sport in brief

Kaushal and Pushpakumara score centuries

By Anushka WITHANAGE

Jayan Kaushal Silva and Muthumudalige Pushhpakumara scored centuries in a Basnahira second innings score of 342 for 5 wickets against Ruhuna at SSC ground yesterday.

Enjoying a first innings lead of 82 runs, having dismissed Ruhuna for 221, Basnahira took a commanding overall lead of 424 runs at the close on the third day.

Basnahira North: 301 and 342 for 5 (J.K. Silva 112, M.Pushpakumara 103, G.I Daniel 48, S.H.T. Kandamby 32, C.K.B. Kulasekara 2 for 64, S. Weerakoon 2 for 79).

Ruhuna XI: 221 (S.M.A Priyanjana 99, A. Rideegammangedera 56, W.U. Tharanga 32, G.I Daniel 3 for 1, T.D.D. Dharshanapriya 3 for 45, W.L. Manoj 2 for 34).

Kandurata pulled off 10 wicket win over Basnahira South in their Inter- Provincial tournament match concluded at Dambulla yesterday.

Basnahira, who followed on after making only 123 in their first innings, managed to avoid an innings defeat scoring 267.

Basnahira South XI 123 and 267 (R.G.M.J. Rupasinghe 55, H.D.R.L. Thirimanne 45, K.H.R.K. Fernando 43, K.Y. De Silva 41, L.P.C Silva 21, C.W. Vidanapathirana 3 for 54, C.U. Jayasinghe 2 for 21, K.Weeraratne 2 for 33).

Kandurata XI: 370 and 21 no loss (K.D. Gunawardena 12 n.o., D.K. Ranaweera 8 n.o.).

Akuramboda NS and Sri Rahula, Katugastota joint champs

By Upananda JAYASUNDERA -Kandy Sports Special Corr.

CROSS COUNTRYS: Akuramboda National School and Sri Rahula Katugastota won the Lt. Gen. Nalin Angammana Memorial Trophy when they emerged Jt. Champions at the Annual Cross Country Race organised by the Dharmaraja College, Kandy for the 56th year.

Following are the team championships and the Individual results:

Jt. Champions - Akuramboda National School and Katugastota Sri Rahula College.

2nd place Dharmaraja College, Kandy (won the Upananda Jayasundera Challenge Trophy)

Inter House Competition of Dharmaraja

Champions - Ananda House, runners-up - Gamunu House.

Individual Races:

MEN: 1. D. Bandara - Army, 2. P. Kumara - Army, 3. W. Abeyratne - Army, 4. P. Somaratne - Army, 5. Y. Nimalshantha - Army.

Girls Race: 1. D. Ekanayake - Weerakeppetipola National School, Akuramboda, 2. G. Sriyanganie - Weerakeppetipola NS), 3. S. Warnasuriya - Sri Rahula Katugastota, 4. K. Seneviratne - Sri Rahula Katugastota, 5. K. Vithanage - Sri Rahula, Katugastota.

Boys: 1. P.G.N.D.K. Abeyratne - Hewaheta Central, 2. N. Sirimewan - Mahinda Rajapakse College, Matale, 3. C. Jayatunga - Weerakeppetipola NS, Akuramboda, 4. R. Piyasiri - (Weerakeppetipola NS), 5. K. Thilakaratne - Kengalle NS.

Rajans Race: 1. N. Hettiarachchi - Ananda House, 2. H. Chandraratne - Gamunu House, 3. M. Fonseka - Ananda House, 4. A. Navaratne - Mahinda House, 5. G. Uduwage - Ananda House.

This race was held on 19th February and the awards and certificates were presented by the Principal Dharmaraja College S.M. Keerthiratne.

Netball pool to be reduced to 15 in April

NETBALL: After two months of training, the national netball pool has been reduced to 21 from 28. The netballers are to represent Sri Lanka at the Asian Netball Championships to be held in June in Malaysia according to an senior official of the Interim Committee of the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka.

After a series of trial games, training and regular practises, the final 15 players will be named by end of April. The 15 netballers will go into residential coaching camp from then onwards under the National Netball coach Thilaka Jinadasa.

Eight countries will play in the Asian Netball Championships, the defending champions Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka national netball poolists are Shashika Samarasinghe, Gayathri Lankathilaka, Sanduni Bollegala, Chamila Jayawardena, Precila Koch, Tharjani Sivalingam, Sanjeevani Madushika, Hansi Bandara, Mirisha Fernando, Manjulee Pathirage, Nelum Gunasekera, P. K. S. Nilushika, Harshani Vijayalath, Gayani Dissanayake. Darshika Abeywickrema, Iresha Koralage, Akila Jayawardena, R. G. Ruvanlekha, Manoji Preethika, Sadeera Kalani.

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Rizny wins Road Race

By Upananda JAYASUNDERA - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

ROAD RACE: M. R. M. Rizny of Rambukewela, Ambatenna won the annual Road Race organised by Greenwood College, Ambatenna.

There were around 40 runners who participated in the race and all were under 18 years of age. While Rizny came first, N. A. M. Sarfras from Akurana came second and H. R. M. Pawaz also from Akurana came third.

OMV Sports Club in strong position

By Dilwin MENDIS - Moratuwa Sports Corr.

CRICKET: Old Moratu Vidyalians Sports Club is in a strong position against Rajarata Sports Club in their Inter-Club Division Two Cricket Tournament match conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket and played at Moratuwa.

OMVSC piled up 341 runs in their first essay and at the end of day one Visitors were 53 for 2. For the Homestars Chatura Hemakumara scored a fine century and half centuries from Chaminda Niroshan 68 and Akila Bandara 65. Most successful bowler for the Visitors is M. Herath who took 3 for 88.

Chief scores

OMVSC: 341 (Chatura Hemakumara 107, Chaminda Niroshan 68, Akila Bandara 65, Malindu Lakmal 40, M. Herath 3 for 88, R. Dayan 3 for 42, C. Fernando 2 for 19).

Rajarata Sports Club: 53 for 2 (Roshan Janitha 2 for 29).

Golf today

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

GOLF: Victoria golf course will be the venue of another International Golf Championship when the Victoria Golf and Country Resort organises the International Texas Scramble at the Victoria Golf Course at Rajawella off Kandy today - February 22nd with the first tee off at 7.30 a.m.