Gunasinghe (5 for 44) Shines for Antonians in drawn game
Upananda Jayasundara, Kandy Sports Special Corr.
A fine spell of spin bowling by Anthonian skipper Nimesh Gunasinghe,
who bagged five wickets for 45 runs in a spell of 16 overs helped his
school register a first innings win by one-run in their 88th Battle of
the Blues against Trinity College, which concluded at Asgiriya Stadium
yesterday.
Nushan Weerasinghe scored highest scores for Trinity. He scored 55
with nine fours facing 98 deliveries. Ravin Sayer made an unbeaten 43
with six fours facing only 47 balls. Antonians scored 125 for the loss
of 8 wickets in the second innings and declared. Trinitians were 27 for
no loss in their second innings.
Scoreboard
St Anthony's College - 1st innings
188 all out in 64.2 overs
St Anthony's College - 2nd innings
124 for eight wickets declared in 61 overs.
St Anthony's College - 2nd innings
K Uggalpaya c Hiniduma b Sayer 02
P Bandara b Sudaraka 06
D Panditharatne c Hiniduma b Sriman 13
N Gunasinghe st Hiniduma b Sayer 17
M Alfer c Hiniduma b Jayasinghe 03
D Sanduka b Sudaraka 28
B Wijetunga c Sudaraka b Sayer 03
K Udapola not out 07
N Wanasinghe not out 03
Extras 13
TOTAL (8 wickets; decl; 61 overs) 124
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-15, 3-35, 4-51, 5-55, 6-111
7-113, 8-114
Bowling: A Srimahan 7-2-24-1
R Sayer 18-5-40-3
C Sudaraka 14-8-16-3
L. Jayasinghe 16-8-29-1
L Kumara 2-0-4-0
N. Weerasinghe 4-0-3-0
Trinity College - 1st innings
97 for 3 wickets in 29 overs overnight 187 all out in 58 overs.
R Chandragupta c Udapola b Gunasinghe 31
N Weerasinghe c Wijetunga b Bandara 55
M Munaweera c Uggalpaya b Gunasinghe 05
L Kumara c Panditaratne b Gunasinghe 00
C Sudaraka b Munasinghe 01
A Sirimahan b Gunasinghe 06
L Jayasinghe run out 04
R Sayer not out 44
Extras 13
TOTAL (all out; 58 overs) 187
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-28, 3-63, 4-126, 5-126, 6-134
7-134, 8-139,9-174, 10-187
Bowling: D Jayalath 8-1-25-2
D Bandara 13-3-41-1
N Wanasinghe 13-3-32-0
K Udapola 5-0-22-0
N Gunasinghe 16-4-44-5
B Bandara 3-0-13-0)
Trinity College - 2nd innings
K Hiniduma not out 17
N Weerasinghe not out 04
Extras 06
TOTAL (no loss; 7 overs) 27
Bowling: N Wanasinghe 3-0-16-0
D Bandara 2-0-4-0
N Gunasinghe 2-0-2-0 |