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| Sunday, 18 January 2004 |
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Wesley last pair thwarts Josephian victory by SRIAN OBEYESEKERE Wesley survived 24 anxious balls to salvage a draw against St. Joseph's whose bowlers could not take the last wicket in their inter-school cricket match at Darley Road yesterday. Wesley were forced to follow on having being bowled out for 117 after resuming from an overnight 40 for 4 wickets in reply to the Josephians massive score of 351 for 6 declared. The visitors fared only a shade better ending on 148 for 9 wickets with Nuwan Samith (42) and Anura Kumara (35) delaying a Josephian victory. But the day belonged to St. Joseph's leg spinner Ranesh Perera who claimed 2 wickets for 14 runs in the first essay and capped it with a remarkable 5 for 25 when Wesley batted a second time to have match haul of 7 wickets for 39. St. Joseph's's was without the services of colursman Angelo Mathew who is on national duty with the Sri Lankan Under-17 XI in the ongoing Under-17 Asia Cup. St. Joseph's 351 for 6 wkts. dec. Wesley: 40 for 4 wkts., overnight, all out 117. (Anura Kumara 26, Kushan Seneviratne 17, Avishka Liyanage 15, Rajeeva Weerasinghe 3 for 26, Rajeev Vedachelam 3 for 33, Christopher Fleming 2 for 10, Ranesh Perera 2 for 14) and 148 for 9 wickets at stumps. (Nuwan Samith 42, Anura Kumara 35, Rajasekera 28, Ranesh Joseph 5 for 25, Christopher Fleming 2 for 14). |
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