Lasith stars in Annites victory
A superb knock of 150 in 137 balls by number three batsman Lasith Warnakulasooriya helped St Anne’s College Kurunegala to an easy 108 run victory over Kingswood College Kandy in their all island inter school under 17 division I Cricket tournament match played at Prison grounds Pallekelle recently. Warnakulasooriya reached his hundred in 113 balls and in all hit 2 sixes and 22 fours.
St Anne’s made 222 from 49.2 overs and restricted their opponents for just 114 in 31.5 overs as Kavindu Ranasinghe captured 5/30 for the winners.
In another match in the same tournament St Anne’s defeated Ibbagamuwa M.M.V by 95 runs at Kurunegala. After winning the toss St Anne’s batted first made 196 from 47.3 overs. Lasith Warnakulasooriya again batted well to score a fine 78 while Kavindu Ranasinghe (51) too scored some useful runs. In reply Ibbagamuwa could manage only 101 in 28.4 overs. Kavindu Ranasinghe bowled best to capture 4/23 for the Annites.
Scores
Beat Kingswood College Kandy by 108 runs at Pallekelle Prison grounds
St Anne’s College 222 (49.2) (Lasith Warnakulasooriya 150 Demitha Kumarage 13 Lakmal de Silva 3/40 P.D.D Dhamiska 2/21 N. Bandara 2/37)
Kingswood College 114 (31.5) (Harshana Wickremasinghe 36 Hashika Gamage 17 N.Bandara13 Kavindu Ranasinghe 5/30 Hirusha de Silva 2/11)
Beat Ibbagamuwa M.M.V by 95 runs at Kurunegala
St Anne’s College 196 (47.3) (Lasith Warnakulasooriya 78 Kavindu Ranasinghe 51 Sulakshana Madusith 19 Prasad Herath 4/26 Danushka Jayakody 2/35 Shehan Karunarathna 2/46)
Ibbagamuwa M.M.V 101 (28.4) (Dilanka Premaratne 21 Sandun Jayasena 14 Danushka Jayakody 13 n.o Kavindu Ranasinghe 4/23 Lasith Warnakulasooriya2/26 Avishka Rupasinghe 2/30)
Holy Cross, Carey, St Anthony’s record shocking wins
By M. Shamil Amit
Holy Cross Kalutara, Carey and St Anthony’s Wattala recorded shocking wins over fancied team in the first round encounters of the Under 17 Division One cricket tournament which is in progress now.
Holy Cross coasted to a comfortable seven wicket win over Ananda while Carey secured a close three wicket win against St Peter’s and St Anthony’s got the better of DSS by seven wickets.
Meanwhile Wesley and Mahanama Panadura continued their winning spree as they maintained their unbeaten record with wins against De La Salle Mutwal and Tissa Central Kalutara.
In the other matches that were played saw St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa, St Benedict’s, DSS, Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda, Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha, Maris Stella, Maris Stella, Nalanda, St Servatius, De Mazenod, Thurstan, St Peter’s, Richmond, Royal Colombo, De Mazenod, Ananda and Sandalanka Central winning their matches.
Other results:
At Ananda Mawatha – Holy Cross won by seven wickets
Ananda 127 in 40.5 overs (Kamesh Nirmal 43, Lakshitha Amarasekera 24: Vihanga Gunaratne 2 for 1, Pathum Fernando 2 for 19, Dilhara Nanayakkara 2 for 23, Dineth de Silva 2 for 28)
Holy Cross Kalutara 128 for 3 in 35 overs (Vihanga Gunaratne 23, Kavindu Umayanga 51 n.o.)
At Mount Mary – Carey won by three wickets
St Peter’s 116 in 36.4 overs (Nipunaka Fonseka 28, Ranmith Jayasena 25: Janith Lakshitha 3 for 22, Asitha Jayawardena 2 for 4)
Carey 122 for 7 in 43.2 overs (Doveen Vithana 32, Ameer Musthaq 25, Chethana Attanayake 23 n.o.: Dilith Anjula 3 for 21)
At Wattala – St Anthony’s won by seven wickets
DSS 108 in 31.5 overs (Teron Baskaran 53, Muditha Lakshan 21: Kaveesha Dulanjana 3 for 26, Rashmika Mewan 2 for 16)
St Anthony’s Wattala 112 for 3 in 24.3 overs (Rashmika Mewan 24, Avishka Tharindu 24, Joel Pinto 41 n.o.)
