da supremo： Andhra, who were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on thefirst day of their South Zone (under-19) Cooch Behar Trophy match againstKerala, set the seal on their overwhelming superiority by winning by aninnings and 66 runs with more
PartabRamchand03-Oct-2000Andhra, who were in a position of considerable strength at stumps on thefirst day of their South Zone (under-19) Cooch Behar Trophy match againstKerala, set the seal on their overwhelming superiority by winning by aninnings and 66 runs with more than a day to spare on the second day at theUkku stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.After dismissing Kerala for 56 runs and replying with 164 for one at closeof play, Andhra declared their first innings on Tuesday at 206 for fourwickets. The declaration was made shortly after opening batsman andwicketkeeper Md Tahir Hussain got his century. Resuming at 79, Hussainremained unbeaten with exactly 100 at the declaration. He faced 207 ballsand hit 10 fours. The other overnight batsman Gnaneswara Rao fell withoutadding to his score of 61.In arrears by 150 runs on the first innings, Kerala hardly fared any betterin their second innings and were shot out for 84 runs in 39.1 overs. Thewrecker-in-chief this time was opening bowler PAVN Raju who finished withsix wickets for 17. Md Faiq, who took five wickets in the first innings,captured three for 20. Tahir Hussain, besides his unbeaten hundred, alsotook four catches and made one stumping.