Harsha - first to claim 50 wickets

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports cor.

Moratu Vidyalaya vice captain and right arm leg spinner Harsha Devinda Fernando became the first under 19 schoolboy cricketer to claim fifty wickets for the ongoing school cricket season when he took 3 for 33 in the second innings of their inter school cricket match against Thurstan College, Colombo played at Moratuwa. Harsha Devinda achieved this feat in eight matches.

Resuming at 95 for 2 on day two in reply to the visitors total of 277 Vidyalians were all out for 257 giving the opponents a first innings win. Thanks to a fighting knock of 84 runs by skipper Ishan Peiris and a valuable contribution from Harsha Fernando who made 41. In their second essay at the close Thurstanites were 119 for 8 with Kavindu Kulasekera unbeaten on 73 runs.

Thurstan - 277 and 119 for 8 (Kavindu Kulasekera 73 n.o, Harsha Fernando 3/33, Ishan Peiris 3/26).

Moratu MV - Overnight 9/2 all out 257 (Ishan Peiris 84, Sachin Fernando 33, Pathum de Silva 25, Suresh Fernando 16, Harsha Fernando 41, Dushan Sulakshana 20, Achinta Kalpana 3/52, Ravindu Kumarasinghe 3/60, Rajith Perera 2/68).