SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Gill’s ton helps U-19 Senior Hockey Tournament Hiranagar HC, Khalsa Club seal berths in semis beat England U-19; go 2-1 up Excelsior Sports Correspondent 48th minute. present. The match was officiated by In tomorrow's fixture, MBS JAMMU, Feb 3: Hiranagar Iqbal Singh, Karanjit Singh, JS Hockey Club, Simbal Camp will MUMBAI, Feb 3: wicket before Delray Rawlins Rawlins, who lived up to his rep- Hockey Club defeated Kashmir Reen and Vijay Vaid. take on Deshmesh Club Nagar gave the English team their first utation by top scoring with 96 Sikh Sangat (KSS) Hockey Club Riding on an unbeaten centu- Satvir Singh (IAF) was the Nagar in the first match, while breakthrough by dismissing the runs, and George Bartlett (55; by three goals to nil (3-0) to seal ry by opener Shubman Gill, captain, who edged to wicket- 6X4, 1X6) none of the other India Under-19 hammered berth in the semifinals and join keeper Ollie Pope. batsmen could make a mark. England U-19 by seven wickets Khalsa Club Gole Gujral which Rawlins (2/30) then added Rawlins and Bartlett put on a in the third One-dayer here and has already qualified for the another wicket to his kitty by crucial 84-run third wicket stand took a 2-1 lead in the five-match semifinal spot in the ongoing trapping Priyam Garg (8) leg before the latter's innings was cut series. Senior Hockey Tournament at District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu Sukhdev Having restricted England before the wicket. short by Chahar. KK Hakhu Astroturf Hockey Raj Sharma presenting trophy to winners of Jammu District colts to 215, India U-19 team The spin trio of Rawlins, Rawlins, centurion of the Stadium, here. achieved the target in the 45th Liam White and skipper Max first match, continued to play his Tennis Ball Cricket Championship. The Tournament is being over, losing just three wickets in Holden managed to contain the shots that included sweeps, organized by Hockey J&K and the process. flow of runs and Salman Khan reverse-sweeps, cover drives Youngster Cricket Club lifts Jammu sponsored by J&K State Sports Gill scored an unbeaten 138 (11) became the next Indian bats- during his splendid knock of 96 Council. off 157 deliveries that included man to fall cheaply. off 106 balls, which was laced Earlier, in today's match, 17 boundaries and two sixes, With the hosts reeling at 101 with 11 boundaries and two tow- District Tennis Ball Cricket C'ship Hiranagar Hockey Club defeat- Teams posing for a group photograph during Senior Hockey while wicketkeeper Harvik for three, Gill, in the able compa- ering sixes. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Meanwhile, in the final ed Kashmir Sikh Sangat Hockey Tournament at KK Hakhu Stadium in Jammu. Desai hit 50-ball 37 not out to ny of Desai, steadied the boat. But as England were march- match Youngster Cricket Club Club by (3-1). Rajinder Singh steer the team to victory with an The two rotated the strike well ing towards a big total, Roy stuck JAMMU, Feb 3: Outplaying defeated Star Cricket Club by 2 scored the first 2 goals in 14th Star Cricket Club by 2 wickets guest of honour on the occasion, Zorawar Hockey Club Satwari unbroken 115-run stand for the and hit the bad balls away. twice, cleaning up Ollie Pope wickets. and 30th minute of the match, in the summit clash, Youngster while GS Bakshi, general will face GNNHC in the second fourth wicket. Earlier, opting to bat, (14) and Will Jacks (0) to leave Star Cricket Club scored 49 while the third and last goal was Cricket Club lifted the title tro- Secretary Hockey J&K was also match. India colts had a good start England U-19 did not have a the team struggling at 171 for 5. runs in 7.5 overs. Manan was the netted by Sandeep Sharma in phy of the ongoing Jammu with openers Gill and skipper good start as openers Harry Roy then removed Rawlins, top scorer with 14 runs. District Tennis Ball Cricket Himanshu Rana (19) bringing Brook (12) and Max Holder (8) who was caught at short third leg In reply, Youngster Cricket the team 50 in the sixth over. fell early with the scorecard by Ayush Jamwal while trying to Championship at Green Field ground, Gandhi Nagar, here. Club scored 51 runs in 7.4 overs Gill made the home team's reading 38 for two. reverse sweep. by losing 6 wickets, thus won intention clear from the very Indian spinners