Lakshitha 7/68 help Bloomfield

by Ranjan Anandappa

CRICKET: Opening bowler Tharanga Lakshitha captured seven wickets for 68 as Bloomfield took a good first innings lead over Lankan CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 388 and 83 for 1 (D. Munaweera 56 n.o)

Lankan CC: 256 (H. Vithana 36, D. Hunukumbura 84, C. Wijesinghe 24, S. Saman 74, S. Randiv 3 for 75, T. Lakshitha 7 for 68)

Nine wicket haul for Sachithra

Off spinner Sachithra Senanayake took a matchbag of nine wickets to put the SSC in contention for an outright victory over Chilaw Marians CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Katunayake yesterday.

SSC: 304 and 215 for 2 decl (T. Paranavithana 100 n.o, D. Karunaratne 24, K. Silva 80, M. Pushpakumara 2 for 55)

Chilaw Marians CC: 67 (A. Athulathmudali 21, S. Senanayake 6 for 25, C. Bandara 2 for 13) and 44 for 3 (S. Senanayake 3 for 27)

Geeth's effort in vain

Middle order batsman Geeth Alwis hit a top score of 97 but could not prevent Saracens SC from conceding first innings points to NCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC: 346 for 9 decl and 10 for no loss

Saracens CC: 287 (S. Kamileen 37, G. Alwis 97, S. Dushantha 80, D. Randhika 35, K. Kulasekera 2 for 47, R. Subasinghe 4 for 23).