Major honours for Trinity
S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Corr.
Rain and bad light on both days forced the 97th Kandy's "Battle of
the Blues" between Trinity College and St. Anthony's College end in a
draw at Katugastota.
But the lions from Trinity College took the honours especially on the
second day playing enterprising cricket and also bowled well to skittle
out the Antonians for just 106.
The Antonians resuming from their overnight score of 54 for 4 ran
into more problems yesterday morning after young Damithra Panditharatne
was out hit wicket when he played back to a delivery from medium pacer
Amith Srimohan for 20. A rot set in and the Antonian were reeling at 81
for 9 looked the danger of being dismissed in a total of less than 100.
But the last wicket pair Kavindo Udopola 15 not out (55 balls) and
Buwaneka Wijetunga 11 (57 balls) defied the varied Trinity attack for
15.5 overs which was the longest partnership in Antonian innings before
Buwaneka Wijetunga was bowled by spinner Raveen Sajeen. Amrith Srimohan
took 4 for 52 and left arm spinner Lakshan Jayasinghe 2 for 12 off 17
overs to bring his tally for the season to 91 wickets.
When the Trinitian batted it was champagne cricket with their openers
flaying the Antonian attack to put 97 in 93 balls before being
separated.
St. Anthony's College 1st Innings 56 for 4 overnight contd.
Damithra Panditharatne hit wicket for Srimahan 20, Dilan Bandara ct
Chandragupta b Jayasinghe 12, Sachin Bulathsinghala ct Dassanayake b Sri
Mahan 01, Harsha Ebert ct Chandragupta b Sri Mahan 01, Buwaneka
Wijetunga b Sayen 11, Charles Praveen ct and b Jayasinghe 00, Kavindu
Udapola not out 15, Extras 20,
Total (all out) 107 off 56.2 overs 205 muts.
Fall of wickets: 4th at 42, 62, 64, 74, 79, 81, 107.
Bowling: Amrith Srimohan 15-0-52-4, Bhaghya Pallihawadana 7-3-14-2,
Lakshan Jayasinghe 17-11-12-2, Charith Sudarka 7-2-14-1, Raveen Sayer
6.2-1-9-1, Dinuk Wickramanayake 3-1-3-0, Rajitha Jayatunga 1-0-1-0.
Trinity College - 1st Innings:
Bhaghya Pallihawadana b Bulthsinghala 79, Lakshitha Dassanayake b
Bulathsinghala 34, Rajitha Jayatunga lbw Bulathsinghala 00, Dinuk
Wickramanayake ct Udapola b Bulathsinghala 01, Ron Chandragupta not out
20, Extras 05, Total (for 4 wkts decl) 139 off 23.5 overs 105 mts.
Fall of wickets: 97, 97, 101, 139,
Bowling: Charles Praween 5-0-33-0, Pavithra Nanayakkara 5-0-37-0,
Kavindu Udapola 2-0-12-0, Sachin Bulathsinghala 6.5-0-28-4, Dilan
Bandara 2-0-10-0, Nimesha Gunasinghe 3-0-22-0.
St. Anthony's - 2nd Innings, Kanishka Uggalpaya lbw Dinuk
Wickremanayake 05, Viraj Deepal 22 not out, Nimesha Gunasinghe 19 not
out, Extras 07, total (for 1 wkt) 49 off 16 overs, Fall: 8, Bowling:
Amrith Srimohan 3-0-9-0, Lakshan Jayasinghe 6-1-28-0, Dinuk
Wickremanayake 1-1-0-1, Charith Sudaraka 5-2-12-0. |