Chennai: Madras Aryan Club defeated Triplicane Club by 84 runs in the fourth Division playoff match to clinch the championship.
Batting first, Madras Aryan Club scored 225 in 48.3 overs with Somasundaram top-scoring with 62. Triplicane CC however managed just 141 in 36 overs to lose the contest. S Sabarinathan from Madras Aryan Club took three wickets.
By winning the championship, Madras Aryan Club also advance to the third division alongside Nungambakkam Cricket Club, Krishnaraj Memorial Club and Triplicane Cricket Club
Scores
(Madras Aryan Club 225 in 48.3 overs (S. Somasundaram 62, P. Kishore Kumar 42, V. Arunkumar 4 for 41, M. Gopal 3 for 63) beat Triplicane Cricket Club 141 in 36 overs (Arjun Mylvahanan 58,
S. Sabarinathan 3 for 54)
Krishnaraj Memorial Club 212 for 8 in 50 overs (S. Prabhu 65 not out, D. Jai Shankar 38) lost to Madras Aryan Club 213 for 4 in 46.2 overs (E. Mukesh 60 not out, S. Karthick 51, S. Vijay 35, S.
Somasundaram 31 not out, S. Vivek Athinam 4 for 60)
Nungambakkam Cricket Club 166 in 46.4 overs (P. Vasantha Kumar 41, M. Suganesh 4 for 38, M. Gopal 3 for 32) lost to Triplicane Cricket Club 170 for 3 in 34.2 overs (S. Saravanan 83, Arjun
Mylvahanan 54 not out).