s A, Vikhroli 1 (Shazeya Dhillon) bt Apostolic Carmel 0; St Teresa’s, Santa Cruz drew goalless with St Joseph’s B, Vikhroli; Carmel of Joseph’s drew goalless with St Joseph’s, Bandra.

Pednekar lucky to win: Suhas Pednekar, the second seed, fortunately beat school lad Amey Karandikar of Parle Tilak Vidyamandir in the second-round of the Bombay Chess Association-organised Senior Division Chess Tournament at the Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Canteen, today.