shared seven After Rawlins departed, The Championship was organised by Jammu District the match by 2 wickets. Vinayak beginning by hitting three fours wickets between them with leg- England's lower middle order was top scorer with 16 runs. For gie Rahul Chahar (4/33) and collapsed like a pack of cards. Tennis Ball Cricket Association in the first over off pacer Aaron Star Cricket Club, Sohail Malik Beard and then followed it up slow left-arm orthodox bowler From 198 for 6, English side in collaboration with J&K State took 2 wickets by conceding 8 with another five boundaries. Anukul Roy (3/39) destroying were bowled out for 215. Sports Council. runs in his quota of 2 overs. Gill along with Rana put on a the English batting line-up. The two teams will now District Youth Services and Earlier, in the first semifinal, solid 63 runs for the opening Apart from dangerman clash on February 6. (PTI) Sports Officer Jammu, Sukhdev Raj Sharma was the chief guest Youngster Cricket Club defeated Indian blind on the valedictory function, who Youth Services and Sports Club distributed prizes among the by 8 wickets, while in another cricket team beat winners and runners-up teams. semifinal, Star Cricket Club got Winners of Carrom Championship posing for a group photograph at Gindun Stadium, Raj SA by 9 wickets Speaking on the occasion, he better of NMCC in a close con- Bagh in Srinagar. said that sports serves for test by a narrow margin of 3 MUMBAI, Feb 3: Ravi Singh delight, for ornament and for runs. District Srinagar Carrom Indian team registered its agility. The matches were officiated to officiate as fourth victory in the T20 World He advised the players to by a panel of experts from J&K Cup for Blind with a convincing participate more and more in Tennis Ball Association and Championship concludes Sports Officer nine-wicket win over South sports and allied activities to not Department of Youth Services Excelsior Sports Correspondent Station Srinagar, Firdous Excelsior Sports Correspondent Africa at MCA BKC Ground to derail from the mainstream. and Sports. Ahmad, former General here today. SRINAGAR, Feb 3: District Secretary J&K Carrom JAMMU, Feb 3: Jammu and South Africa scored 157 for J&K’s Hiteshwar selected Srinagar Carrom Championship, Association and Mushtaq Zargar Kashmir State Sports Council in Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh interacting with eight after electing to bat, with organized by Jammu and Manager Polo Ground Srinagar. the interest of administration players in Gulmarg on Friday. Kashmir Carrom Association David Landry hitting a quickfire Results: Sub-Junior Boys- has ordered adjustments/post- for Roll Ball concluded at Gindun Stadium, 41-ball 42 not out. In reply, India Sarfaraz (winner), Rashid (run- ings of two officers vide Order Raj Bagh, here today. J&K to be developed as best reached the target, scoring 158 Excelsior Sports Correspondent the selection trials from across ners-up), Mashkoor (3rd place). No: 103 of 2017 dated 2-02- The chief guest and the for one, in just 13.5 overs. the country. The trials were held Sub-Junior Girls-Sabreena JAMMU, Feb 3: Bringing guests of honour distributed the 2017 with immediate effect. India's Ganesh Babubhai at from January 24 to Firdous (winner), Huzaifa (run- According to the Order, skiing destination: DyCM Mundkar, who took two wickets laurels to the State January 28, 2017. prizes among the winners and of Jammu and runner-up playrs. ners-up), Eman Rouf (3rd Ravi Singh, Manager, shall look Excelsior Sports Correspondent ers to hone their skills. He said by giving away 14 runs, was Son of Sudhir Singh, A.E.E. Place). after the work of Sports Officer Kashmir, ace in PHE and Anuradha Sambyal, Prominent among other dig- that trainings should be provided declared as Man of the Match. Junior Boys- Waseem Bashir (J), J&K State Sports Council GULMARG, Feb 3: With an Chasing a competitive target, skater, Hiteshwar Teacher, Hiteshwar is also a for- nitaries present on the valedicto- to them under the Academy (winner), Fazil Fayaz (runners- till further orders, while Rajan aim to promote adventure Muhammed Farhan and Jafar Singh, Civil mer speed skater, who has won ry function were Nuzhat Ara, atmosphere and it would also up), Danish Bashir (3rd place). Sharma, who was holding the tourism across the State, Deputy Iqbal scored half-centuries each