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'''U-Foam''' were a [[first-class cricket]] team, sponsored by the Indian polyurethane foam manufacturer U-Foam,<ref>[http://www.ufoam.com/ U-Foam website]</ref> that competed in the [[Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament]] in 1972-73 and 1973-74. Captained by [[M. L. Jaisimha]], they finished runners-up in the tournament each time, playing five matches in all, losing one and drawing the other four.

==1972-73==
Apart from Jaisimha the team included the Test players [[Sunil Gavaskar]], [[E. A. S. Prasanna]], [[Bhagwat Chandrasekhar]], [[Kumar Indrajitsinhji]] and [[Mohinder Amarnath]], and they dominated their first two matches, progressing through to the final on the basis of their first-innings lead in each match. Their only century and best bowling figures came in their first match, against A.N. Ghosh's XI: 101 by [[Patamada Belliappa]] and 7 for 79 by Chandrasekhar.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32894.html A.N. Ghosh's XI v U-Foam 1972-73]</ref> In the final [[State Bank of India cricket team|State Bank of India]], who had won five of the six preceding tournaments, beat U-Foam by eight wickets, [[Bishan Bedi]] taking 11 wickets.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32904.html State Bank of India v U-Foam 1972-73]</ref> Chandrasekhar was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 16 at an average of 16.87,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Moin-ud-Dowlah_Gold_Cup_Tournament_1972-73/Bowling_by_Average.html Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 1972-73 bowling]</ref> and Belliappa was the leading run-scorer, with 252 at 63.00.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Moin-ud-Dowlah_Gold_Cup_Tournament_1972-73/Batting_by_Average.html Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 1972-73 batting]</ref>

==1973-74==
U-Foam gained a 23-run first-innings lead over Birhan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate in the semi-final in 1973-74<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33787.html Birhan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate v U-Foam 1973-74]</ref> and played State Bank of India again in the final. State Bank of India gained a 97-run first-innings lead in the drawn match, thereby winning the tournament.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33789.html State Bank of India v U-Foam 1973-74]</ref>

==Non-first-class matches==
U-Foam continued to play for some seasons in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament after the tournament lost its first-class status after the 1973-74 season. Still captained by Jaisimha, they won the tournament in 1976-77<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/140/140157.html Hyderabad Cricket Association XI v U-Foam 1976-77]</ref> and 1977-78.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/125/125970.html U-Foam v Mercantile Cricket Association 1977-78]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1318/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by U-Foam at CricketArchive]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1318/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by U-Foam at CricketArchive]

[[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]
[[Category:Former senior cricket clubs of India]]

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