Outright win for Marians
by Chris DHAMBARAGE
CRICKET: Right arm off spinner Umesh Karunaratne took a
matchbag of eleven wickets to spearhead Chilaw Marians CC to a
comprehensive nine wicket outright victory over Sri Lanka Navy SC with a
day to spare in their SLC Under 23 Division I cricket tournament match
which concluded at Welisara yesterday.
Navy SC: 171 and 150 (D. Chandima 25, P. Edirisinghe 20, C. Ruwansiri
20, L. Keerthi 33, D. Mendis 22, U. Karunaratne 6 for 62, M.
Laiyanapathiranage 4 for 66).
Chilaw Marians CC: 233 (G. Alwis 65, L. Weragala 32, B.
Samarawickrema 51, S. Silva 33 n.o, D. Chaminda 3 for 47, D. Chandrasiri
4 for 18) and 90 for 1 (G. Alwis 38 n.o, L. Weragala 20, G. Kumara 35
n.o).
Angelo 167
Former Sri Lanka youth player Angelo Perera hammered a splendid 167
not out as the NCC piled up 374 for 7 in their second innings on the
second day of their SLC Under 23 division I three day cricket tournament
match against the BRC which continued at Havelock Park yesterday.
NCC: 140 and 374 for 7 (A. Perera 167 n.o, S. Pussegolla 59, H.
Mawjood 46 n.o, M. Madushan 3 for 121, R. Perera 2 for 54).
BRC: 191 (Y. Abeykoon 28, A. Solomons 27, T. Perera 36 n.o, M.
Madushanka 41, R. Laksiri 5 for 54, R. Wijenayake 3 for 69).
Moors on 1st innings
Moors SC put up a fine performance to snatch a close first innings
lead over Sri Lanka Air Force SC on the second day of their SLC Under 23
division I three day cricket tournament match which continued at
Braybrooke Place yesterday.
Moors SC: 214 and 207 for 4 (D. Madumal 67, S. Jayasuriya 111).
Air Force SC: 203 (S. Bulathgala 64, A. Samarasekera 55, A. Gihan 44,
S. Fernando 4 for 45, M. Perera 3 for 44, I. Samarasuriya 2 for 14).
Nilanka 4 for 39
Fast bowler Nilanka Premaratne snapped up four wickets for 39 to give
Ragama CC a good first innings lead over SSC on the second day of their
SLC Under-23 Division I three day cricket tournament match which
continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.
Ragama CC: 297 and 184 for 8 (N. Mazahir 45, S. Ranasuriya 36, N.
Fernando 30, S. Wickrema 5 for 86, S. Ramesh 2 for 44).
SSC: 177 (U. Bandara 53, G. Manishan 34, A. Jayasinghe 34, N.
Premaratne 4 for 39, V. Perera 3 for 41).
Gayashan 127
Opener Gayashan Weerasekera hammered a magnificent 127 to put Tamil
Union on course to an outright victory over Seeduwa, Raddoluwa CC on the
second day of their SLC Under 23 division I three day cricket tournament
match which continued at Katunayake yesterday.
Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC: 230 and 54 for 4 (C. Ranaweera 31 n.o, I. Udana
3 for 24).
Tamil Union: 408 for 8 decl (G. Weerasekera 127, D. Jayatilleke 91,
A. Nanayakkara 46, U. Peiris 41 I. Udana 3, A. Gafoor 4 for 112, K.
Ekenayake 3 for 120). |