Kingswood hold Rajans to a draw

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

CRICKET: Strong rear guard action by under dogs Kingswood College forced the Hill capitals 104th Battle of the Maroons against Dharmaraja College to end in a honourable draw for them at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

DHARMARAJA 1ST INNINGS: 315. KINGSWOOD - 1ST INNINGS:

(87 for 4 overnight - Nisitha Weerakoon b R.Y. Bandara 46, Hasitha Dharmaprema lbw T. Silva 20, Lakshitha Madushan lbw R.Y. Bandara 47, Chamila Gunasekera lbw R. Ekanayaka 22, Lahiru Gannoruwa run out 27, Tilina Karunaratna lbw Ekanayaka 5, Subodha Premaratna not out 1,

Extras 20.

Total (all out) 218.

Fall of wickets: 4 at 42, 87, 121, 171, 202, 213.

Bowling: Tharaka Silva 9-2-37-1, Hemal Munaweera 1-0-1-0, Pratap Silva 15-3-46-1, Rahula Ekanayaka 33.5-6-67-4, Arvinda Withanarachchi 9-7-5-0, Ramesh Bandara 12-4-38-3, Sadun Weerakkody 2-0-12-0.

DHARMRAJA 2ND INNINGS:

Ramesh Bandara run out 5, Sadun Weerakkody run out 20, Sanjaya Kalubowila b Hettige 0, Rahula Ekanayaka not out 47, Pratap Silva b L. Madhushan 17, Hemal Munaweera at Hettige b Gunasekera 2, Tharaka Silva b Madhushan 4, Lahiru Herath run out 2, Sassanka Nakkawita run out 0.

Total (for 8 wkets decl.) 102.

Fall of wickets: 19, 19, 27, 68, 85, 97, 102, 102.

Bowling: Udara Hettige 4-0-34-1, Chamila Gunasekera 7-0-43-1, Lakshitha Madhshan 3.4-0-25-2.

KINGSWOOD 2ND INNINGS:

(Mahesh Dunukara c Weerakkody by b T. Silva 4, Imesh Rabel c Weerakkody b Munaweera 11, Nisitha Weerakoon c Weerakkody b Munasweera 7, Udara Hettige lbw Pratap Silva 10, Yasinda Athukorale not out 31, Hasitha Dharmaprema lbw Pratap Silva 6, Lakshitha Madhushan not out 2.

Extras 8.

Total (for 5 wkts at close 80 off 30 overs).

Fall of wickets: 4, 19, 25, 37, 58.

Bowling: Tharaka Silva 6-0-16-1, Hemal Munaweera 5-0-15-2, Rahula Ekanayake 6-1-13-0, Pratap de Silva 8-5-4-2, Arvinda Withanaarachchi 4-1-9-0, Ramesh Bandara 4-1-18-0.