Milan (match bag of 10/54) bowls Thomians to innings win

By Ranjan Anandappa

CRICKET: An excellent spell of left arm spin bowling by Milan Fernando who had a match bag of (10 for 54) and a fine all-round effort by Naveed Ghany (100 n.o and 3 for 14) fashioned a Thomian win by an innings and 21 runs in their school cricket match against Wesley to retain the Mahadeva Sathasivam Trophy at Campbell Park yesterday.

Wesley who were 61 for no loss overnight could not make much headway as Milan Fernando produced a mesmerising spell of spin bowling to restrict them for 135.

Wesley, following on with a defecit of 169 crumbled to the spin and medium oace of Fernando and Ghany. Only a 88 run stand for the eight wicket betwen Jason Caderamanpulle ( 32) and Dinith de Silva (50) made worthwhile contributions. The pair broght the score from 60 for 7 to 148 for 8 when Caderamanpulle was run out. Therer after within 12 balls Wesley lost the remaining three wickets.

S.Thomas' 304 for 9 declared ( Naveed Ghany 100 n.o, J Thahir 52, J.Vandersay 6 for 104)

Wesley 61 for no loss overnight 135 ( V.Samarasekera 36, H.gomes 21, M.Pellige 37, Milan Fernando 7 for 29) and 148 ( H.Gomes 12, R.Sooriyakumar 12, J.Caderamanpulle 32, Dinith de Silva 50, Milan Fernando 3 for 25, Naveed Ghany 3 for 14)

Cambrians in innings win

Dilwin Mendis Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

Prince of Wales College were home for tea as they beat Richmond College, Galle by an innings and 41 runs in their inter school under twenty division one cricket tournament match played for the Lemonade Trophy at Moratuwa. Incidentally this annual encounter is played for the Major A. P. M. Peiris Trophy. Resuming on day two at the overnight score of 35 for 8 Richmondites were all out for paltry 67 runs in reply to homesters total of 288 for 5 declared. Chamath Kariyawasam ripped through the batting line up of the visitors with 5 for 26. In the second essay visitors did much better to score 180 runs with skipper Asitha Weerasuriya playing a patient knock of 72 runs. Skipper Shashan Silva (56), Lahiru Sri Lakmal (54) and debutant Dilan Chandima 50 were the chief scorers for Cambrians in their first innings. Cambrian Nayana Priyanjana has so far scored 610 runs this season.

Prince of Wales 288 for 6 dec. (Shashan Silva 56, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 54, Dilan Chandima 50, Nayana Priyanjana 47, Chamesh Fernando 35, Sanka Peiris 33 n.o., Asitha Weerasuriya 2/67, Supun Wijewardene 2/105.

Richmond (35/8 overnight) 67 (Supun Wijewardene 17, Chamesh Kariyawasam 5/26, Shashan Silva 2/9 and 180 - Asitha Weerasuriya 72, Mahesh Niroshan 20, Shivantha Kumara 3/39, Dilan Chandana 2/46, Chamesh Fernando 2/13. Peterites in eight wicket win

St. Peter's College outplayed Dharmaloka MV outright by eight wickets in their inter school cricket tournament match concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

Dharmaloka MV: 125 and 124 (W. Gayan 59, R. Perera 25, S. Fernando 3 for 39, T. Silva 3 for 49, V. Perera 2 for 13).

St. Peter's: 220 for 6 decl (A. Silva 102, S. Wijeratne 41, S. Rodrigo 35, A. Perera 3 for 54) and 32 for 2.

Josephian openers in 263-run stand

By S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

St. Joseph's College openers Dimuth Karunaratne 148 (24 fours 143 balls) and Ruwantha Fernandopulle 102 (11 fours, 1 six, 135 balls) made merry to put on 263 for the first wicket in their schools Lemonade Cup cricket tournament match against Trinity College which ended in a draw at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. Trinity College dearly missed the services of their star bowler Sachith Pathirana who is on junior national duty with the Sri Lanka under 19 team. Their attack just looked ordinary as the Josephians openers put on 263 in just 41-5 overs. Karunaratne the more aggressive of the duo contributed 148 of the 263 runs stand.

Facing a deficit of 75 runs, the Trinitians ran trouble when they lost their first five wickets at 4 p.m. with the mandatory overs due to start at 4.30 p.m. But fresher Kithmal Wimalaweera 50 not out (6 fours, 1 five, 1 six, 77 balls) and Suresh Wickrema 23 not out (3 fours, 74 balls) batted and play without any further loss. They put on 68 in an unbroken stand for the sixth wicket which saved the day for the Trinitian.

Trinity College: 246 and 110 for 5 wickets 37.3 overs (W. Munasinghe 16, Kithmal Wimalaweera 50 not out, Suresh Wickrama 23 not out, C. Kumara 3 for 51).

St. Joseph's College: 321 for 7 decl. 52.2 overs (Dimuth Karunaratne 148, Ruwantha Fernandopulle 102, H. Silva 10, P. Sankalpa 27, Hasitha Illangaratne 2 for 71, Arinda Bulunuwewa 2 for 62, Wasika Munasinghe 2 for 18).

Mahanama get 248

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

D. Gunatillake hit an aggressive 67 (7 fours, 1 six, 68 balls) to help Mahanama College, Colombo to total 248 in their Schools Lemonade cup Cricket Tournament match against Vidyartha College which began at Public Grounds, Kandy yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 am.

Mahanama College 248 all out in 64 overs (D. Maduranga 38, S. Ruberu 30, D. Gunatilleke 67, S. Dharmawardena 24, S. Samarasuriya 29, C. Fernando 21 P. S. Jayasinghe 11, L. Herath 3 for 35, K. Weerakoon 3 for 66, Nadun Basnayake 4 for 83).

Vidyartha College 72 for 2 in 23 overs (M. Werasekera 28, L. B. Abeyratne 32 not out).

Drawn match

The school cricket match between Nalanda and Dharmaraja ended in a draw at Campbell Place yesterday.

Nalanda: 296 for 9 declared (N.Karunanayake 103, B.Perera 68, M.Warnapura 63) and 92 for 3 at close. (Primosh Perera 39, M.Warnapura 23 n.o., Chandamadhu Rodrigo 17 n.o.).

Dharmaraja: 41 for 1 overnight 243 (C.Ambagaspitiya 30, Yapa Bandara 31, Prasad Amarakoon 66, Tharindu Perera 54, Chaturanga Wickremasinghe 2 for 31, Amal Atapattu 3 for 45, N.Karunanayake 2 for 40, Dinuka Jayasinghe 2 for 44). (RA)