Engineering stu- galaxy of medals at National Divisional Sports Officer J&K offer opportunities to the youth Junior Girls: Qurat Ul Ain post of Sports Officer Jammu Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh to steer India to a comfortable dent of Yogananda level in speed skating and Roll State Sports Council (K); Prof today said that Jammu and of Jammu and Kashmir to train College of Engineering and Bashir Ahmad Shah, Member (winner), Hadeeka Amin (run- shall report in the Council and excel in all forms of adven- victory. Ball. Kashmir would be developed Technology, has been selected by While talking to EXCEL- Sports Council; Rouf Tramboo, ners-up), Saira Bashir (3rd Office to assist the Secretary ture sports. He said that the Farhan scored 59 not out into "best skiing destination." studded with nine boundaries Roll Ball Federation of India to SIOR, Hiteshwar accredited his Member Sports Council; Bilquis place). Sports Council in preparation objectives organizing these While interacting with the and a six, while Jafar hit an represent the Country in the 4th success to his mentor, Madhu Mir, Member Sports Council, Senior Men: Yaqoob (win- and implementation of events include introduction, ini- skiing players at Gulmarg here, unbeaten 54. Roll Ball World Cup to be held Khajuria, his parents and besides SSP Security Masood Ul ner), Ajaz Koul (runners-up), schemes. Dr Singh said that all the possi- tiation, encouragement, promo- Durga Rao (19) was the only from February 16 to February 23, Chairman Yogananada College Zaman, DySP Security Mohd Muzaffar Khan (3rd place). It is learnt that Mr Rajan had ble help would be provided to tion and development of adven- Indian batsman to get out today 2017 at Dhaka in Bangladesh. of Engineering & Technology, Shafi, SP Traffic Saleem Khan, Senior Women: Arsheena already applied for his adjust- the skiing players to emerge into ture sports in the picturesque when Ephraim Mathabo took his Hiteshwar Singh was selected Er. Vidhi Singh Jamwal and the ASP Nisar Ahmad, Kuldeep Malik (winner), Samiya Nazir ment as he is retiring in next the sport. State, along with creation of wicket. (PTI) amongst 180 players invited for Management of College. Koul, SHO Raj Bagh Police (runners-up). few months. Dr Singh also assured the training facilities for adventure players all logistic support and sports and development of qual- Sher-e-Kashmir CC outplays Snow Cycling concludes at Kohli is enemy No.1 but facilities to them so that they ity adventure sports infrastruc- take up the sport on full time ture. basis and bring accolades to the The Deputy Chief Minister Bishnah Club by 19 runs Gulmarg Winter Carnival sledging will backfire: Hussey state by participating at National was accompanied by Vice- Excelsior Sports Correspondent In their run chase, BCC Excelsior Sports Correspondent collaboration with JK Mountain MELBOURNE, Feb 3: after scoring 6235 runs from 79 and international level. Chairman Kissan Board, D.S. Association. opener Gorav played a fine GULMARG, Feb 3: As part Tests. He said that players should Chib, Commissioner /Secretary, JAMMU, Feb 3: Sher-e- Twenty five riders participat- Virat Kohli will be Australia's He said the result of the innings of 24 runs in 26 balls. of Gulmarg Winter Carnival, get the best facilities at Housing and Urban Kashmir Cricket Club defeated ed in the event which was "public enemy number one" dur- series will not be decided by Overcoming the initial loss Snow Cycling event concluded, Adventure Sports Academy Development, Hridesh Kumar Bishnah Cricket Club by a mar- flagged off by Dr Ilyas, Deputy ing the upcoming Test series which team is more verbal but BCC garnered 48 runs at the end here today. where they would help the play- and other senior officers. gin of 19 runs in a friendly Director Tourism Gulmarg. against India, according to former on the basis of better execution of batting power play. Then tight Waheed Ahmed of Celes batsman Michael Hussey but he match played at Sikanderpur Prominent among others of plans with more consistency. bowling performances by Sunil Buds School, Kawoosa claimed has advised Steve Smith and Co. ground, here today. present on the occasion were "The team that wins will be Sharma, Anmol Manhas, the first position, while Hilal not to sledge him as it would Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket