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Schoolboy Shannon (16/32) creates new record
In what could easily be a junior record in Sri Lanka Schools Cricket, a schoolboy cricketer from St. Benedict's College finished with match figures of 16 wickets for 32 runs in a under 12 tournament game played at Kotahena recently.

The magnificent bowling feat was performed by 12-year-old Shannon Patterson, a left arm leg break bowler who is also the captain of the St. Benedict's College team.

He picked up seven wickets in the first innings (7/09) and a further nine wickets (9/23) in the second innings against Maha Bodhi College who were bowled out for just 25 runs and 45 runs respectively in thefirst and second innings.. St. Benedict's who scored 194 for 5 declared eventually and won the game by an innings and 124 runs. Incidentally there was a run out in each of the Maha Bodhi innings.

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