Chandigarh, June 18
An excellent bowling spells by Vipul Chadha (7 for 36) and Vikrant Bansal (6 for 8) enabled CCA beat PDCA by an innings and 104 runs in the inaugural two-day league matches of Inter-District Haryana Cricket Association Cricket Tournament at the Sector 19 grounds today.

Resuming from the overnight score of 148 runs for 3 in 44 overs, CCA were bowled out for 242 in 84 overs. Overnight batsman Sumit Kundu scored 45 runs, while Amit Sonkar made 54 runs. Vikrant Bansal contributed with valuable 41 runs.

The PDCA started their first innings on a shaky note and were bowled for just 90 runs in 45.2 overs.

Vipul Chadha took seven wickets for 36 runs, while Angad Singh scalped two for 16. With 152 runs first innings lead, Vipul Chadha, captain of the CCA, invited the PDCA for second innings after it conceded a follow-on.

The PDCA team were bowled out for a partly 48 runs in 15.5 overs in their second innings. Vikrant Bansal took six wickets for eight runs, while Mansoor Ali took two for 22 runs. The other two wickets went to Angad Singh and Vipul Chadha.

The CCA took three points because of innings win.

The CCA will play their second league match against Rest of Haryana on June 23 and 24.

Brief scores: CCA (first innings): 242 in 84 overs (Sumit Kundu 45, Amit Sonkar 54, Vikrant Bansal 41; Sachin 56 for 4, Bhupinder 56 for 2, Vijay Kumar 46 for 2).

PDCA (first innings): 90 runs in 45.2 overs (Ashish Kukreti 18, Aman 21; Vipul Chadha 36 for 7, Angad Singh 16 for 2).

PDCA (second innings): 48 runs in 15.5 overs (Ashish Kukreti 12; Vikrant Bansal 8 for 6; Mansoor Ali 22 for 2, Angad Singh 3 for 1, Vipul Chadha 5 for 1).

Chandigarh, June 18
Riding high on a five-wicket haul by Pulkit (5 for 13), Tejli Sports Complex (TCS), Yamunanagar, beat Apeejay School, Kharar, by three wickets to enter the semifinal of the Under-12 Edmund Rice Challenger Trophy at St John’s High School, Sector 26, here today. Batting first, Apeejay scored 92 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Jasninder and Sahil, who made 25 and 15 runs, respectively, were the main scorers.

Pulkit of the TCS virtually ripped apart the batting lineup of the rivals, snapping five wickets for 13 runs.

In reply, the TCS achieved the target in 18 overs, losing seven wickets. Gagan was the top scorer with 31 runs.

For Apeejay, Jasninder took three for 13.

Tomorrow, the MCM will take on the ERCA at 8.30 am, whereas the TCS will face the MES at 2 pm. In another match between Edmund Rice Cricket Academy and Cricket Academy-37, the latter walked out of the filed blaming fielders for creating nuisance.

Cricket Academy-37 were at 7 for 3 when the walkout happened. Later, the ERCA were declared winners.

Brief scores: Apeejay: 92 for 8 in 20 overs (Jasninder 25, Sahil 15; Pulkit 5 for 13).

TCS: 93 for 7 in 18 overs (Gagan 31, Akash 10 n.o, Jasninder 3 for 13).

Mohali, June 18
A cricket camp for  under-15 players started on a different note  today. While inaugurating the camp at the PCA  stadium here, honorary secretary of the PCA M.P. Pandove advised budding players not to neglect studies as there was no guarantee that they would play for the country.

“Only education will help you if you fail to make cricket as a career,” said Pandove.

As many as 45 players from various districts of Punjab are participating in the camp, which is being supervised by D.P. Azad, chairman, coaching committee, PCA, and qualified coaches Arun Bedi, Sukhvinder Tinku and Sachin Sachdeva.

Chandigarh, June 18
Thirteen probables have been selected for the state-run Chandigarh Girls Hockey Academy, coming into existence in July, in the second phase of trials held today at Sports Complex, Sector 46.

Out of total 23 players, 10 were rejected by the selection panel comprising Chandigarh athletic coach Iqbal Singh and hockey coaches Jasbir Singh, S.K. Goswami and Rajinder Singh.