GM Dar, Mr Drabu and Shabir the one that can execute their Sofi of Government Physical bring the best out of the Indian Club led by Aman Cheema, after Shahrukh, Jimmy and Abhisekh Wani. skills at the highest quality and Education College Ganderbal captain. winning the toss opted to bat tamed BCC well in the middle President JKMBA, Asif for the longest period of time. and Rafiq Ahmed of Fort City Hussey, who has averaged first. With an excellent batting overs as the asking rate kept Iqbal Burza lauded the efforts of It's not going to be the team Sports Club bagged the second more on Asian soil than any other display by Rohit Katal (33 runs escalating to 9 runs per over. the riders for taking part in the that's the most verbal or the most and third positions respectively. Aussie batsman to have played off 40 balls) and Sunil Sharma BCC batsmen could not hold event and giving excellent per- aggressive," said the 41-year-old Tariq Khan won 4th place, while five Tests or more in those foreign (30 off 25 balls), Sher-e- their nerves under pressure and formances. who has played for IPL side the 5th place was claimed by The prize distribution func- conditions, said riling Kohli may Kashmir Cricket Club posted were bundled out for 123 runs. Chennai Super Kings. Amir Asad of TCI MAX. tion will be held on the Closing backfire on the Australians and 143 runs target in the stipulated Sunil took 4 important wickets, Kohli has been India's domi- The event was organised by Ceremony of the Winter they should instead focus on a 20 overs. while Anmol, Abhishek, nant batsman in the last couple Tourism Department Kashmir in Carnival. plan to dismiss him cheaply dur- For BCC, Jaipaul took 2 Shahrukh and Jimmy shared 1 ing the series starting February of years and he made Australia wickets, while Roshan, Vivek wicket each. For his all round 23. pay a price for verbally targeting and Gourav shared one wicket performance, Sunil was declared Shubhankar stumbles on back "From an Australian point of him during the Boxing Day Test each. as man of the match. view, Kohli is public enemy at the MCG in 2014. Young Sqay players who will represent the Country posing for No.1 and we have to get him out The Delhi batsman scored a photograph with SSP Shopian, Tahir Saleem. nine; but stays in race for title cheaply. I wouldn't try and fire his then personal-best of 169 in Top shuttlers get byes to reach DHAKA, Feb 3: ing round. I had a superb start but him (Kohli) up. I think he thrives that drawn match and took aim JKP to sponsor Sqay fell back on the back nine. Other on that and he's a real competitor. at those Australian opponents Shubhankar Sharma stayed in than that, I think I still played with whom he had sparred dur- 2nd round of Senior Nationals contention despite a nightmarish He loves being in the fight and pretty well. I am still swinging the loves the contest out in the mid- ing his innings. PATNA, Feb 3: seed Harsheel Dani, who had back nine, which included a triple Kohli had clashed with Champions of Shopian and a double, as he hung onto the ball good. dle," Hussey was quoted as say- reached the semifinals at Syed "I just need to putt slightly Smith during the opening Test of Excelsior Sports Correspondent National and International Top Indian shuttlers, includ- second place after the third round ing by cricket.Com.Au. Modi Grand Prix Gold last better tomorrow and avoid mak- that series in Adelaide before events and had got into the ing defending champion Sameer of the USD 300,000 Bashundhara "I'd make sure we have some SHOPIAN, Feb 3: Extending week, seventh seed Daniel Farid ing as many mistakes as I did taking on each other later again limelight after winning the Verma and top seed H S Bangladesh Open here today. very clear plans and we try and a helping hand to the talented S also received byes to reach the today. I wasn't thinking much stick to them as best as we pos- when the Indian captain took recently held South Kashmir's Prannoy, progressed to the sec- He shot one-over 72 and youth of Kashmir, police today Sports festival which was next round at the Patliputra stood four strokes behind really. I started well and I told sibly can. There's no need to get exception to the Australian skip- ond round of the men's singles said it will sponsor two girls organized by Jammu and Sports Complex. overnight leader, Jazz myself to