Nimnaka spins St. Anthony’s to innings victory
St.Servitius batsman Risira Weerasuriya in action against Zahira College. Pic by Ranjith Perera.
Fifteen-year-old left arm spinner Nimnaka Jayatilleke produced a yet another impressive bowling spell, claiming 13 for 88 runs to guide St. Anthony’s College, Kandy to an innings and 13-run win over Wesley in their U-19 cricket match concluded at Campbell Park yesterday. In his first match with the senior side, he picked up ten wickets against St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya.
The Antonians were home for tea as Nimnaka ran through the Wesley batting. He returned magical figures of 9 for 48 in the second inning to rattle the home side in pursuit of 125 runs to avoid an innings defeat for a score of just 112 runs.
Royal College batsman Pasindu Suriyabandara is bowled by Kavindu Ediriweera of Mahinda College.
Earlier in the day St. Anthony’s in reply to Wesley’s first innings score of 140 resuming from their overnight score of 199 for 5 going in for quick runs made 265 which came on the back of two half-tons from Navodya Wijekumara (63), Kalhara Senaratne (52) and Theeksha Gunasinghe (50).
S. Thomas’ thanks to left-arm spinner Dellon Peiris who had the honour of claiming the first hat-trick of the inter-school cricket season and Kalana Perera was in line to record an early win against Dharmapala Pannipitiya at Mt. Lavinia.
Kalana and Dellon combined to share 16 of the 17 wickets to fall in the two innings of Dharmapala so far. Kalana ended with a five wicket haul while Dellon bagged four in Dharmapala’s first innings to bowl them out for 115.
Dharmapala made to follow on with a deficit of 146 runs to avoid an innings defeat was struggling at 67 for 7 in the second session of play on day two with Dellon and Kalana doing the damage.
Maris Stella dominated proceedings against St. Peter’s in the match played at Kadirana. The opening day’s play saw Maris Stella after making a score of 191, restricting St. Peter’s to a score of 111 runs and ending day one on 16 for 0.
Maris Stella resuming their innings on day two went on to make 146 for 5 declared setting a run chase of 246 runs for St. Peter’s with two sessions of play left.
St. Servatius Matara helped by two solid knocks by Pushpitha Dilshan and Risira Lakwin made a bold reply of 222 for 2 in reply to Zahira’s score of 293 in the match played at Zahira ground in Maradana.
Mahinda has already taken a first inning lead over Royal in the match played at Reid Avenue with Mahinda making a formidable score of 258 for 8 declared and restrict the home team to a score of 209.
Results
- At Campbell Park – St Anthony’s won by innings and 13 runs
Wesley 140 (Shenal Dangalle39, Sidath Dharmasiriwardena 32; Nimnaka Jayatilleke 4 for 40, Navodya Wijekumara 3 for 23, Janidu Himsara 2 for 7) and 112 (Kavindana Perera 40, Sidath Dharmasiriwardena 24: Nimnaka Jayatilleke 9 for 48)
St Anthony’s Katugastota (199/5 overnight) 265 (Navodya Wijekumar 63, Kalhara Senaratne 52, Theeksha Gunasinghe 50, Janidu Himsara 26, Samachana Abeykoon 22; Sakuntha Liyanage 4 for 30, Shenal Dangalle 2 for 25)
- At Mt Lavinia
S. Thomas’ 261 for 8 declared (Kalana Perera 73, Maneesha Rupasinghe 52, Sithara Hapuhinna 45, Dineth Kannangara 28, Theivn Eriyagama 15 n.o.; Laksith Sandaruwan 2 for 22, Chamindu Samarasinghe 2 for 66)
Dharmapala (91/7 overnight) 115 (Malith Sandaken 30, Avishka Hasarindu 24: Kalana Perera 5 for 39, Dellon Peiris 4 for 23) and 67 for 7 (Dellon Peiris 4 for 23, Kalana Perera 2 for 3)
- At Kadirana
Maris Stella 191 (Lasith Croospulle 57, Nalin Nirmal 36, Shaehan Maneesha 33, Pasindu Madawa 20 n.o.; Mohamed Ameen 6 for 56, Hasitha Kiriella 2 for 27, Sachin Silva 2 for 46) and (16/0 overnight) 146 for 5 declared (Chathura Anuradha 48, Ashan Fernando 39, Roshen Fernando 36; Mohamed Ameen 4 for 47)
St. Peter’s 111 (Shalitha Fernando 23, Lashane Rodrigo 17; Nalin Nirmal 4 for 30, Pasindu Madawa 3 for 24) and 34 for 0
- At Maradana
Zahira 293 (Mohamed Shamas 61, Yasith Nirmala 46, Ridmika Nimesh 42, Chathura Dilrukshan 32, Aravinth Rajendran 28, Mohamed Zacky 23; Supun Kavinda 5 for 46, Chethaka Denuwan 2 for 30, Keshara Nuwantha 2 for 36)
St. Servatius (74/1 overnight) 222 for 2 (Pushpitha Dilshan 79, Risira Lakwin 79 n.o., Sandaru Nethmina 26 n.o)
- At Reid Avenue
Mahinda 258 for 8 declared (Kavindu Ediriweera 54, Hansika Welihinda 40, Ashen Kandamby 20, Pramith Thewarapperuma 64 n.o.: Lahiru Madusanka 3 for 41, Bimal Weerasekera 2 for 54) and 30 for 1
Royal (91/2 overnight) 209 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 90, Gayan Dissanayake 40: Pasan Pethangoda 3 for 20, Kavindu Ediriweera 3 for 66, Vikum Malinga 2 for 16)