SLC Premier League:
Ramesh 6/48
by Chris DHAMBARAGE
CRICKET: Fast bowler Ramesh Subasinghe snapped up six wickets for 48
to give NCC a good first innings lead over Tamil Union on the second day
of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which
continued at the P. Saravanamuttu Oval yesterday.
NCC: 225 and 227 for 2 (D. Chandimal 128, C. Kapugedera 74 n.o).
Tamil Union: 121 (S. Serasinghe 20, J. Mendis 56, K. Kulasekera 2 for
44, R. Subasinghe 6 for 48).
Himesh puts CCC on victory course
Opening bowler Himesh Silva returned excellent figures of four
wickets for nine runs to put CCC on course to an outright victory over
Lankan CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket
tournament match which continued at Maitland Crescent yesterday.
Lankan CC: 233 and 30 for 7 (H. Silva 4 for 9, D. Gunatilleke 2 for
2).
CCC: 204 (K. Withanage 36, M. Gajanayake 29, D. Gunatilleke 30, R.
Perera 21, S. Saman 5 for 58, H. Fernando 4 for 57).
BRC takes 1st innings lead
Skipper Nimesh Perera hit a top score of 84 with five sixes and eight
boundaries as the BRC took a good first innings lead over Seeduwa
Raddoluwa SC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'B'
cricket tournament match which continued at Havelock Park yesterday.
Seeduwa RSC: 177 and 176 for 6 (H. Gunatilleke 52, U. Fernando 37
n.o, Y. Tillekeratne 27, M. Madushanka 2 for 70).
BRC: 314 (M. Fernando
35, D. Perera 52, N. Perera 84, B. Siriwardena 26, M. Madushanka 41, J.
Vandersay 4 for 66, R. Dhammika 3 for 111)
Moors in command
Veteran left arm spinner Suwanji Madanayake snapped up four wickets
for 32 to give Moors SC a huge first innings lead over Panadura CC on
the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'B' cricket tournament
match which continued at Braybrooke Place yesterday.
Moors SC: 375 and 57 for 1 (I. Ghouse 20 n.o, R. Wickremarachchi 26
n.o).
Panadura SC: 159 (R. Cooray 21, C. Mapatuna 48, A. Perera 20, D.
Lokuhettige 2 for 21, S. Madanayake 4 for 32, C. de Silva 2 for 15)
Army 338: Air Force 125/4.
Opener Rajitha Ratnayake hit an unbeaten half century as Sri Lanka
Air Force SC reached 125 for 4 in reply to Army SC's first innings total
of 338 runs on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'B'
cricket tournament match which continued at Panagoda yesterday.
Army SC: 338
Air Force SC: 125 for 4 (R. Ratnayake 53 n.o, A. Eranga 43, A. Mendis
2 for 47).
Rasanga helps Navy reach 300
Wicket keeper batsman Ranil Rasanga hit a fighting 75 with three
sixes and nine boundaries as Sri Lanka Navy SC took a good first innings
lead over Singha SC Ambalangoda on the second day of their SLC Premier
League Tier 'B' cricket tournament match which continued at Welisara
yesterday.
Singha SC: 136 and 158 for 4 (L. Ashen 45, M. Kumara 46, L. Moshin 22
n.o, T. Rajakaruna 21 n.o, D. Kalhara 3 for 45).
Navy SC: 300 (U. Jayasundera 30, D. Gurusinghe 41, V. Chandrasiri 24,
D. Chandima 35, R. Rasanga 75, U. Peiris 40, S. Chaturanga 34 n.o, M.
Ekanayake 2 for 59, M. Kumara 5 for 98, D. Premakumara 3 for 31). |