During the evening session of the trials, physical tests were conducted in two-lap race, shuttle run, 30m race and standing long jump.

Skill tests would be conducted tomorrow at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, before making the final selection. The selected girls will also undergo a medical examination before the final selection.

The selection committee had earlier selected 15 girls and 10 out of them have also passed medical examinations. The remaining five girls will appear for medical tests along with the newly selected girls. 

Chandigarh, June 18
The inaugural match between Maintenance Command and Western Air Command ended in a 3-3 draw during the Air Force Hockey Championship that began at the hockey stadium, Sector 42, today.

The matches are being played on league-cum-knock out basis.

Air Commodore R.K. Srivastava, Air Officer Commanding, 3 Base Repair Depot, declared the championship open.

In another match, Central Air Command defeated Air HQ 4-1. In other matches, South Western Air Command beat Training Command 4-0, while Eastern Air Command trounced Southern Air Command 14-0.

While Maintenance Command (MC), Western Air Command (WAC), Eastern Air Command (EAC) and Southern Air Command (SAC) are representing Pool A, Training Command (TC), South Western Air Command (SWAC), Central Air Command (CAC) and Air Headquarters (AHQ) are locked in Pool B.

Tomorrow’s fixtures: SWAC vs CAC at 7 am, WAC vs SAC at 8.30 am, TC vs AHQ at 10 am and MC vs EAC at 11.30 am.

Chandigarh, June 18
A seven-day cycle expedition from Pooh to Chandimandir, organised by tri-peak eagle's independent field workshop company was flagged in at Chandimandir by Maj-Gen Ravi Khetarpal, head of the EME branch, Western Comm and, today.

Led by Capt Niyaz Ahmed, the team comprised 12 EME personnel. The expedition was flagged off from Pooh in Kinnaur district by Brig K.N.P. Nair, Commander, 36 Sector, on June 12.

Starting from the Himalayan heights and culminating in the northern plains, the expedition covered about 450 km over a period of seven days.

After cycling nearly 225 km in the first three days, which included a steep climb of 80 km, the expedition scaled the Narkanda peak on June 14.

Braving the inclement weather on June 15, the team paddled 55 km to reach Shimla from where it proceeded for Kalka before arriving at Chandimandir.

The expedition team visited several schools, interacted with children and distributed sweets among them.

Chandigarh, June 18
Many swimming aficionados of the city, including students, are being deprived of the sport in this season.

While the general swimming pool in Sector 23 has been closed for over a year on account of converting it into an  all-weather pool, the one with the UT education department at the Government College, Sector 11, hasn’t reopened this season

While the general swimming pool in Sector 23 has been closed for over a year on account of converting it into an all-weather pool, the one with the UT education department at the Government College, Sector 11, hasn’t reopened this season.

Last year, the pool was thrown open to general public on April 15 on minimum charges for the entire season. More than 270 people, including 27 girls, students from other colleges, officials of the education department and others, had benefited from the pool. But this time around, people have nowhere to go.

The authorities have chosen to keep the swimming pool out of reach for others on the pretext of repair work at a time when swimming season is at peak.

Interestingly, the college has even employed a full-time coach for the sport. Since the swimming pool is opened only during this season, the coach is virtually left with nothing to do. Since it’s a vocational course and the coach comes under the non-teaching staff, he doesn’t even have the summer break.

Since 85 per cent students, who are admitted to the city colleges, belong to the UT pool, ultimately it’s the city students who suffer due to apathy of the administration.

Students, who are doing BPEd course with specialisation in lifeguard and swimming and those who want to pursue a career in the sport and even want to practice off-season, are at a disadvantage.

The college authorities said they had written to the engineering department in this regard. However, when contacted, the officials of the engineering department kept passing the buck and were not willing to take the responsibility. Despite the fact that the public health department has already received the annual grant of Rs 4 lakh, nothing has been done so far.

When contacted, DPI (colleges) Raji P. Srivastava, “Since the pool is on the college premises, the responsibility of opening it lies with the college authorities. The college is officially closed and the pool is closed for the maintenance work. We have written to the engineering department and we will open it well in time to welcome the students.”