Cambrians in stunning win over Ananda

by Dilwin MENDIS - Moratuwa Sports Corr.

Prince of Wale's College beat formidable Ananda College, Colombo by nine wickets and Cambrians were home for tea and match ending at 2.20 pm in their inter-school under-19 cricket match worked off at Moratuwa.

Cambrians who beat the strong Peterites after ten years a fortnight back and lost to Richmondites after a lapse of forty years bounced back to beat more fancied Ananda College thus giving ample evidence that "Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties".

Resuming at 205 for 5 on day two Cambrians were all out for 231 with Skipper Tarindu Dilshan making 61 runs and Ishan Bandaranayake claiming 4 for 44. In their second essay Anandians were bundled out for a paltry 104 runs with a fine bowling spell of 5 for 30 from Shanuka Dulaj who had a match bag of 8 for 47. Thilan Nimesh too had a good spell with 4 for 47 giving him a match bag of 7 for 95 set to make 32 runs for victory. Cambrians notched up the required score for the loss of one wicket.

Ananda: 160 and 104 (Dasun Wijesinghe 21, Thushara Samarajeewa 20, Shanuka Dulaj 5/30, Thilan Nimesh 4/47)

Prince of Wale's: 232 (Tarindu Dilshan 61, Ishan Bandaranayake 4/44, Pasindu Madushan 2/56 and 33/1 - Kusal Mendis 23 n/o).