Angelo and Chatura pilot Peterites to victory

By Chris DHAMBARAGE

Stylish middle order batsman Angelo Perera hammered a superb 157 and Chatura Peiris took a match bag of nine wickets as St. Peter's College cruised to their third successive victory this season defeating Kalutara MV outright by an innings and 113 runs in their inter school cricket tournament match concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

St. Peter's College piled up a massive 372 for 6 in their first innings with Chatura Peiris also making his presence felt with the bat while scoring a sparkling 51 from just 12 deliveries.

He snapped up six wickets in the first innings to bundle out Kalutara MV for 86 runs in their first innings and added three more scalps to his tally in the second innings as the visitors were dismissed for 173 runs.

Kalutara MV: 86 (K. Sumathi 40, C. Peiris 6 for 20, V. Perera 2 for 11, A. Fernando 2 for 9) and 173 (D. Madushanka 35, T. Uthpala 29, I. Buddhika 27, C. Peiris 3 for 30, V. Perera 3 for 42).

St. Peter's: 372 for 6 decl (A. Perera 157, A. Emmanuel 54, C. Peiris 51, A. Berenger 42, C. Madushanka 2 for 57).

Easy for Bens

Spinners Dilanka Auwardt and Suren Silva captured five wickets each to help St. Benedict's College beat Wesley College outright by an innings and 36 runs in their inter school cricket tournament match concluded at Kotahena yesterday.

St. Benedict's: 201

Wesley: 88 and 77 (D. Auwardt 5 for 25, S. Silva 5 for 16).

De Mazenod force a draw

All rounder Shamal Perera took a four wicket haul and hit a fighting half century to help De Mazenod College force a draw to their inter school cricket tournament match against St. Joseph's College concluded at Kandana yesterday.

De Mazenod: 183 and 163 for 8 (S. Perera 61, C. Kumara 5 for 31).

St. Joseph's: 277 (S. Weerasinghe 40, J. Jayasinghe 56, N. de Silva 38, C. Kumara 35, T. Rajasuriya 35 n.o, S. Perera 4 for 55).