<P>[INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET] 
[February 12 2011]

<P>Ananda beat Dharmaraja by eight wickets 

<P>Leg spinner Sachithra Perera captured five wickets for 41 to spearhead Ananda College to a rousing eight wicket outright victory over Dharmaraja College Kandy in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which concluded at Ananda Mawatha today.

<P>Ananda: 287 and 45 for 2 

<P>Dharmaraja: 127 and 203 (H. Munaweera 69, S. Weerakkody 31, S. Perera 5 for 44, R.Sharmen 2 for 92)

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<P>Royal hold Wesley


<P>Royal College after been asked to follow on came back magnificently to force a draw to their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Wesley College which concluded at Reid Avenue today.


<P>Royal: 115 and 256 (M. Abeysekera 81, D. Padmanadan 36, S. de Silva 39, V.Dissanayake 36, I. Liyanage 30, R. Sooriyakumara 2 for 30, D. Bathalomuesz 2 for 31,S. Jayawardena 4 for 54)

<P>Wesley: 209 and 125 for 9 (A. Fonseka 43, A. Kariyawasam 25, D. Padmanadan 4 for 26, I. Khan 3 for 25, R. Rambukwella 2 for 18)


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<P>Bens draw with Joes


<P>Wicket keeper batsman Rukshan Weerasinghe hit a fighting half century to help St. Benedict’s College force a draw to their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against St. Joseph’s College which concluded at Darley Road today.

<P>St. Joseph’s: 305 for 5 decl 

<P>St. Benedict’s: 205 (J. Perera 30, R. Sheron 26, S. Sandamal 31, E. Ratnayake 65, S.Patterson 20, C. Kumara 2 for 53, S. Jayatilleke 3 for 32, R. Thatil 2 for 35) and 170 for 7 (R. Weerasinghe 100, A. Perera 36, S. Jayatilleke 3 for 42)


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<P>DSSMV well placed

<P>D. S. Senanayake College were well placed at 152 for 5 in reply to St. Anthony’s first innings total of 144 runs on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament mach which commenced at Wijerama Mawatha today.

<P>St. Anthony’s: 144 (Y. Woods 34, A. Bandara 31, I. Gunasinghe 21, B. Fernando 3 for 25, K. Perera 2 for 50, M. Ijaz 2 for 23, H. Perera 2 for 26).

<P>D. S. Senanayake: 152 for 5 (L. Abeyratne 44, C. Wickremasinghe 38, U. Perera 23 n.o, T. Hettige 2 for 46)

<P>Opener Sineth Gunawardena hit a top score of 71 to lift Nalanda College to 203 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Mahanama College which began at Katunayake today. 

<P>Nalanda: 203 (S. Gunawardena 77, M. Vimukthi 34, V. Wickremarachchi 27, C.Wanniarachchi 3 for 54)

<P>Mahanama MV: 109 for 3 (H. Perera 47, D. Tissakuttige 25, K. Danushka 2 for 44).