Rupasinghe (5/63) restricts CCC

by Chris Dhambarage

CRICKET: Gihan Rupasinghe returned outstanding figures of five wickets for 63 as Tamil Union dismissed CCC for 231 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under-23 division one cricket tournament match played at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium yesterday.

CCC 231 (C. Bandara 96, C. Kapugedera 33, G. Rupasinghe 5 for 63, D. Morawaka 2 for 25).

Tamil Union 8 for no loss

Bloomfield amass 265/6

Half centuries from Madawa Warnapura (74) and Rakitha Wimaladharma (76) helped Bloomfield reach 265 for 6 in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under-23 division one cricket tournament match against Kurunegala YCC which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield 265 for 6 (M. Warnapura 74 ret, R. Wimaladharma 76 n.o., P. Chandika 26 n.o.) v Kurunegala YCC.

Saracens pile up 287

Kanishka Amarasinghe hit a top score of 80 as Saracens SC piled up a formidable 287 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under 23 division one cricket tournament match against Panadura SC which commenced at Havelock Park yesterday.

Saracens SC 287 (K. Amarasinghe 80, R. Karunaratne 67, M. Pushpakumara 68, W. Danushka 43, D. Chaturanga 4 for 54, M. Chanaka 3 for 94). Panadura SC 66 for no loss (T. Thushan 41 n.o.)

Mazahir-71

Nizam Mazahir hit a fluent 71 to help Moors SC reach 197 for 5 in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under 23 division one cricket tournament match against Ragama CC played at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Moors SC 197 for 5 (N. Mazahir 71, N. Nawala 49, P. Hewage 26, R. Perera 3 for 51) v Ragama CC.

NCC get 155/4

Two good knocks from Sahan Wijeratne (51) and Hashan Gunatilleke (44) helped NCC reach 155 for 4 in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under-23 division one cricket tournament match against Colts CC which began at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC 155 for 4 (H. Gunatilleke 44, S. Wijeratne 51, K. Kulasekera 35 n.o., N. Rodrigo 2 for 45) v Colts CC.

Seeduwa-Raddoluwa 149

Ravi Karunaratne captured five wickets for 44 runs to help Kandy YCC dismiss Seeduwa Raddoluwa SC for 149 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC under-23 division one cricket tournament match played at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday.

Seeduwa Raddoluwa SC 149 (P. Pallewela 36, M. Kumara 59, R. Karunaratne 5 for 44, S. Pathirana 3 for 51, Y. Chanaka 2 for 25).

Kandy YCC 146 for 6 (S. Niroshan 64, S. Pathirana 26, D. Samarakkody 2 for 20, D. Fernando 2 for 36).

Sebastianities struggle

(by Moratuwa Sports Corr.)

Sebastianites SC struggled to reach a modest 217 for 8 in their first innings on the opening day of their rain hit SLC under-23 division one cricket tournament match against Nugegoda SC played at Katubedda yesterday.

Sebastianites SC 217 for 8 (T. Fernando 38, D. Panditharatne 33, L. Peiris 44, S. Premalal 22, J. Nilaweera 22, G. Silva 32 n.o., S. Farid 4 for 46, V. Deshappriya 3 for 22) v Nugegoda SC.