In brief

Dinal, Rosco shine in drawn game

Josephian spinner Rosco Thattil (6 for77) and Thomian Javed Bongso (71) stole the limelight in the drawn school cricket encounter between St. Joseph's and S. Thomas' for the Gilmour Jayasuriya Trophy at Darley Road yesterday.

The Joes were all out for 172 on the first day and the Thomians were 52 for 4 overnight. On the second day the play was possible only at 1.30 pm due to a damp pitch.The Thomian Innings was woven by a steady 71 by left hander Javed Bongso with seven fours.

He was associated in a 74 runs eight wickets stand with Rishane Mathagaweera (39)

Left-arm medium pacer Dinal Dhambarage and Rosco Thattil shared the wickets for the Joes.

St. Joseph's:

172 (S.Hewawasam 55, N. Perera 35, Dylan Fernandopulle 22 n.o, D. Dissanayake 27, Chamod Pathirana 2 for 30, M. Ravichandrakumara 2 for 60, S. Perera 2 for 30).

S.Thomas':

52 for 4 overnight 234 in 77.1 overs (V. de Silva 20, Javed Bongso 71, Chamod Pathirana 30, Kavinda Perera 31, Rishan Mathagaweera 39, Dinal Dhambarage 3 for 64, Rosco Thattil 6 for 77). RA

Kandy YCC in control

kandy Sports Corr.

Kandy Youths Cricket Club look set to register third first innings in as many matches on the first day of their P. Sara Trophy Cricket Trophy Cricket Tournament Match against Nugegoda Sports Club which began at Katubedda Campus grounds yesterday.

Nugegoda SC 147.

Nuwan Ratnayake 65, Praneeth Harshana 16, Chandima Abeykoon 3 for 37, Arvinda Premaratne 2 for 30, Prasad Ranawaka 4 for 30).

Kandy Youths CC 105 for 2. (Muditha Wijekoon 56 not out, Chamila Ambagaspitiya 24, Arvinda Premaratne 20 not out, R. Jayasekera 2 for 20)

Royal take major honours

Spinner Devin Padmanadan captured five wickets for 45 as Royal College took major honours over Dharmaraja College, Kandy in their inter-school under-19 cricket tournament match which ended in a draw at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Royal: 222 for 9 decl and 143 for 4 decl (I. Liyanage 78, H. Kumarasiri 24, L. Herath 2 for 56).

Dharmaraja: 194 (S. Weerakkody 57, S. Nanayakkara 23, D. Lanka 25, D. Padmanadan 5 for 45, S. Subasinghe 2 for 41) and 53 for 3). (CD)

Second junior ODI today

The Sri Lanka Under-19 Team will take on the touring England Under-19 Team in the second youth one-day international at the Colts ground in Havelock Park today.

The home side have already taken a one nil lead in the five match series after their 31-run victory on the Duckworth and Lewis scoring method in the first one day played on Friday at the same venue. (CD)

Singer MCA trophy final today

The semifinals of the 18th Singer MCA Centenary year Premier League knock-out cricket tournament will be worked off in Colombo today.

The League champions Sampath Bank who have received a bye into the semi-finals will take on Seylan Bank at the NCC ground in Maitland Place while Hatton National Bank will meet the last year's runners-up MAS Unichela at the P. Saravanamuttu (Oval). (CD)