Schools outfit spring two surprises
Schoolboy Avishka Fernando in action - Pic by Ranjith Perera
Schools Under 19 team making their maiden appearance in the MCA annual open six-a-side tournament 2015 came out with flying colours in the preliminary round defeating the much fancied LB Finance ‘A’ and Hatton National Bank yesterday at the MCA Grounds.
This tournament will be continued in three venues, namely MCA, Thurstan and Wesley, today commencing at 9.00a.m.Confident looking Schools Six took on L.B. Finance in Group B surprised everyone at the grounds with a fine allround performance in defeating the financiers chasing 68 to achieve victory without a loss. In the second match in the same group again the young lads robbed the bankers with a seventeen run victory.
Results
Singer SC 29/6 (5) lost to HNB 30/1 (3); LB Finance ‘A’ 68/2 (5) lost to Schools U-19 67/0 (4.1); Sampath Bank 66/4 (5) lost to MAS Unichela ‘A’ 68/2 (4.4); MAS Unichela ‘B’ 83/3 (5) beat MAS Active 63/3 (5); L.B. Finance 92/3 (5) beat Singer ‘A’ 51/2 (5); Schools U-19 79/1 (5) beat HNB 62/5 (5); MAS Unichela ‘A’ (Defending Champs) 93/2 (5) beat MAS Siluega ‘A’ 50/1 (5); MAS Active 68/5 (5) beat Sampath Bank ‘B’
38/5 (5)