Hat-trick by Hirantha Wijesinghe

Upananda Jayasundara - Kandy sports SPC. Corr.

The 14Th Henry Steel Olcott Tournament organised by the Oldboys union of Dharmaraja College Kandy Commenced at the Pallakelle International Cricket Stadium Yesterday.

Highlight of the first days play was a hat trick performed by Hirantha.Wijesinghe of old Mahindians against old Nalandians result' of the first round matches. Old Anandians beat Old Dharmasokians 134 runs Old Anandians 76 for 8 wickets in 12 overs.

Thusira de Silva 21 Arjuna Ranatunge 18, Sanjaya Attanayake 13 (T. Wasantha 3 for 4 A. B. Bandula 1 for 16 Lal Ranasinghe 1 for to Gayan Nadeera 1 for 26)

Old Dharmasokians 74 for 9 wicketian 18 overs Janaka Kumudu 15 Wasantha Kumara 14 Lal Ranasinghe not out 15 (V. Pieris 4 for 7, Sanjeewa Ranatunge 2 for 13 Sachith Rupasinghe 1 for 15 Priyantha Udayaratne 1 for 17)

Old Mahindians beat Old Nalandians by 41 runs Old Mahindians 119 for 1 wickets in 12 overs Asela Wewalawala not out 30) Duminda Wickramasinghe not out 21 |Chaminda Vithana 1 for 19)

Old Nalandians 78 all out in 12 overs.

Hemantha Devapriya 14 Mahendra Amarasinghe 15 Sampath Herriarachchi 13 Nimal Botheju 12 Hirantha Wijesinghe 3 for 22 J. Jawaka 3 for 10 Hasitha Rajapakse 1 for 10 and Kumara 2 for 12).

Old Dharmapalians beat Old Maliyadewans by 4 runs.

Old Dharmapalians all out 76 in 11.1overs Kamal Rohana 10 Gamini Perera 28 Ajith Wasantha 15 Ajith Ekenayake 3 for 9 Vinod Samarawickrama 3 for 21 Upali Senarathne 2 for 23 Asela Patabandi 1 for 12)

Old Maliyadewans 72 all out in 11.4 over 25 Ajith Ekanayake 22 Sudarhana Guruge 12 Asela Pathabandi 1, Gamini Perera 4 for 13 Nihal Soysa 3 for 11 Kamal Rohana 1 for 12 Sanjaya Dewapura 1 for 7).