Kithruwan, Malintha crack centuries

CRICKET: Centuries from opener Kithruwan Withanage, Malintha Gajanyake and Nisal Randhika helped CCC snatch a close first innings lead over SSC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC: 451.

CCC: 484 for 6 (D. Ranaweera 24, K. Withanage 105, M. Gajanayake 110, S. Pathirana 47, T. Mendis 47, N. Randhika 119 n.o, S. Wickrema 3 for 117).

Bloomfield set for victory

Bloomfield put up a splendid performance on the field to put themselves on course to an outright victory over Baduraliya CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Baduraliya CC: 147 and 223 for 8 (C. Withanage 47, T. Sampath 50, D. Indika 44 n.o, S. Ruwan 21, O. Wijesiriwardena 24, T. Gamage 2 for 35, S. Randiv 3 for 93, S. Dissanayake 2 for 56).

Bloomfield: 247.

Chilaw Marians in control

Penetrative bowling from Dinuk Hettiarachchi and Shamindra Eranga helped the defending champions Chilaw Marians CC to finish on top of the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match against Saracens CC which continued at Katunayake yesterday.

Chilaw Marians CC: 342.

Saracens CC: 214 for 9 (G. Alwis 21, S. Kamileen 32, D. Randhika 20, R. Silva 73, D. Wimaladharma 21 n.o, D. Hettiarachchi 3 for 69, S. Eranga 2 for 44).

Pushpskumara,

Sachitra help Tamils

Two good knocks from Sachithra Serasinghe and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara helped Tamil Union to build up a good first innings lead over Colts CC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 263.

Tamil Union: 364 for 8 (G. Rupasinghe 52, A. Priyanjana 28, J. Mendis 50, S. Serasingh , M. Pushpakumara 82 n.o, D. Perera 2 for 91, V. Pushpakumara 2 for 58, M. Warnapura 2 for 21).

NCC heading of

big score

NCC were well placed at 146 for 2 in reply to Ragama CC's huge first innings total of 483 runs on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier 'A' cricket tournament match which continued at Maitland Place yesterday.

Ragama CC: 483 (L. Thirimanna 119, I. de Saram 145, S. de Zoysa 102, N. Premaratne 28, K. Kulasekera 4 for 63, A. Ganegama 4 for 48).

NCC: 146 for 2 (D. Chandimal 29, Y. de Silva 64 n.o, J. Mubarak 48 n.o, N. Premaratne 2 for 51).