Shameera pilots Joes to an innings win over Thomians

By Jatila KARAWITA

CRICKET: Captain Shameera Weerasinghe produced a stellar all-round performance (106 & 13-55) as St. Joseph’s College, Colombo crushed S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia by an innings and 26 runs to regain the Gilmore Jayasuriya Trophy after a lapse of 11 years in their annual inter-school cricket encounter ended at Darley Road last evening.

Weerasinghe who had cracked a superb 106 to steer his team to a sound first-innings total of 248 all out, then turned on the magic with the ball, as the right-arm leg-spinner returned impressive figures of 6 for 28 to help bundle out the Thomians for a paltry first innings total of 105.

Trailing by a huge 143 runs to make the Joes bat again the visitors fared marginally better in their second essay before the Josephian skipper grabbed telling figures of 7 for 27 to condemn the lads from Mount Lavinia to their second loss in their last three games.

The win also was made even sweeter for St. Joseph’s as they regained the Gilmore Jayasuriya Trophy following a hiatus of 11 long years while celebrating their third win for the 2008-2009 inter-school season.

St. Joseph’s: 248 all out.

S. Thomas’: 29-2 wkts cont. 105 all out. (Chamod Pathirana 29, Shameera Weerasinghe 6-28, Rosco Thattil 2-15) and 117 all out (Ashen Fernando 32, F. Saleem 21, Shameera Weerasinghe 7-27).

Royal in innings win over Rajans

Maneesha Thanthirigoda snapped up four wickets for 71 runs as Royal College cruised to their seventh outright victory this season while overcoming Dharmaraja College, Kandy outright by an innings and 13 runs in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Royal: 255.

Dharmaraja: 64 and 178 (B. Ekanayake 31, R. Ekanayake 70, P. Silva 25, L. Randevala 3 for 27, M. Thanthirigoda 4 for 71).

Angelo and Chathura steer Peterites to victory

By Anushka Withanage

Angelo Perera’s smashing unbeaten 155 and Chathura Peiris’ hat-trick were the highlights in St. Peter’s innings and 110-run drubbing of Maris Stella College, Negombo at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

Perera and Peiris made it a memorable day for the Peterites when each of them contributed hugely to that win. First Angelo Perera and Peiris made it a memorable day for the Peterites when each of them contributed hugely to that win. First Angelo Perera massacred the Maris Stella bowling to reach three figures and the milestone of 1000 runs for the season after coming into bat yesterday bolstering his side’s overnight score of 143 for 3 wickets to 368 for 7 wickets declared in reply to Maris Stella’s 166.

Chathura Peiris claimed 5 wickets for 30 and N.Perera 3 for 37.

Peiris’ hat-trick came in the Maristonians second innings total of 92 to claim 4 for 26 for a match bag of 9 wickets.

Chief scores:

Maris Stella: 166 and 92 all out (A. Silva 28 n.o., C. Peiris 4 for 26, V. Perera 3 for 18, A. Perera 2 for 13).

St. Peter’s: 1st innings 368 for 7 wkts. Decl. (A. Perera 155 n.o., A. Berenger 57, A. Fernando 49, I. Peiris 32, S. Ranasuriya 32, D. Perera 23, V. Dassanayake 3 for 42, W. Dassanayake 3 for 93, U. Sameera 2 for 100).