CRICKET : Patel nets six to set up victory

England A 553 and 214-5 dec Combined Univs XI 165 and 163

(England A win by 439 runs)

Min Patel, Kent's Bombay-born left-arm spinner, took 6 for 35 in Delhi yesterday, hurrying England A to victory in 18.3 overs over the Combined Universities.

(Final day of four: England A won toss)

England A - First innings 553 (M R Ramprakash 124, J E R Gallian 100, P N Weekes 93, A P Wells 51).

COMBINED UNIVERSITIES XI First innings -165.

England A -Second innings 214 for 5 dec (M P Vaughan 87, M M Patel 56).

Combined Universities XI -Second Innings (Overnight: 96 for 2)

P Pathak st *Piper b Patel 58

P Yagik lbw b Patel 9

M Bali c Vaughan b Patel 6

*M Mewada c and b Weekes 8

A Takle lbw b Patel 0

A Tandon c Salisbury b Weekes 0

D Pawar not out 18

N Singh c Vaughan b Patel 3

P Khole c Ramprakash b Patel 0

Extras (lb5 w1 nb5) 11

Total (73.3 overs) 163

Fall (cont): 3-116 4-125 5-141 6-141 7-141 8-141 9-151.

Bowling: Chapple 7-1-29-1; Johnson 9-4-32-0; Gallian 8-2-15-0; Salisbury 8-3-23-1; Patel 25.3-14-35-6; Weekes 16-8-24-2.

Umpires: B A Jamula and K A Parthasarathy.