Kavinga a sparkling ton for NCC

by Chris DHAMBARAGE

CRICKET: Opener Rishan Kavinga hammered a sparkling 107 from 79 balls with two sixes and 20 boundaries as NCC piled up a formidable 311 for 6 in their first innings on the second day of their SLC Under 23 division one cricket tournament match against Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club which continued at Welisara yesterday.

Navy SC: 259.

NCC: 311 for 6 (R. Kavinga 107, A. Perera 85, A. Liyanage 29, P. Perera 23, R. Laksiri 26 n.o., U. Jayasundera 2 for 46, M. Gunasinghe 2 for 39).

Moors well placed

Opener Shehan Jayasuriya hit a splendid 124 with one six and a dozen of boundaries to put Moors SC in a strong position on the second day of their SLC Under 23 division one cricket tournament match against the BRC which continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

BRC: 179.

Moors SC: 357 for 7 (S. Jayasuriya 124, I. Samarasuriya 67, I. Gouse 44, M. Raffi 39, C. de Silva 24, R. Perera 2 for 61).

Ragama CC in lead

Middle order batsman Vimukthi Perera hit a fighting half century to help Ragama CC snatch a close first innings lead over Colts CC on the second day of their SLC Under 23 division one cricket tournament match which continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 209.

Ragama CC: 223 for 7 (D. de Silva 32, V. Perera 67, N. Priyanjana 39 n.o., N. Tharaka 26, R. Silva 2 for 42, R. Weerasinghe 2 for 54)

Maduka a good double

Sri Lanka youth cap Maduka Liyanapathiranage produced a fine all round performance as Chilaw Marians CC kept their hopes alive of pulling off a first innings victory over Bloomfield on the second day of their SLC Under 23 division one cricket tournament match which continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Chilaw Marians CC: 259 (L. Weerasinghe 39, S. Kamileen 33, M. Liyanapathiranage 46, N. Nanayakkara 3 for 25, A. Atapattu 3 for 81).

Bloomfield: 166 for 5 (L. Lakmal 74, D. Rasnayake 26, M. Warnapura 28, M. Liyanapathiranage 3 for 34).