Rupasinghe helps CCC to win

by Chris Dhambarage

CRICKET: Nisitha Rupasinghe captured four wickets for 19 runs as CCC defeated Ragama CC by 36 runs in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

CCC: 152 in 46.5 overs (T. Mendis 38, N. Randhika 35 n.o., N. Perera 29, D. Gamage 2 for 20, K. Weeraratne 3 for 15, S. Saman 2 for 40).

Ragama CC: 116 in 37.4 overs (M. Thotuwilage 30, A. Sandaruwan 39, S. de Silva 2 for 31, N. Rupasinghe 4 for 19).

Half centuries

Half centuries from Russel Arnold and Malintha Gajanayake helped NCC beat Colts CC by five wickets in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 184 for 8 in 50 overs (M. Warnapura 49, A. Mathews 44 n.o., T. Kottahewa 2 for 19, C. Komasaru 2 for 31).

NCC: 185 for 5 in 47.4 overs (R. Arnold 60, M. Gajanayake 56 n.o., C. Aravinda 20, I. Amarasinghe 3 for 46).

Unbeaten 102

Hemantha Boteju hit an unbeaten 102 with two sixes and eleven fours and Anil Rideegammanagedera took a five wicket haul as Moors SC crushed SSC by 75 runs in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Moors SC: 220 for 9 in 50 overs (H. Boteju 102 n.o., A. Rideegammanagedera 21, D. Lokuhettige 45, N. Zoysa 3 for 32, K. Lokuarachchi 3 for 44, C. Sumathipala 2 for 15).

SSC: 145 in 39 overs (T. Paranavithana 38, N. Zoysa 41, A. Rideegammanagedera 5 for 17, C. Mudalige 2 for 27).

Hunukumbura 57

Damitha Hunukumbura hit a top score of 57 as Baduraliya CC edged out Chilaw Marians SC by two wickets in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at the Colombo University grounds yesterday.

Chilaw Marians SC: 161 in 46.5 overs (N. Perera 43, W. Fernando 30, D. Nandana 2 for 31, L. Dias 2 for 28, T. Sampath 2 for 19).

Baduraliya CC: 163 for 8 in 35.4 overs (D. Hunukumbura 57, T. Sampath 44, D. Hettiarachchi 2 for 52, J. Gunaratne 3 for 31, M. Chanaka 3 for 33).

Tamils by 1 wicket

Lanka de Silva hit a fighting half century to help Tamil Union beat Bloomfield by one wicket in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 192 in 50 overs (T. Kandamby 62, G. de Silva 37, M. Ranasinghe 18 n.o., N. Perera 3 for 39, R. Dias 2 for 34).

Tamil Union: 195 for 9 in 49.2 overs (L. de Silva 54, R. Dias 33, N. Ranjith 22 n.o., N. Perera 21, C. Jayasinghe 3 for 32, C. Dissanayake 2 for 18, T. Lakshitha 2 for 37).

Fluent 75

Pasan Weeraratne hit a fluent 75 to help Singha SC Ambalangoda beat Sri Lanka Air Force SC by three wickets in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Rifle Green yesterday.

Air Force SC: 202 in 31.5 overs (S. Perumpulli 32, M. Dissanayake 38, M. Porage 31, R. Mapatuna 59, P. Gunawardena 3 for 32, N. Liyanage 3 for 32).

Singha SC: 204 for 7 in 30.5 overs (P. Weerarartne 75, S. Vithana 44 n.o., P. Gunawardena 25 n.o., R. Mapatuna 3 for 33).

Convincing win

A fine all round performance from Thamara Abeyratne helped BRC register a convincing 67 run victory over Sebastianites SC in their SLC Premier limited overs inter club cricket tournament match played at Havelock Park yesterday.

BRC: 264 for 8 in 50 overs (V. Waragoda 58, V. Perera 35, D. Vitharana 44, R. Dhammika 23, T. Abeyratne 41, H. Silva 3 for 50).

Sebastianites SC: 177 in 37.3 overs (P. Salgado 54, M. Siriwardena 39, N. Nawala 23, R. Dhammika 3 for 24, R. Kumara 2 for 45, T. Abeyratne 2 for 28).