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Uthappa richer by experience

Bangalore: A zero in the lone one-dayer he played does not deter Robin Uthappa from looking at his Carribean trip with a sense of gratitude.

"I learnt so much during this fortnight. The pressure a team goes through when things are not going well and the way the captain and the coach carry the team was just amazing. The sessions with Rudi Webster were helpful especially with regard to relaxation exercises," Robin said.

The opener had arrived from the West Indies on Wednesday night.

On his meagre show, Robin said: "I am disappointed with my performance but I got just one game and unfortunately it went wrong for me. But as far as my chances are concerned, I know with the kind of composition we have right now, it's difficult for me to make it to the side regularly. Rahul (Dravid) advised me to be patient."

Robin is now keen to do well when the India `A' team tours Australia later this month.

Sandeep hits 194

A.V. Sandeep's 194 (363b, 25x4) was the lone highlight as Social Cricketers and Bangalore United CC (1) played out a draw in the KSCA Group I, first division league here recently.

Powered by Sandeep's century, Social Cricketers scored 441 for six in 102 overs and in reply Bangalore United mustered 194.

Social Cricketers scored 17 for one in its second innings before the overs ran out and the match concluded in a draw.

The scores:

Social Cricketers 441 for six in 102 overs (A.V. Sandeep 194, Rajshekar Shanbal 87, Arun Bafna 43, Manjesh Reddy 41 n.o.) and 17 for one in six overs drew with Bangalore United CC (1) 194 in 61.1 overs (Sanjeev Kumar 63, C. Raghavendra four for 59).

Herons CC 182 in 33.3 overs (including 20 runs penalty) and 231 for three in 62 overs (S. Vinodh 100 n.o., Tejas Trishul 70) drew with Bangalore Cricketers 271 in 75.2 overs (Sunil Chinnaswamy 93 n.o., Stalin 69, T.K. Ananth four for 66).

Bangalore Occassionals 131in 39.1 overs (Suraj Sampath 49, Santosh Vadeyaraj five for 33) and 274 for seven in 75 overs (S.C. Chetan 107 n.o., Vilton Crasto 84) drew with Swastic Union Cricket Club (1) 186 in 44.1 overs (S.N. Amit 46, Prasnesh Desai five for 50).

Jawahar Sports Club (1) 360 in 92.4 overs (C.B. Karthik 82, K.C. Avinash 74, Pawar 46, Udit Patel five for 72) drew with Swastic Union CC (2) 298 in 82 overs (Udit Patel 66, Y.H.S. Girish 63, Devraj Patil 56).

Malleswaram Gymkhana 299 for six in 77 overs (V. Cheluvaraj 144, Yere Goud 57 n.o., Vijay Madyalkar 40) drew with Jawans CC 127 in 68.3 overs (Goutam 59, K.P. Appanna five for 21, Anand Katti five for 41) and 84 for three in 29 overs.

FUCC (I) 296 for eight in 82 overs (Kunal Kapoor 83, A.R. Mahesh 43) drew with Wadiyar CC 145 all out in 40 overs (including 10 runs penalty) (Ravi Kumar 69, B. Akhil four for 33) and 128 for two in 21 overs (Prateek 68, Karan Singh 44 n.o.).

KIOC bags five titles

The Karnataka Institute of Cricket (KIOC) scalped five titles — seniors, sub-juniors, u-15, u-17 and u-19 - in an inter-academy cricket tournament here recently. Meanwhile the Hyderabad-based Arshad Ayub Cricket Academy won the under-13 title.

The KIOC's annual cricket academy will commence at the RBANMS Ground here on June 4. For details, contact: Irfan Sait, Phone: 9844061391.

Chess tournament

C.V. Raman Chess Club will conduct the 6th monthly children's chess tournament at the KNI Art Gallery, A/27,27th cross road, 7th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, on June 4. Competitors should report at the venue by 8.00 a.m. for registration. For further details contact R. Hanumantha, C.V. Raman Chess Club, 77/A D.V.G. Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore — 560 004. Mobile nos: 99451 90200 or 98801 30056.

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