Ananda record win over St. Joseph’s after seven decades
Ananda recorded an outright win over St. Joseph’s after a lapse of 77 years when they coasted through to an innings and seven runs win in the Under-19 inter-school cricket encounter ended at Darley Road yesterday.
Ananda’s last win against St. Joseph’s was in 1938 and this is also only the second time that they have achieved an outright win against their opponents. According to sources eventhough they have been playing against each for a long period this is in fact is the 47th encounter between the two schools as the fixture has not been played regularly.
Royal spinner Lasith Embuldeniya picked four wickets against Trinty - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Ananda put themselves in a strong position at the end of the first day. Taking first lease of the wicket and helped by half tons from Nisal Fransisco (91), skipper Sammu Ashan (58) and Nipun Hakgalla (61) they amassed 301 for 9 declared with St. Joseph’s ending the day on 13 for 1.
St. Joseph’s resuming on their overnight score found skipper Sammu Ashan and Dilanka Sandaken too hot to handle and succumbed to a score of 170.
The Josephians made to follow on and left with a task of erasing 131 runs to avoid an innings defeat failed miserably as Sammu along with Shenal Korale shared eight wickets between them and combined to bundle them out for 124.
Royal recorded a moral booster before the Battle of the Blues, when they outclassed Trinity by an innings and 58 runs at Reid Avenue.
The opening day’s play saw Royal helped by half tons from Geeshanth Panditharatne, Naveen Vidanapathirana and Himesh Ramanayake taking first lease of the wicket. They ended the day by making a formidable 307 for 9 at which score they declared.
The writing on the wall was there for the Trinitians after they were bowled out cheaply for a lowly 146 with Lasith Embuldeniya and Harith Samarasinghe doing the damage. Trinity made to follow on fared no better as they put in a pathetic batting performance. Lasith tormented them again and was supported by Randev Pathirana and Harith Samarasinghe as the trio shared nine wickets which wrecked the Trinity batting. Ultimately the Trinitians were bundled out for 105.
A match bag of 10 for 99 by Chanuka Dilshan helped St. Servatius Matara to crush Bandaranayake MV Gampaha by 95 runs at Kadirana.
Bandaranayake MV, in reply to the Servatians score of 301 for 9 declared, resuming on their overnight score of 11 for no loss was ruined by Chanaka who ended with impressive figures of 7 for 34 and were bundled out for 82.
St. Servatius opting to bat the second time made 32 for 2 declared leaving Bandaranayake MV a massive target of 252 runs for victory. Bandaranayake MV in their run chase was nowhere near as they were bowled out for 156.
Mahinda Galle cruised through to an easy seven-wicket win against Revatha MMV Balapitiya in the match concluded at Balapitiya. Mahinda chasing 110 for victory was steered by an unbeaten 67 by Kalhara Jayasekera which helped reach the target with ease. St. Sebastian’s in reply to S. Thomas’s score of 198 resuming on their overnight score of 125 for 4 went on to make 237 to register a first innings win at Moratuwa.
In the other matches that played yesterday De Mazenod, President’s Kotte and Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama gained first innings wins over Mahanama Colombo, Anuradhapura Central and Jaffna Central played at Kandana, Anuradhapura and Jaffna respectively.
Half tons by Hevit Alodian and M. Kajeendran saw St. Patrick’s Jaffna make 319 against St. Anthony’s who ended day one on 56 for 3 at Gampaha while an unbeaten ton by Nipuna Deshan and a half ton by Kushan Akalanka enabled Sri Sumangala Panadura to post a score of 354 for 8 declared against Taxila Central who ended on 63 for 3 in the match played at Horana.
