Malabar Christian College cricket team (MCC) defeated St Joseph’s College, Devagiri, by four wickets in the Kozhikode District A-division cricket league match held at the NIT Kozhikode Ground here on Thursday.
Batting first, St Joseph’s scored 165 /9 in the stipulated 40 overs. In reply, MCC chased down the target, scoring 171 for 6. Salih (42 ) and Libeesh (41) shone with bat for the winning team.
In a low-scoring ‘B’ division encounter, Blackcats beat Colleagues CC by seven wickets. Taking first strike, Colleagues were bundled out for a paltry 60.
Praveen led the charge for Blackcats, scalping four wickets while conceding just 13 runs. In reply, Blackcats made 61 for 3.
Brief scores
* A Division
St Joseph’s College Devagiri 165/9 in 40 overs lost to MCC 171/6 in 26.2 overs (Salih 42, Libeesh 41)
* B Division
Colleagues 60/10 in 26 overs (Praveen 4/13) lost to Blackcats 61/3 in 9.2 overs
* C Division
Yuvabhavana 186/8 in 24 overs bt Winsters 153/7 in 24 overs.