At Dalupotha – St Joseph Vaz won by six wickets
St Peter’s Negombo 142 in 45.4 overs (Thisara Maduwantha 41: Nipun Dhananjaya 3 for 26, Isuru Fernando 2 for 
St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 144 for 4 in 39 overs (Dilshan Perera 33, Nipun Dhananjaya 53 n.o.: Ruvin Salila 3 for 41)
At Mount Mary – Wesley won by eight wickets
Carey 64 in 28 overs (Duveen Vithana 22: Movin Subasinghe 6 for 10, Kavindana Perera 4 for 11)
Wesley 76 for 2 in 10.1 overs (Movin Subasinghe 22 n.o.)
At Panadura – Mahanama won by five wickets
Tissa Central 202 in 43 overs (Rohan Sanjaya 108, Kosala Ravindu 32: Tishan Avishka 3 for 29, Ravindu Nethpahan 2 for 30)
Mahanama Panadura 205 for 5 in 41.2 overs (Kamal Mishara 72, Ravindu Shan 52, Pubudu Reshan 21, Suraj Pushpakumara 17: Rohan Sanjaya 3 44)
At Piliyandala – St Benedict’s won by 65 runs on Parabola
St Benedict’s 228 in 48 overs (Shehan Fernando 73, Vihanga Ruwanwara 45, Visitha Saranga 33: Ruchira Adikari 3 for 32, Sandun Sathsara 3 for 42, Heshan Madusanka 2 for 36)
Piliyandala Central 73 for 7 in 22 overs (Imesh Fernando 2 for 5)
At Padukka – DSS won by 81 runs
DSS 210 for 9 in 33 overs (Muditha Lakshan 66, Pasindu Siyambalapitiya 23: Lakshitha Sandaruwan 3 for 58, Avishka Hasarinda 2 for 24)
Dharmapala 129 in 22.3 overs (Dulaj Ashen 28, Malith Sandakelum 23: Sandaru Wickremaratne 3 for 16, Muditha Lakshan 2 for 25)
At Karandeniya – Dharmasoka MV won by seven wickets
St Servatius Matara 218 in 47.5 overs (Chethaka Denuwan 37, Pasindu Manupriya 32, Chihan Kalindu 31, Naveen Sahith 30: Chamindu Dilshan 2 for 13, Dinuka Dilshan 2 for 52)
Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda 222 for 3 in 43.5 overs (Chamindu Dilshan 33, Dinuka Dilshan 105 n.o., Kavindu Nadeeshan 75 n.o.)
At Gampaha – Bandaranayake MMV won by 113 runs
Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha 277 in 48.4 overs (Pasindu Bandara 75, Madawa Karunaratne 36, Sisitha Madanayake 33, Prabasha Alwis 23 n.o.: Neshika Perera 4 for 70, Uthum Perera 3 for 40, Santhush Soysa 2 for 39)
De La Salle Mutwal 164 in 46.1 overs (Ravindu Sandeepa 50, Santhush Soysa 23: Janitha Jayawardena 3 for 25, Madawa Karunaratne 2 for 20, Shehan Chandrasiri 2 for 35)
At Katuneriya – Maris Stella won by six wickets
Prince of Wales 127 in 49.2 overs (Dewaka Peiris 26, Suwath Mendis 21: Naveen Fernando 4 for 20, Priyashan Silva 2 for 17)
Maris Stella 131 for 4 in 23.4 overs (Thilina Perera 31, Kevin Perera 47 n.o.: Dasan Samarasinghe 2 for 30)
At Darley Road – Nalanda won by six wickets
St Joseph’s 156 in 50 overs (Cameron Guruge 58, Sachintha Ravindu 20, Lakshan Gamage 20: Mahima Weerakoon 3 for 22, Chamindu Wijesinghe 2 for 21)
Nalanda 157 for 4 in 34.3 overs (Ranindu de Silva 42, Moksha Sankalpa 28, Sachitha Gunatilleke 27, Avishka Perera 26: Kitishen Peiris 2 for 21)
At Maggona – St Servatius won by seven runs
St Servatius 183 in 48.4 overs (Pasindu Manupriya 56, Chethaka Denuwan 31, Shashika Dulshan 22: Vishmitha Wijesiri 3 for 38, Akash Kavinda 2 for 13)
