Raja Shivaji's Laxman leads from front with all-round show

24 November,2011 07:47 AM IST |   |  Sundari Iyer

An all-round show by skipper Laxman Manjrekar put IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (Dadar) on top against Parle Tilak Vidyalaya (Vile Parle) on Day Two of the Harris Shield Elite division match at Azad Maidan yesterday.


An all-round show by skipper Laxman Manjrekar put IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (Dadar) on top against Parle Tilak Vidyalaya (Vile Parle) on Day Two of the Harris Shield Elite division match at Azad Maidan yesterday.


IES Raja Shivaji's Laxman Manjrekar. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

The 15-year-old lad hit 15 fours in his unbeaten knock of 113. The left-arm spinner then bagged five wickets to rattle Parle Tilak. At closeu00a0 of play, Parle Tilak were 58-1, needing 205 runs to win.

In another match at Cross Maidan, skipper Omprakash Jaiswal's 8-17 in 9.4 overs helped IES V N Sule Guruji (Dadar) register an outright win over Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya (Malad) by an innings and 299 runs.

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Sports cricket skipper Laxman Manjrekar IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya Dadar Tilak Vidyalaya Vile Parle Day Two Azad Maidan