Good all-round effort by Akurugoda

Josephian Aravinda Akurugoda's century(106) in the second innings was the main feature in the drawn schoolcricket match between St.Benedict's College and St.Joseph's Collegeended at Darley Road yesterday.

The Joes who were shot out for 79 inthe first innings with the aid of two useful innings by PathumMadusanka (84) and Aravinda Akurugoda ( 106) declared their secondinnings at 276 for 9.

The Bens in their second essay were 90for 5, Janidu Karunatileka top scoring with 43)

Chief scores. St.Joseph's College 79 and 276 for 9declared ( Pathum Madusanka 84, Vimukthi Peiris 25, AravindaAkurugoda 106, Suren de Silva 23, Geethika Jayatileka 3 for 82,Navodh Abeyratne 4 for 27)

St.Benedict's College 184 for 8 declared ( Maheal Jayalath 65, Sithum Wijesinghe 32, Suren deSilva 3 for 24, Aravinda Akurugoda 3 for 35, Harin Cooray 3 for 35)and 90 for 5 ( Mahel Jayalath 25, Janidu Karunatileka 43, AravindaAkurugoda 2 for 30)