Sports in brief

Ranga helps Negombo amass 342/6

Kandy Sports Corr.

CRICKET: A brilliant knock of 100 not out by Ranga Dias helped Negombo Cricket Club to amass 342 for 6 declared in 83 overs on the opening day of their P. Sara Trophy Cricket Tournament match against Kandy Youths Cricket Club which began at open Prison Camp ground at Pallekele yesterday.

Ranga Dias was in such sparkling form that he hit 8 fours and 6 massive sixes and reached his hundred in 83 balls. It was a show of controlled hitting and the Kandy Youths bowlers could hardly contain him.

Earlier Ashane Silva batted well to score 93 with 10 fours and 1 six in 102 balls. Also batting well were Samadhi Fernando 53 and Ralby Tissera 53. Today, the Kandy Youths will face a difficult task in over hauling their opponents total.

Negombo CC: 342 for 6 decl. in 83 overs (Ashane Silva 93, Sanath Fernando 53, Ralby Tissera 50, Ranga Dias 100 not out and Kasun Ekanayaka 3 for 82).

Kandy Youths CC: 15 for no loss in 9 overs.

CR’s Tag Rugby on Oct. 24

by Srian OBEYESEKERE

RUGBY: Twenty four teams will vie for honours at the ‘CR Long Bar Tag Rugby Festival 2009’ under lights at CR & FC’s Longden Place grounds on October 24 Saturday.

This sevens competition will have two male players over 35 years of age on October 1, 2009, two male players over 30 years on October 1, 2009, two male players over 25 years on October 1, 2009 and one female player.

A handsome ‘Champions Trophy’ and “Runners-up Trophy’ will be on offer in a tournament which the officials had raised the number of contesting teams from an original 16 because of the large number of entries.

No ‘A’ division club players who participated in the 2009 League season will be eligible to participate in the tournament.

The Tournament Director Dilroy Fernando said that this is the second successive year the popular tournament is being held under a carnival atmosphere.

Cambrians hockey champions

Moratuwa Sports Corr.

HOCKEY: Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa emerged champions of the Western Province Inter-School Under-15 Hockey Championship when they beat D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo by one goal to nil played at Wesley College grounds Campbell Park. Dinesh Chamara scored the only goal for Cambrians.

Kandy YCC by 11 runs

Kandy Sports Corr.

A fine ninth wicket stand of 122 between Nadun Basnayake 85 not out Madushan Bototage 49 not out helped Kandy Youths Cricket Club to defeat Antonians SC by 11 runs.

Antonians SC 218 for 9 in 50 overs .

Kandy Youths CC 206 for 8 in 39 over.

Rajans in command

by Kandy Sports Corr.

Dharmaraja College, Kandy were in command at the end of the first day's play in their inter school cricket match against Sri Sumangala College, Panadura which began at Lake View Grounds in Kandy yesterday.Only Sameera Harshana 50 and Madawa Chathuranga 41 not out offered some resistance and took the total past the 150 mark.

Medium pacer Tharaka Silva took 4 for 45 and off spinner Rahula Ekanayake 5 for 30.At close the Rajans had replied strongly with 178 for 5.

Sri Sumangala: 166 (Sameera Harshana 50, Madawa Chathuranga 41 not out, Rahula Ekanayake 5 for 30, Tharaka Silva 4 for 45).

Dharmaraja: 178 for 5 (Sandun Weerakoddy 63, Kavinda Wijekoon 44, Ramesh Yapa Bandara 36, Pratap Silva 20 not out, Chamila Niroshan 2 for 50).