Richmond 176 in 47.2 overs (Vimuth Sapunaka 40, Sandun Mendis 33, Dilum Sudeera 28: Pasindu Manupriya 3 for 27, Nethum Sahasra 2 for 14, Chethaka Denuwan 2 for 21, Pasan Thathsara 2 for 34)
At Kandana – De Mazenod won by one wicket
Moratu MV 212 for 8 in 50 overs (Shehada Zoysa 61, Lakshitha Perera 40: Jude Praveen 2 for 25, Asitha Silva 2 for 43)
De Mazenod 214 for 9 in 49.3 overs (Pasindu Rajamunindra 50, Saliya Jude 50, Jude Praveen 35: Chamalka Fernando 3 for 28, Nadith Nishendra 3 for 51)
At Thurstan – Thurstan won by 11 runs
Thurstan 100 in 42.3 overs (Avishka Kaushalya 37: Kamindu Niwaratana 4 for 9, Timalka Sandeep 2 for 13, Kaveen Peiris 2 for 18, Thenuwara Waduge 2 for 27)
St John’s Panadura 89 in 45 overs (Thilina Madusanka 34: Sandaru Dias 3 for 10, Shanaka Bandara 2 for 13, Chithral Silva 2 for 17)
At Campbell Park
– Wesley won by 84 runs on D/L method
Wesley 252 in 49.2 overs (Kavindana Perera 50, Buddima Wijesundara 27, Movin Subasinghe 26: Imeshika Perera 4 for 47, Kavinda Fernanado 2 for 53)
De La Salle Mutwal 142 in 30.5 overs (Madusanka Perera 52, Induwara Perera 51: Sanura Amarasinghe 3 for 15, Shashi Somarathna 3 for 42, Kavindana Perera 2 for 6)
At Gampaha – St Peter’s won by four wickets
Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha 232 in 48.4 overs (Janidu Jayawardena 54, Sasitha Madanayake 37: Ranmith Jayasena 2 for 24, Monil Silva 2 for 57)
St Peter’s 236 for 6 in 37.3 overs (Ranmith Jayasena 94, Nipunaka Fonseka 61 n.o.: Sasitha Madanayake 3 for 55)
At Maggona – Richmond won by 143 runs
Richmond 230 for 8 in 50 overs (Adithya Siriwardena 56, Vimuth Sasanka 42: Pasindu Udayanga 3 for 28, Kumudu Dilhara 2 for 68)
P de S. Kularatne MMV Ambalangoda 87 in 37 overs (Kalpa Harshajith 21: Dilum Sudeera 4 for 6, Sujith Nimnada 2 for 17)
At Reid Avenue – Royal won by 17 runs
Royal Colombo 270 for 6 in 50 overs (Ahan Sanchitha 67, Kavindu Madarasinghe 22, Thevindu Senaratne 116 n.o.: Ishan Deshapriya 2 for 38)
Mahanama Colombo 253 for 9 in 48 overs (Sonal Dinusha 82, Sasika Gihan 38: Harindu Palihawadana 2 for 23, Tharusha Rukshan 2 for 30, Kavishan Kulasooriya 2 for 38)
At Dehiwala – De Mazenod won by 160 runs
De Mazenod 255 in 48 overs (Nadun Dilshan 92, Saliya Jude 49: Chamindu Silva 4 for 49, Shihan Santhush 3 for 37)
S de S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala 95 in 31.1 overs (Chamindu Silva 26, , Shihan Santhush 25: Asitha Silva 4 for 25, Nadun Dilshan 4 for 27)
At Ananda Mawatha – Ananda won by 76 runs
Ananda 202 in 49.5 overs (Moditha Ranthilakage 44, Kanishka Ranthilakage 29, Lakshitha Amarasekera 27: Brian Johnpulle 2 for 13, Sanoj Thiwanka 2 for 35)
St Benedict’s 126 in 39.2 overs (Sanoj Thiwanka 30, Imesh Fernando 23: Dineth Nissanka 4 for 19, Deneth Tharaka 2 for 33)
At Sandalanka – Sandalanka Central by one wicket
St Anne’s Kurunegala 162 in 29.1 overs (Lasith Warnakulasuriya 28, Vishwamal Herath 27: Vihanga Danasuriya 3 for 44, Kavindu Bandara 2 for 25)
Sandalanka Central 163 for 9 in 48.5 overs (Nidula Abeyratne 28: Dulakshana Madusith 2 for 17, Kavindu Ranasinghe 2 for 38)