Sports In Brief

Major honours for Wesley

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr.

Wesley College, Colombo gained major honours in their inter school under 19 drawn game against Prince of Wales College which was worked off at Campbell Park, Colombo.

Continuing on at 84 for 2 on day two Weslyites were all out for 224 runs with Basith Musamil and Jonathan Caderamanpulle contributing 43 and unbeaten 37 runs respectively. Jayanga Peiris bagged 3 for 37 for Cambrians.

In their second essay Cambrians collapsed for a paltry 120 runs with Suchira Fernando making the top score of 32 runs and Kusal Mendis contributed 29 runs. Migara Wickramasinghe and Basith Musamil claimed three wickets each.

Prince of Wales: - 186 and 120 (Suchira Fernando 32, Kusal Mendis 29, Migara Wickramasinghe 3/9, Basith Musamil 3/9)

Wesley: (81/4 overnight) 224 all out (Sadin Thawfique 32, Basith Musamil 43, Jonathan Caderamanpulle 37 n/o, Thilan Nimesh 2/61, Jayanga Peiris 3/36.)

Cambrians 'A' force a draw

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr.

Prince of Wales College 'A' drew with Wesley College 'A' in their inter school second eleven cricket match worked off at Moratuwa.

Resuming at 54 for 3 in reply to Cambrian total of 280 for 8 declared. Weslyites were all out for 248 with Amayura Kaluarachchi scoring a well deserved 91 runs and in their second essay at stumps Cambrians were 133 for 9 with Ravindu Sasanka scoring 38 and Savin Jayasena claiming 5 for 72 for the visitors.

Prince of Wales: 280/8 dec. and 133/9, Ravindu Sasanka 38, Vihanga Savin 32, Janeesha Fernando 20, Savin Jayasena 5/72.

Wesley College: 248 - Amayuru Kaluarachchi 91, Senith Wickramasinghe 34, M. Reshara 27, Chelitha Gamage 26, Shenal Chethaka 3/28, Janeesha Fernando 2/27, Sachith Pushpakumara 2/49, Crishen Aponso 2/43.

Unamboowe wrecks P. de S. Kularatne

Upananda Jayasundara – Kandy Sports Special Corr.

A fine spell of spin blowing by Chamara Unamboowe who took 4 wickets for 11 runs helped Kingwood College to get P.D.S. Kularatna MMV, Ambalangoda out for 131 runs.

Kingswoodians were no runs without loss in 3 overs at close.

P.D.S. Kularatne MMV: 1st innings 131 all out in 37.3 overs (Prasanna Eranga 39, Chamal Madusanka 35, K. Taraka 17, M.C. Unamboowe 4 for 11, P.M. Jayawickrama 2 for 31, M.W. Lankatilaka 2 for 21).

Kingswood: 1st innings no runs without loss in 3 overs.

The match will continue today at the Police grounds.

Thushara saves Ananda

by Ranjan Anandappa

A match saving 128 by Anandian Thushara Samarakoon (128) off 162 deliveries inclusive of sixteen fours and five sixes helped his side to hold S.Thomas' Mount Lavinia to a draw in their school cricket encounter played at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

S. Thomas' were set a victory targert of 175 off 9 overs and were 36 for no loss.

Ananda who were shot out for a paltry 84 in the first Innings collected 277 for 9 declared with the aid of Samarakoon's century. He was involved in a 139 run stand for the fourth wicket with Pasindu Madushan (34).

Scores.

Ananda: 86 and 277 for 9 declared. (D.Madushan 27, T.Samarakoon 128, P.Madushan 34, Isuru Gunasekera 20)

S. Thomas': 159 for 2 overnight 186 for 7 declared ( A.Wickremanayake 70, J.Bongso 75, Venuka Hashan 2 for 40) and 36 for no loss (J.Bongso 26 n.o).

Innings win for Trinity

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

A fine knock of 117 by skipper Niroshan Dickwella helped Trinity College, Kandy to score an innings and 61 run win over St. Servatius College, Matara in their schools under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Uyanwatte Esplanade yesterday.

This was Trinity's fifth outright win for the season and in line to equal their last year's record of 10 wins which won them the award for Best team in schools.

Niroshan Dickwella who has now passed the 500 run mark despite missing a few matches due to junior national call had 16 fours and 1 six in his 79 ball knock. He reached his century in 71 balls. Apart from Dickwella last year Skipper Akila Jayasundera scored a quick 52 with 6 fours and 2 sixes which helped Trinity to reach 308 for 7 in only 49 overs, scoring at a rate of over 6 runs per over.

St. Servatius College: 141 all out in 66.1 overs (Sangika Ridma 68, Gehan Nimsara 26, Madhushan Subendra 2 for 17, Alwin Fernando 4 for 22) and 106 all out in 36.3 overs (Gehan Nimsara 24, Yohan Chamika 35, Amrith Srimahan 3 for 42, Alwin Fernando 3 for 10).

Trinity College: 308 for 7 decl. in 49 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 117, Janishka Premasinghe 32, Ron Chandragupta 46, Akila Jayasundera 52, Alwis Fernando 15, not out, Heshan Wanniarachchi 20, Sangith Ridma 4 for 29, D. J. Ruchira 2 for 81).

St. Aloysius in 215 run win

by S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen – kandy Sports Corr.

St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura scored a 215 run win over Buddha Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya, Balangoda in their schools under-19 cricket tournament match concluded at, Balangoda yesterday.

St. Aloysius College: Ratnapura 217 all out in 57 overs (Sajith Gayashan 62, Milan Madusanka 34, Banuka Wijesinghe 30, Tharindu Sherone 2 for 50, S. Ramesh 2 for 44) and 167 all out in 56 over (Harshana Dananjaya 25, Banuka Wijesinghe 20, Rawindu Dilruwan 25, Sajith Gayashan 20, Uditha Ranga 3 for 30, Tharindu Sherone 4 for 18).

Buddha Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya: 145 all out in 34 overs (Ronnie Rukshan 57, Tharindu Sherene 35, Malaka Kiriella 5 for 45, Sajith Sanjaya 4 for 34) and 26 all out in 20 overs (Malaka Kiriella 5 for 4, Sajith Sanjaya 2 for 9).

Zahira pile up 307/06

An unbeaten 100 by Zahira's Lakshan Edirisinghe made out of 131 deliveries with nine fours and three sixes was the highlight of the drawn school cricket encounter between Nalanda and Zahira played at Maradana yesterday.

Nalanda: 196 and 85 for 1 at stumps (Oshan Silva 36, Manula Jayasekera 23).

Zahira: 307 for 6 declared (L. Edirisinghe 100 n.o, Dilshad Hilmy 64, Imran Rafi 48, Ishad Umar 23, Pramod Hettiwatte 2 for 49, Vishan Wickremarachchi 2 for 29)