Match awarded to St. Sylvester's

S. M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Corr.

CRICKET: Pandemonium reoigned as Vidyartha College refused to continue play and the Match Referee awarded the match to St. Sylvester's College in the 51st `Battle of the Babes' played at Asgiriya yesterday.

Vidyartha college declared their second innings at 54 for 8 setting St. Sylvester's target of 117 runs to win in 33 overs. St. Sylvester's on a nightmarsh St. Sylvester's were on 107 for 3 in 21.1 overs when the umpires took off the bails at 5.30 p.m. for badlight. Play was resumed at 5.40 p.m., but Vidyartha refused to continue the match and it was awarded to St. Sylvester's.

VIDYARTHA COLLEGE - 1ST INNINGS

Tirantha Dissanayake lbw Athauda 05, Sajith Pallihawadana ct. Gunarathne b Alwis 01, Chandaka Wijekoon lbw Alwis 00, Sameera Abeyratne b Nuwan Nilantha 59, Kasun Wijekoon b Athauda 08, Charitha Daulagala lbw Colombage 09, Dinusha Gunatilleke run out (Nanayakkara) 05, Lahiru Herath not out 50, Udesh Wickremasinghe b Nilantha 00, Dushantha Gangoda lbw Alwis 24, Tharidu Ranaweera not out 03, Extras 07, Total (for 9 wkts decl.) 171 off 74.3 overs.

Fall of wickets: 7, 7, 7, 30, 52, 64, 100, 106, 160.

Bowling Danjaya Athauda 18-2-12-30-2, Sachith Alwis 14.4-5-38-3, Chanaka Colombage 14-4-40-1, Nuwan Silva 7-2-13-0, Udesh Weerasinghe 4-1-13-0, Mohamed Saffraz 1-0-2-0, Tiwantha Gunaratne 7-3-15-0, Nuwan Nilantha 6.2-2-13-2, Ruwantha Ekanayake 1-0-5-0.

ST. SYLYESTER'S COLLEGE - 1ST INNINGS

Menuka Nanayakkara ct Wijekoon b Abeyrathne 00, Nuwan Nilantha lbw Abeyratne 10, Tiwantha Gunarathne lbw Abeyratne 01, Mohamed Saffraz ct. Dissanayake b Lanaweera 31, Saman Ambilhimeegama b Wickremasinghe 16, Chanaka Colombage ct. Dissanayake b Ranaweera 03, Nuwan Silva ct. K. Wijekoon b Ranaweera 06, Sachith Alwis b Gunatillake 12, Ruwantha Ekanayake not out 00, Umesh Weerasinghe lbw Wickremasinghe 02, Extras 13, Total (all out, in 45.3 overs) 109.

Fall of wickets: 0, 6, 28, 56, 63, 68, 77, 101, 107, 109.

Bowling: Sameera Abeyratne 9-4-21-3, Lahiru Herath 6-1-15-0, Tharindu Ranaweera 13-5-21-3, Dushantha Gangoda 3-1-6-0, Wickremasinghe 13.3-2-28-2, Channa Wijekoon 1-0-4-1, Dinusha Gunatilleke 1-0-4-1.

ST. SYLVESTER'S COLLEGE - 2ND INNINGS

Menuka Nanayakkara b Abayaratne 07, Mohamed Saffraz not out 65, Sachith Alwis c. Wijekoon b Ranaweera 11, Saman Ambilmeegama ct. Dissanayake b Ranaweera 01, Chanaka Colombage not out 10.

Extras 12.

Total (for 3 wkts) 107 off 21.1 over. Fall of wickets: 28, 66, 78.

Bowling: Sameera Abeyratne 6-2-13-1, Dinusha Gunatillake 7.1-0-21-0, Lahiru Herath 1-0-6-0, Tharindu Ranaweera 5-0-22-2, Umesh Wickremasinghe 1-0-7-0, Chanaka Wijekoon 3-0-19-0, Kasun Wijekoon, 1-0-11-0.