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HCA ready to host Test in case Chennai can't

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Cricket Association has offered to host the Test match between India and Sri Lanka originally allotted to Chennai, if there are organisational problems due to unfavourable conditions, said Mr. N.S hivlal Yadav, secretary of HCA here on Friday.

Shivlal informed media here that since the organisational capability of the HCA had already been proved by the successful conduct of the one-dayer between India and South Africa at the new Rajiv Gandhi international stadium in Hyderabad, the HCA was ready for more challenges.

"We feel it is an honour to host the Test and given the chance we will demonstrate our capability once more in a befitting manner," he remarked.

Clearly pleased with the all-round praise from many cricketers including batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar early this year during the Duleep Trophy match that the dressing rooms can easily match the best in the world, and also the fact that there were no complaints from either the Indian or the South African contingent, Shivlal is optimistic of putting up another great show if given the opportunity.

For the record, Hyderabad last hosted a Test match between India and New Zealand in 1989 at the Lal Bahadur Stadium

Under-19 team

R.A. Vishwanath will lead Hyderabad in the All India Cooch Behar Trophy under 19 cricket tournament to be played in Delhi from November 28.

The team: R.A. Vishwanath (capt.), D.B. Ravi Teja, P.S.S. Bharath Kumar, T. Aaron Paul, Kushal P. Jilla, Vishal Sharma, S.M. Shoaib, Ashwin Yadav, Abhishek Ponia, Habeeb Ahmed (wk), Prithvi Reddy, Paramveer Singh, Md. Shakeer, Suvrath Jain (wk), Ranveer Banerjea and Gautam Raju. Coach: Youraj Singh. Manager: M. Narender Goud.

Narrow win for BHEL

BHEL recorded a one-wicket win against AP High Court in the A-Division (two-day) league cricket championship match here.

The scores:

A-Division two-day league: Continental 204 (Vamsi 57, Mallikarjun 54, Lalith Mohan nine for 59) and 63 for two drew with Deccan Chronicle 320 for nine (Gautam Raju 87).

A-Institutions league: AP High Court 125 lost to BHEL 126 for nine (K. Suryanarayana five for 19).

Friendly match: Manchester CC Hyderabad 257 for six in 35 overs (Syed Rasheed Ahmed 57, Irshad Ali 76) bt Dahisar Sports Club, Mumbai, 183 (Ramesh Mangela 41, M. Mayekar 40).

Basketball tournament

The C. Narsi Reddy memorial prize money basketball tournament will be organised by RBVRR Educational Society here from November 26 to December 5.

Mr. T. Mohan Reddy, president of the Society said that all the matches would be organised on the newly laid cement courts and would feature some of the big teams in Hyderabad like South Central Railway, State Bank of India, Hoopsters, YMCA Hyderabad and Central Excise in a league-cum-knock-out format.

The winner would get Rs. 10,000 and the runner-up Rs. 6000. The trophies for the event, in memory of Narsi Reddy who was a sitting MLA, will be donated by Mr. Konda Lakshmikanth Reddy.

Special prizes will also be given for the best player, best shooter and most promising players, according to Mr. Sridhar Reddy, organising secretary who also said that it would be henceforth an annual event.

OU volleyball team

Osmania University has named the volleyball team that will take part in the South Zone inter-varsity championship to be held in Warangal NIT from December 2.

The team: D. Manikanth Reddy, R. Sandeep Kumar, Azhar Quadri, B. Jagadeshwar Reddy, K. Ashok Goud, K. Srinivas, R. Vinay Kumar, C.B. Susheel Kumar, J. Narsing Rao, G. Shravan, Nayeem Pasha and J. Shyam Sunder Reddy. Stand-byes: D.Vinay Goud, N. Raghavendra Goud and M. Anish Raj.

APSS lifters shine

Weightlifters of Andhra Pradesh Sports School got a rich haul of nine golds, five silvers and three bronzes in the third Sub-junior Nationals held in Bhillai from November 20 to 22, according to Mr. K. Narsaiah, Special Officer of the School.

In the 42nd Junior Nationals also, the students won nine golds, five silvers and four bronzes. P. Haritha and B.Prameela Valli set new meet records while Haritha and B. Raj Kumar (APSS) were adjudged `best weightlifters' of the meet.

Tennis tournament

Anantapur Club, in association with Rural Development Trust is organising Father Ferror Veterans' National (Ranking) tennis championship at Anantapur from December 14 to 18.The championship would be conducted in three categories of 45, 55 and 65 age groups.

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