INTER-HOUSE CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP HELD

Inter House Boys Cricket Championship for Late Shri. H M. N. Gaunekar Trophy (Instituted in his memory by his wife, Smt. Sheela H. N. Gaunekar) was held at Vidya Vikas Mandal’s Grounds on 19th and 25th February between 1430 hrs to 1730 hrs.
The first match was played between Yellow (Raman) House and Green (Tagore) House on 19th February 2011. Dr. Alan Rodrigues, Principal of VVA was the chief guest and the teams were introduced to him by their captains.
Yellow House won the toss and they elected to field. In a 6 over match Tagore House scored 51 runs with a loss of 4 wickets.
In the reply innings Yellow (Raman) House could only scored 36 runs in 6 overs and thus the Green House won the match by 15 runs and reached the Finals.
In the Second Semi Final played on 19th February 2011 between Red (Vivekananda) House and Blue (Gandhi) House, the Red House won the toss and decided to field. In a 6 over match Blue House scored 73 runs. In an exciting reply match, Red House bowled out in just 4 overs with a score of 21 runs and thus Blue House won the match by 52 runs and ultimately reached the finals.

In the final match between Green House and Blue House, the Blue House won the toss and elected to bat. In a 10 overs match, Gandhi House scored 76 runs with a loss of 7 wickets. Rahil made a highest score of 33 runs.
In the reply match Tagore House crossed the 76 runs in the 8th over with a loss of 5 wickets and thus the Green (Tagore) House was declared as the Champions of the Late Shri. H. M. N. Gaunekar Trophy for the year 2010-2011.