Sports Snippets

Joes win

Fine all-round efforts by skipper Rajiva Weerasinhe and Angelo Mathew helped St.Joseph’s to beat D. S. Senanayake by 8 wickets in their school cricket encounter played at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday. Angelo Mathew fresh from his return from Shenley Club in England struck an unbeaten 48 and took 5 for 22 while skipper Rajiva Weerasinghe hit an unbeaten 50 captured 4 for 5.

D. S. Senanayake: 192 and 65 (L.Weragala 18, A.Mathew 5 for 22, R.Weerasinghe 4 for 5).

St. Joseph’s: 171 for 9 declared. (A. Livera 27, A. Mathew 21, R. Weerasinghe 50 n.o, I. Udana 4 for 73) and 87 for 2 (A. Mathew 48 n.o.).

Annites fare well

St. Annes College, Kaurunegala registered a first innings win over Trinity College Kandy in their schools cricket match at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

St. Annes: 276 for 6 decl. in 81 overs (S. S. Silva 70, Y. Kanumale 10, N. C. Rodrigo 30, N. Perera 46, R. D. A. S. Wanninayake 60 not out, S. Wickrema 3 for 42, R. Perera 2 for 45, S. Pathirana 2 for 50) and 76, for 8 will in 32 overs (R. D. A. S. Wanninayake 24, K. N. R. Madusanka 23, Sachith Pathirana 3 for 20, R. Bandara 2 for 12, R. Perera R. Perera 2 for 19).
Trinity: 178 all out in 47 overs (W. Munasinghe 43, D. Joachim 24, D. Gangoda 31, A. Bulunuwewa 23, Sachith Pathirana 16, S. S. Silva 2 for 16, N. C. Rodrigo 5 for 57).

Rajapakse - Ladies champ

M.G.S. Rajapakse emerged champion at the Sampath Bank Victoria Ladies Open 2006 Golf Tournament. Rajapakse carded a net 40 Stableford points off a handicap 29 on the first day’s play and determined to improve on her scores had a net aggregate of 79 points on the final day.

The tournament had large field and golf was played in fine weather conditions. Head of Marketing of Sampath Bank Tharaka Ranwala was the chief guest at the awards ceremony.

Visakha win Edusooriya Trophy

Visakha Vidyalaya lifted the Edusooriya Challenge Trophy when they beat Ladies College on a penalty shoot out 2-1 after the Annual Waterpolo Encounter ended in a 2-nil draw played at the Ladies College pool yesterday. In the first quarter the scored were level 101 and Visakhians led 2-1 in the second quarter. The third saw Ladies College coming par 2-all. There was scoring in the fourth quarter. The extra 6 minutes also there was a deadlock. Then the penalty shoot out was implemented and Visakha won it 2-1. Goal scorers for Visakha were Lukshani Ratnayake, Rovini Illukkumbura and for Ladies College, Isuru Beneragama and Gabriella Mohammed.

In the under-15 match Ladies College beat Visakha Vidyalaya 2-1.

Lankans in World Cup for blind

Sri Lanka will participate at the 3rd World Cup for blind cricketers to be staged in Islamabad, Pakistan, from December 1 to 16 together with Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies.

The National Cricket Association of the Blind (NCAB), has conducted trials etc earlier this year. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have been assisting the NCAB quite a lot with Kumar Ramanathan and Hemal Mendis involved in the coaching of the blind cricketers.
The Secretary of the NCAB, Rienzie Benedict, said that a sum of Rs. 1.5 million is required for air tickets, passports, visas, cricket equipment, coaching etc and request donars to contact him.

In the earlier two World Cup tournaments, Sri Lanka, won only one game. (L.G.)

Six-a-side cricket up for competition

Public Services Club, Kandy will be having a six-a-side cricket tournament alongside its indoor games tournament (Bridge, Billiards, Carrom, Auction Bridge etc).

1. Under 40, over 40 and over 50 six-a-side softball cricket tournament.

2. Women’s six-a-side open cricket tournament.

Entries for the tournaments close on or before October 15. The entries should be sent to: Walter Ranasinghe, Organising Secretary, Public Services Sports Club, Pushpadana Mawatha, Kandy.