Moors, NCC crush CCC, SLPA by innings
Moors SC and NCC recorded outright wins with a day to spare when they crushed CCC and SLPA CC by an innings in the Under 23 Division One cricket matches played at the CCC and NCC grounds.
It was a pathetic batting performance put in by CCC as they were unable to last one day of batting being bowled out twice. The second day’s play saw CCC in reply to Moors SC score of 297 batting the first time was bundled out for 104 facing 87 overs with the right and left spinners Shehan Jayasuriya and Pradeep Ananda who together shared seven wickets doing the damage.
Bloomfield skipper Chathura Kumara sweeps against Tamil Union - Pic by Ranjith Perera
CCC made to follow on with a deficit of 193 runs to erase fared no better as they lasted only 39.5 overs and were bowled out for 171. It was Shehan who ended with a match bag of eight wickets along with Pradeep and Ruvinda Shamen who did the damage to give them an innings and 22 runs win.
It was almost the same story in the match between NCC and SLPA CC in the match played at the NCC ground on the second day as the right and left spin combination of Tharindu Kaushal and Saveen Nanayakkara doing the damage.
The duo laid the foundation for their innings and ten runs victory sharing seven wickets in the first innings to bowl out SLPA CC resuming on their overnight score of 39 for 5 for a paltry 87 in reply to NCC’s 313.
Made to follow on with first having to erase the 226 runs they failed to achieve that being able to muster only 216 runs falling short by ten runs to avoid an innings defeat.
A valuable fourth wicket partnership of 140 between Damith Priyadharshana and Charith Kumarasinghe supported by Thilaksha Sumanasiri helped Bloomfield take a first inning lead against Tamil Union at the end of the second day’s play in the match played at Reid Avenue.
Bloomfield resuming on their overnight score of 77 for 3 went on to make 265 in reply to Tamil Unions 248.
SSC continued to dominate proceedings against Air Force SC and looked set to gain an outright win when play stopped on day two in the match played at the Air Force ground in Katunayake.
SSC having bowled out the Airmen for 168 resuming on their overnight score of 156 for 3 made a formidable score of 370 which came on the back of half tons by Kavindu Kulasekera, Dasun Shanaka and Pathum Madusanka.
Air Force batting the second was badly placed on 101 for 4 needing another 101 runs to avoid an innings defeat when play begins on the final day today.
Negombo CC has already recorded a first inning lead over Navy SC at the end of second day’s play in the match played at Kadirana. Negombo CC resuming on their overnight score of 123 for 6 went on make 208.
Moratuwa SC too has taken a first inning lead over Army SC in the match played at Panagoda. Moratuwa SC made 195 and Army SC resuming on their overnight score of 44 for 1 was bowled out for 115.
At CCC: Moors SC beat CCC by innings and 22 runs
Moors SC 297 (Kaushalya Gajasinghe 101, Oshada Fernando 55, Ruvinda Shamen 53, Shehan Jayasuriya 21, Ruwantha Kellapotha 20: Chathuranga Kumara 4 for 46, Maduka Liyanapathiranage 4 for 75)
CCC 104 (Maduka Liyanapathiranage 29, Hashan Dumindu 20: Shehan Jayasuriya 5 for 44, Pradeep Ananda 3 for 23) and 171 (Lasith Abeyratne 70, Chathuranga Kumara 51: Shehan Jayasuriya 4 for 56, Pradeep Ananda 2 for 28, Ruvinda Shamen 2 for 40)
At NCC: NCC beat SLPA CC by an innings and 10 runs
NCC 313 (Sandun Weerakkody 99, Saranga Rajaguru 70, William Bossisto 60, Pawan Devinda 59: Anuk de Alwis 6 for 155, Aravinda Premaratne 2 for 98)
SLPA CC (39/5 overnight) 87 (Prashan Wickramasinghe 22: Tharindu Kaushal 4 for 36, Saveen Nanayakkara 3 for 24) and 216 (Yohan Chanuka 51, A.K. Tyrone 35, Sanjika Ridma 31: Saranga Rajaguru 3 for 20, Saveen Nanayakkara 2 for 38, Tharindu Kaushal 2 for 85
At Reid Avenue:
Tamil Union 248 (Minhaj Jaleel 71, Manoj Sarathchandra 44, Pulina Tharanga 73 n.o.: Imran Khan 3 for 55, Koshan Jayawickrama 3 for 72, Tharindu Ratnayake 2 for 33) and 188 for 5 (Minhaj Jaleel 83, Pabasara Waduge 30, Ron Chandragupta 32 n.o.: Koshan Jayawickrama 2 for 63)
Bloomfield (77/3 overnight) 265 (Damith Priyadharshana 78, Thilaksha Sumanasiri 62, Charith Kumarasinghe 60, Tharindu Ratnayake 21: Pramoda Liyanagamage 3 for 27, Pulina Tharanga 3 for 74, Shifran Muthaliph 2 for 48)
At Katunayake:
Air Force SC 168 (T. Nadeera 35, Udara Ranasinghe 23, Dushan Vimukthi 17: Lakshan Jayasinghe 4 for 31, Binura Fernando 2 for 24, Sanka Ramesh 2 for 40) and 101 for 4 (Vishwa Kanchuka 29, Yasoda Lanka 62 n.o.: Binura Fernando 2 for 18)
SSC (156/3 overnight) 370 (Kavindu Kulasekera 80, Dasun Shanaka 79, Pathum Madusanka 53, Ramindu Kumarasinghe 47, Binura Fernando 34, Lakshan Jayasinghe 30 n.o.: Dushan Vimukthi 4 for 116, Pramoda Chathuranga 3 for 87, Kasun Rajitha 2 for 71)
At Kadirana:
Navy SC 164 (Avishka Peiris 42, Madura Madusanka 26, Sathik Nimalsha 16 n.o.: Shehan Madusanka 3 for 53, Kalhan Sineth 2 for 12, Nilochana Perera 2 for 18, Malshan Gunasinghe 2 for 46) and 190 (Kalhara Peiris 43, Akash Senaratne 34, Lahiru Jayakody 34, Ihan Abeysekera 27: Malshan Gunasinghe 4 for 59, Kalhan Sineth 2 for 28)
Negombo CC (123/6 overnight) 208 (Shehan Dilasri 39, P. de Silva 31, Malshan Gunasinghe 27, Nilochana Perera 23, Akeel Inham 22, Shehan Madusanka 16: Kalhara Peiris 4 for 27, Sameera Sandamal 4 for 37)
At Panagoda:
Moratuwa SC 195 (Shanuka Dulaj 60, Hashan Chamara 38, Deshan Dias 23: Shehan de Silva 6 for 49, Sachintha Peiris 2 for 15) and 156 (S. Dalpathado 37, Hashan Chamara 35, Krishan Weeraratne 22, Deshan Dias 21, Chemila Obeysekera 15 n.o.: R. de Silva 2 for 21, Shehan de Silva 2 for 34)
Army SC (44/1 overnight) 115 (Leo Fransisco 27, R. de Silva 20, Lakshitha Madushan 19: Thenuka Dhananjaya 5 for 46, Krishan Weeraratne 3 for 35, Sahan Nanayakkara 2 for 17) and 54 for 2 (Lakshitha Madushan 22 n.o.: Chemila Obeysekera 2 for 13) and 31 for 3 (Ashan Ranasinghe 2 for 14)