First innings points for Ananda

By Ranjan Anandappa

Ananda secured first innings points against St.Joseph's in their drawn school cricket encounter which ended at Darley Road yesterday.

Ananda batting first were 203 for 4 overnight and reached 278 for 9 declared through the efforts of two good innings by Sahan Arachchige 79, Dasun Wijesinghe 57 n..o, and Shammu Ashan 30.

Joes in reply were dismissed for 181 with skipper Dylan Fernandopulle top scoring with 54.

Ananda (203 for 4 overnight) 278 for 8 declared ( Sahan Arachchige 79, Dasun Wijesinghe 57 n.o, Shammu Ashan 30, Aravinda Akurugoda 2 for 34, Hashendra Perera 2 for 38, Malshan Rodrigo 4 for 48) and 104 for 3 at close ( Lakkana Jayasekera 35, Thamalka Athulathmudali 33,Sahmmu Ashan 17, Hashendra Perera 2 for 2 for 25)

St.Joseph's 181 (Dylan Fernandopulle 54, Pathum Madusanka 45, Kalpa Ravihara 23, Trishan Tanuja 31, Binura Jayasekera 2 for 27, Isuru Gunasekera 5 for 57)

Yohan Soysa 5 for 68 restricts De Mazenod

The De Mazenod- St. Benedict's school cricket encounter ended in a draw at Kandana with Bens gaining first innings honours. In reply to the Bens first innings total of 258 for 7 declared the Mazenodiians were restricted for 193. Yohan Soysa 5 for 68 and Madushan Kulatunga 3 for 32 bowled consistently well. For the Kandana school Kavinda Manamperi top scored with 58.

St.Benedict's 258 for 7 declared (Victoria Roberto 25, S.Wijesinghe 54, Janidu Karunatileka 102 n.o, Navod Abeysinghe 28, Shaluka Deemantha 2 for 70) and 139 for 5 at close (Mahesh Jayalath 51, Shiran Ratnayake 65, Ishara Perera 2 for 43, Akash Senaratne 2 for 19)

De Mazenod 193 ( Akash Senaratne 27, Kavinda Manamperi 58, Sanjula 32, Yohan Soysa 5 for 68, Madushan Kulasekera 3 for 32) Panditharatne(82) and Dias (36) in good opening stand

A fine innings of 82 by Geeshath

Panditharatne who put on 89 runs for the first wicket with Sahminda Dias (36) was the highlight in the drawn school cricket encounter between Royal and Prince Of Wales played at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Panditharatne struck eleven fours in his innings and with Randev Pathirana (50 n.o), Chamika Karunaratne (40 n.o) with useful contributions coming from the bats of skipper Devind Pathmanathan (39) and Shaminda Dias who followed his first innings 50 with 36 in the second innings saw Royal reach 262 for 4 in their second innings.

Royal 269 for 9 declared (Shamindra Dias 50, Thiran Dhanapala 37, Harith Samarasinghe 45, Devind Pathmanathan 32, Shashika Yasawardena 30, Randev Pathirana 22, Ashen Mendis 2 for 90, Gayan Chamara 2 for 41, Sachit pushpakumara 2 for 67) and 262 for 4 at close ( Geeshat Panditharatne 82, Randev Pathirana 50 n.o, Chamika Karunaratne 40 n.o, Devind Pathmanathan 39, Shaminda Dias 36, Jayanga Peiris 2 for 46)

Prince Of Wales 196 ( Gayan Chamara 43, Shanuka Dulaj 24, Ashen Mendis 29, Senal de Silva 25, Malith Kariyawasam 3 for 27, Devind Pathmanathan 2 for 29, Chamika Karunaratne 2 for 47)

Kusal shines

By Dilwin Mendis our Moratuwa Sports Cor.

Kusal Lankathileka 86 n.o helped St.Sebastian's took first innings points over Wesley in their school cricket match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.

Wesley 180 and 61 for 6 at close (Umeshka Moraes 5 for 20) St.Sebastian's 249 (Kusal Lankathileka 86 n.o, Sachintha Fonseka 72, Sangeeth Cooray 20, Andrew Faraiz 5 for 43)