School cricket round up

Antonians crush Mahanama by nine wickets

By S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

Left-arm spinner Adil Reyal returned a match bag of 8 for 126 to spearhead St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota to a nine wicket win over Mahanama College, Colombo in an inter-school cricket match played at Katugastota yesterday.

The Antonians were set a victory target of 88 in 23 overs and they won with five overs to spare.

Adil Reyal who has been among the wickets in almost every match has now reached 50 wickets for the season and has been largely responsible with bat and ball for the four outright wins the Antonians have scored this season.

In the first innings Adil Reyal captured 3 for 40 followed up 5 for 86 in the second after Mahanama College had decided to dug up and he did the next best thing to buy up the wickets.

The Antonians in their run chase had to face some tight bowling by Mahanama, but Kasun Ekanayake 40 not out and Mahinda Perera 24 not out on 52 runs in an unbroken stand for the second wicket in even time to ensure victory. In the first innings Mahinda top scored with 75.

St. Anthony’s College: 263 for 7 decl. and 89 for 1 in 18 overs (Hiran Wickremasekera 15, Kasun Ekanayake 40 not out, Mahinda Perera 24 not out).

Mahanama College 91 for 6 overnight cotinued 141 all out in 47 overs (N. Dharmawardene 32, R. Welisannage 33, Adil Reyal 3 for 40, Sahan Palihakkara 3 for 31, Kasun Ekanayake 2 for 14) and 209 all out in 62.5 over (R. Welisannage 33, S. Ruberu 38, D. Gunathillake 22, S. Perera 27, H. Kaluarachchi 41, L. Weerakoon 27, Adil Reyal 5 for 86, Kasun Ekanayake 3 for 45).

Wesley force a draw

By S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

Wesley College fought back gallantly to hold Kingswood College to a honourable draw in the P. H. Nonis Trophy cricket encounter against Kingswood College at the University Grounds, Peradeniya yesterday.

In reply to Kingswood’s first innings total of 282, Wesley were struggling at 39 for 3 at stumps on the first day.

But yesterday they made a fine recovery through Javith Bonso 66 (4 fours), Dulanjan Wijesinghe 56 (3 fours, 2 sixes) and D. E. Dissanayake 47 7 fours) they total 232 all out.

Kingswoodian in their second innings made 131 for 3 with Madawa Maduranga scoring 84 with 9 fours.

Kingswood College 282 all out and 131 for 3 with in 35 overs (Madawa Maduranga 84, C. M. Kumarasiri 25 not out, Ashan Senaviratne 17).

Wesley College: 39 for 3 wkts overnight continued 232 all out in 94.3 overs (Javith Bonso 66, Dulanjan Wijesinghe 56, Dinuwan Dissanayake 47, C. Dharmaprema 3 for 82, A. Senaviratne 3 for 28).

Kegalu Vidyalaya in 172 run win

by S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen - Kandy Sports Corr.

A good allround performance by Roshan Arvinda Weerasinghe who scored an aggressive 84 with 12 fours off only 65 balls and also captured a match haul of 9 for 63 with his leg spinning played a major role in Kandy Vidyalaya’s 172 run win over P. de S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda in their schools under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Public grounds Kegalle yesterday.

Chalintha Weerasinghe who batted well to score 115 not out with 17 hits to the ropes and one over it off 144 balls and this knock helped Kegalu Vidyalaya to declare at 299 for 3 off 47.3 overs in their second innings.

P. de S. Kularatne MV who were dismissed for 82 in the first innings fared a little better in their second innings in scoring 195 all out but this could not prevent them from defeat.

Kegalu Vidyalaya 155 all out in 55.4 overs (Chalitha Weerasinghe 15, Maheesha Liyanage 17, Roshan A. Weerasinghe 39, Kalpa, Bandaranayake 18, I. S. Wijesinghe 24, B. H. Sankalpa 3 for 40, K. W. A. Sangeeth 4 for 28) and 299 for 3 declared in 47.3 overs Udara Tillekesiri 79, Chalitha Weerasinghe 115 not out, Roshan Arvinda Weerasinghe 84).

P. de. S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya 82 all out in 16.3 overs (B. R. de Silva 42, A. Dilantha 12, A. Sanjaya 12, Udara Jayasundara 5 for 14, Roshan Arvinda Weerasinghe 4 for 9) and 195 all out in 42 overs (H. Lakmal 30, A. Sanjaya 29, N. Dilshan 31, S. Sameera 29, Udara Tillakasiri 4 for 60, Roshan Arvinda Weerasinghe 5 for 54).