At Darley Road: Ananda beat St. Joseph’s by innings and 7 runs
Ananda 301 for 9 declared (Nisal Fransisco 91, Sammu Ashan 58, Nipun Hakgalla 61, Dilanka Sandaken 33, Kavishka Anjula 36 n.o.: Malshan Rodrigo 5 for 50)
St. Joseph’s (13/1 overnight) 170 (Hashindra Perera 54 n.o.: Sammu Ashan 5 for 63, Dilanka Sandaken 3 for 28) and 124 (Vimukthi Peiris 47: Shenal Korale 4 for 11, Sammu Ashan 4 for 57)
At Reid Avenue: Royal beat Trinity by innings and 58 runs
Royal 307 for 9 declared (Geeshanth Panditharatne 75, Naveen Vidanapathirana 74, Hasitha Samarasinghe 49, Himesh Ramanayake 51 n.o.: Raveen Sayer 4 for 120, Nushan Weerasinghe 2 for 28, Lahiru Kumara 2 for 61)
Trinity 146 (Kaveen Hiniduma 54: Lasith Embuldeniya 4 for 50, Harith Samarasinghe 3 for 18) and 105 (Arjuna Jayasinghe 23: Lasith Embuldeniya 4 for 42, Randev Pathirana 3 for 30, Hairth Samarasinghe 2 for 7)
At Kadirana: St. Servatius beat Bandaranayake MV by 95 runs
St. Servatius Matara 301 for 9 declared (Rajantha Chandula 69, Kavindu Umesh 68, Ramesh Nimantha 41: Dhanuka Kumara 2 for 21, Minoy Senanayake 2 for 25) and 32 for 2 declared
Bandaranayake MV Gampaha (11/0 overnight) 82 (Sasiri Adikari 24: Chanuka Dilshan 7 for 34) and 156 (Wageesha Wanniarachchi 73: Ramesh Nimantha 4 for 43, Chanuka Dilshan 3 for 65)
At Balapitiya: Mahinda beat Revatha MMV by 7 wickets
Revatha MMV Balapitiya 101 (Pahan Maduwantha 22: Pasindu Dilshan 5 for 28, Krishan Rangajith 4 for 19) and 169 (Ashan Chathuranga 51, Charith Sudaraka 36, Pasindu Kirala 27: Krishan Rangajith 4 for 37, Kalhara Jayasekera 3 for 28, Sachith Udara 2 for 34)
Mahinda Galle 161 (Kalhara Jayasekera 23, Pasindu Dilshan 22, Gihan Dhanushka 20: Mohamed Irhath 4 for 41, Hishanka Lakshan 4 for 44) and 112 for 3 (Kalhara Jayasekera 67 n.o.)
At Moratuwa: Match drawn
S. Thomas’ 198 (Sajana de Silva 66, Tharindu Ratnayake 33, Dhanush Peiris 24: Nimesh Bandara 5 for 78, Asher Warnakulasuriya 2 for 18, Shashika Fernando 2 for 43) and 239 for 4 (Yohan Mendis 71, Chenutha Wickramasinghe 108 n.o., Helakamal Nanayakkara 36 n.o.)
St. Sebastian’s (125/4 overnight) 237 (Avishka Fernando 57, Kusal Lakthilina 45, Mishen Silva 29, Asher Warnakulasuriya 29, Praveen Perera 19, Muditha Fernando 17: Helakamal Nanayakkara 2 for 31, Dhanush Peiris 2 for 36, Sajana de Silva 2 for 36, Tharindu Ratnayake 2 for 59)
At Kandana: Match drawn
Mahanama Colombo 130 (Malindu Maduranga 69: Akash Senaratne 4 for 25, Rukshan Fernando 3 for 37, Shehan Jayawardena 2 for 24) and 204 for 9 (Sahan Peiris 61: Rukshan Fernando 6 for 56)
De Mazenod (13/1 overnight) 203 (Akash Senaratne 50, Rukshan Fernando 24: Dinuka Karunananda 5 for 47, Dulanjana Seneviratne 3 for 70) and 46 for 1
At Anuradhapura: Match drawn
President’s Kotte 128 (Navod Kalansuriya 24: S. Devuhallia 4 for 15, M. Premanath 3 for 15) and 206 for 8 (Nethimina Kodippili 45: M. Premanath 3 for 67)
Anurdhapura Central (28/3 overnight) 78 (S. Indraratne 20: Nethimina Kodippili 3 for 20, Sandeepa Wimalaweera 3 for 24) and 43 for 2
At Jaffna: Match drawn
Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama 158 (Umesh Kasun 46, Thisara Dilshan 36, Raveen Yasas 23, Ashen Kanchaka 22: Sathakaran Thireshan 6 for 39, Sivarasa Mathusan 2 for 30) and 135 (Ashen Kanchaka 30, Raveen Yasas 27, Ramindu Nikeshala 23: Sivarasa Mathusan 4 for 34)
Jaffna Central 134 (Suresh Kartheepan 24, Sathakaran Thireshan 20: Pethum Madusanka 4 for 34, Raveen Yasas 2 for 23) and 138 for 6 (Suresh Kartheepan 41, Pathinathan Nirojan 28, Yokarasan Kirubaharan 28: Kasun Lahiru 3 for 18, Raveen Yasas 2 for 32)
At Gampaha: Match continues
St Patrick’s Jaffna 319 (Hevit Alodian 60, A. Sinthujan 60, C. Daniel 23, M. Kajeendran 81 n.o.: Shamsul Muneer 4 for 144, Teshan Prasanna 3 for 69, Ishara Geeth 2 for 17)
St Anthony’s Wattala 56 for 3 (Asiri Wageesha 23)
At Horana: Match continues
Sri Sumangala Panadura 354 for 8 declared (Kushan Akalanka 78, Nadiru Rukshan 40, Heshan Dhanushka 34, Vishwa Yasas 28, Nipuna Deshan 110 n.o.: Thilina Tharindu 3 for 82, Kavindu Eranga 2 for 99)
Taxila Central Horana 63 for 3 (Kavindu Kalhara 30: Sewinda Thulakshana 2 for 25) – MSA
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