Ruhuna’s Battle of the Blues:

Attanayake top scores with 50

By A. W. Gunawardhana - Matara Central Corr.

CRICKET: Matara Thomians were 177 for 7 wickets at the end of the first day play in the 108th Battle of the blues of Ruhuna between St. Thomas College and St. Servations College the 2nd oldest big match in Sri Lanka at Uyanwatta Stadium - Matara.

Batting first (after winning the toss) Thomian scored 177 runs for 7 wickets in 90 overs with Kasun Attanayake scoring a valuable half centuary with 05 boundaries - Sudesh Shirantha 31 gave good support to swell the score.

For the Servations C. Indika captured 3 wickets for 43 runs.

ST. THOMAS - MATARA: 
1ST INNINGS 

Asantha Sameera c G. Indika b Ayesh	 03	
Janaka Dushyantha c & b P. Lasantha	 24
Kasun Attanayake b G. Indika	 	 50
Sanoj Nanayakkara c Supun b C. Gayan	 04
Sudesh Shirantha c & b T. Dhanuska	 31
Dinesh Madusanka c & b G. Indika	 22
Nipun Ranaweera c & b Ocean Kalhara	 02
Sanoja Kumarasingha not out		 07
Upeksa Dharmapala not out	 	 04
EXTRAS	 				 30
TOTAL FOR 07 WICKETS (90 OVERS) 	177

FALL OF WICKETS:  - 1-40, 2-44, 3-77, 4-126, 5-154, 7-175.

BOWLING:  G. Indika - 30-5-3-43, Ocean Kalhara - 24-4-1-27, C. Gayan - 08-6-1-23, 
T. Dhanuska - 13-2-1-22, P. Lasantha - 15-0-1-45.