Cambrians take major honours in drawn game
Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Correspondent
CRICKET: The 58th Battle of the Golds between Prince of Wales’
College and St. Sebastian’s College ended in a tame draw for the thirty
first consecutive year at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa.
However Cambrians grabbed major honours in this rain hit game.
Cambrians resuming at the overnight score of 170 for 4 declared at 257
for 6 with Sri Lanka Schools Cricketer Rumesh Thirimanne scoring an
unbeaten elegant chanceless 100 runs facing 171 balls in 221 minutes.
He had eight hits to the ropes and one six. He became the thirteenth
player to score a century for Cambrians in this Big Match Series.
Thirimanne and Chamath Kariyawasam put on an unbroken seventh wicket
partnership of 63 runs with Kariyawasam Contributing a quick 43 runs.
Anuk de Alwis and Sanjaya Fernando bagged three wickets each for Sebs.
More fancied Sebs started disastrously losing wickets at regular
intervals and they were all out for 153 runs Vice Captain Trevin
Fernando was the sheet anchor for his side and scored a fine 56 runs
with six fours and a towering six. Shivantha Kumara was the pick of the
bowlers for Cambrians with 3 for 26 following on Sebs could not occupy
the create and play stopped at 5 p.m. owing to bad light.
PRINCE OF WALES - 1ST INNINGS
Rumesh Thirimanne not out 100
Sanka Peiris ct. T. Fernando b A. de Alwis 00
L. S. Lakmal st R. Ferdinando b S. Ferdinando 09
Extras 24
TOTAL for 6 wickets 257
FALL OF WICKETS: 5/170, 6/184.
BOWLING: S. Fernando 6-2-10-0, T. Fernando 10-4-16-0, C. Fernando 5-1-16-0,
A. D Alwis 21-1-75-3, S. Fernando 28-3-102-3, J. Jayawardene 8-1-31-0.
ST. SEBASTIAN’S- 1ST INNINGS
Trevin Fernando c Thirimanne b S. Kumara 56
Rajitha Mendis b Kariyawasam 02
Prageeth Dilshan ct. S. Peiris b. S. Kumara 16
Ishara Fernando ct Peiris b Chamesh Sanka 10
Aeyshan Perera ct Peiris b Y. Silva 08
Sanjaya Fernando lbw Y. Silva 00
Janitha Jayawardene b Chamesh Fernando 18
Charith Fernando b S. Kumara 13
Ranith Dilhara lbw S. Peiris 17
Anuk de Alwis not out 03
Sumal Ferdinando lbw S. Peiris 00
Extra 10
ALL OUT 153
FALL OF WICKETS: 4, 27, 60, 84, 97, 107, 130, 136, 152, 153.
BOWLING: C. Kariyawasam 5-1-13-1, R. Thirimanne 5-2-9-0, S. Kumara 24-10-26-3,
S. Peris 7.2-1-9-2, L. S. Lakmal 2-1-7-0, S. Silva 2-0-4-0,
Chamesh Fernando 16-5-29-2, Y. Silva 14-0-51-2.
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