Trinity notch up second outright win

S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Corr.

Trinity College, Kandy scored their second outright for the week when they beat Kingswood College by an innings and 24 runs in their inter-school cricket match concluded at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday. The Lions won in the final over before tea break.

The Kignswoodians continuing from their over night score of 87 for 7 in reply to Trinity total of 250 for 6 declared fold up for 91 before the lunch break. Kingswood College who were 75 for 3 at one stage added only 16 runs while losing 7 wickets. Left-arm spinner Lakshan Jayasinghe was the chief wrecker taking 5 for 8 off 14.1 over with 8 of them being maidens.

Following on 159 runs behind, Kignswoodians fared much better scoring 135 before being dismissed, but they occupied the crease for 66 overs, thus delaying the Lions victory until tea time. T.N. Hettiarachchi tops cored with 32. Leg-spinner Akila Jayasundera boweld best to capture 3 for 22.

This Trinity's second victory for the week as they on Wednesday they beat St. Alooysius College also by an innings.

Trinity College: 250 for 6 decl.

Kingswood College: 87 for 7 overnight continued 91 all out in 51.1 overs (Nisitha Weerakoon 23, Randika Wijeratne 33, M.M. Tharaka Marasinghe 21, Lakshan Jayasinghe 5 for 8, Janishka Premasinghe 2 for 21) and 91 all out in 66 overs (Shanuka Ratnayake 14, Nisitha Weerakoon 17, W.D.L. Monarawila 11, T.H.M. Liyanage 12, T.L.B. Hettiarachchi 32, T.C. Gunaratne 24, Janishka Premasinghe 2 for 34, Madhushan Subendran 2 for 17, Akila Jayasundera 3 for 22).