keep making birdies on involved in that sort of verbal per's role as an on-field com- competition after getting byes at who will represent the country Kashmir Police. In women's singles, top seed Janewattananond. the back nine. barrage because I think that fires mentator. in the forthcoming Tri-Nation Senior Superintendent of the 81st Senior National Tanvi Lad, second seed Both Jazz and Shubhankar are "The dropped shots were cost- him up even more. You don't Hussey said the individual Competitions for Sqay Martial Police Shopian, Tahir Saleem Championship here today. Rituparna Das, fifth seed Neha looking for a breakthrough Asian ly but I am still in a good position want to get carried away with battle between the rival captains Arts to be held at Nepal in also assured the girls that he will Newly-crowned junior Pandit, 13th seed Rasika Raje, Tour victory at the Kurmitola for tomorrow, although I would too much talk and lose your con- will be decisive in the series, February. also approach to the Sports World No.1, Lakshya Sen, for- 14th seed Arundhati Pantawane Golf Club. have liked the gap to be closer. It's centration of what's important, where Australia has triumphed Hailing from South Council Jammu and Kashmir to mer champion Sourabh Verma, and eighth seed Riya Pillai also Shubhankar tried to shrug not over yet. I still have another which is executing your skills," just once in a Test campaign in Kashmir's Shopian District the get their coaching and travel fifth seed Pratul Joshi, sixth seed advanced to the second round aside the struggles of back nine as round so I will do my best." (PTI) said Hussey, who retired in 2013 almost 50 years. (PTI) Girls had participated in several sponsored. Shreyansh Jaiswal and fourth after getting byes. (PTI) he said, "It was a really interest- Bhambri puts India 1-0 up with win over Tearney PUNE, Feb 3: Bhambri was down 0-2 in the as compared to his rival's 2-0, second set but recovered quickly broke his rival's first service Yuki Bhambri was far from to take a 2-0 lead before domi- game of the match with a fore- his best but still managed a nating the third set and winning hand winner but then played straight-set victory over Finn it with one break of serve -- fifth loose and fell behind 1-3. Tearney in the first singles to game -- as his rival's game went Tearney lapsed into errors hand India a 1-0 lead against to pieces on the hard court at the and was quickly down 15-40 on New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Shiv Chatrapati sports complex his serve in the seventh game Group I round tie here today. in Balewadi. and was broken when he hit a The 24-year-old Delhi lad, The Indian started brilliantly forehand beyond the baseline to ranked 368, trailed in the first with a service break but then help Bhambri take the lead at 4- two sets but made amends to take dropped serve twice, after laps- 3. a 6-4 6-4 6-3 win in two hours ing into errors, to lag behind Bhambri served a timely first and 10 minutes against his 26- Tearney and then got control of ace followed by a forehand win- year-old rival from Wellington his play, albeit he committed ner deep into the rival's court to who is ranked 414. mistakes at times. hold serve for a 5-3 lead and Ramkumar Ramanathan will The Kiwi was more error- then, after Tearney managed to now clash with Jose Statham in prone and frittered away the stay alive in the set he could not the second singles. early advantage with some loose stop the Indian from racing away Bhambri won the first set in play. Bhambri took full advan- to the opening set backed by 47 minutes after trailing 1-3 and tage with some excellent, deep some notable serves. then won four games in a row to ground shots with his strong suit, The Indian then started on lead 5-3, the decisive break com- the forehand. the wrong foot by dropping his ing in the seventh game. Later in the set he started serve early to trail 0-2 but like in Although Tearney held serve serving well and also hit some the first set fought back immedi- to stay in the set, the Indian excellent returns of serve to put ately to restore parity by break- served out the 10th game at with pressure on his rival. ing his rival's serve in the third a forehand winner to pocket the Bhambri, with a 10-5 win- when the Kiwi buried his back- opening set. loss record in singles hand into the net. (PTI)