Joes record easy first innings win
Thomian paceman Kalana Perera grabbed a match bag of nine wickets - Pic by Ranjith Perera
St Joseph’s recorded an easy first innings win over St. Benedict’s in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday. The second day’s play saw St. Joseph’s resuming from their overnight score of 244 for 5 going on to make a score of 301 for 7 declared. St. Benedict’s in turn were bundled out for a low score of 120 runs with Shalinda Seneviratne and Ashian Daniel who together shared six wickets doing the damage.
Royal helped by an unbeaten ton by Pasindu Sooriyabandara and half tons by Ahan Sachinthana and Kamil Mishara dominated proceedings against Wesley in the drawn match at the SSC ground.
Richmond and Nalanda came out on top against St. Aloysius Galle and Maliyadeva in the two drawn Under 19 matches concluded at Galle and Campbell Place.
Results
- At Darley Road: First innings win for St. Jospeh’s
St. Joseph’s (244/5 overnight) 301 for 7 declared (Shevon Daniel 81, Sheran Fonseka 75, Dineth Jayakody 25, Lakshan Gamage 25, Dinal Anuradha 23, Dunith Wellalage 40 n.o.: Kaveesha Jayatileke 3 for 89, Malinda Perera 2 for 38, Onila Pathirana 2 for 46) and 106 for 3 (Dunith Wellalage 29 n.o., Lakshan Gamage 27 n.o.: Maheesh Theekshana 2 for 46)
St. Benedict’s 120 (Shehan Fernando 31, Pasan Suwahas 23, Kaveesha Jayatileke 20 n.o.: Shalinda Seneviratne 4 for 38, Ashian Daniel 2 for 35)
- At SSC: Match drawn
Wesley 158 (Sahil Dias 28, Buddhika Wijesundara 25, Nimthaka Adikari 21, Thenuka Perera 38 n.o.: Dinal Wijesekera 5 for 40, Gishan Balasooriya 3 for 42) and 95 for 5 (Shehan Dangalla 35, Buddika Wijesundara 28, Sahil Dias 20: Gishan Balasooriya 2 for 21, Kamil Mishara 2 for 41)
Royal (51/0 overnight) 265 for 4 declared (Kamil Mishara 50, Isiwara Dissanayake 41, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 100 n.o., Ahan Sachinthana 60 n.o.: Sidat Dharmasiriwardena 2 for 63)
- At Galle: Match drawn
Richmond (245/7 overnight) 267 (Thaveesha Abishek 108, Vinuja Kiriella 50, Adithya Siriwardena 23, Sandun Mendis 20: Niduka Malsith 4 for 54, Kavindu Dilhara 3 for 63, Niduk Abisheka 2 for 70)
St. Aloysius 121 (Manushka Samith 38: Dilum Sudeera 3 for 18, Amshi Silva 3 for 21, Sandun Mendis 3 for 37) and 102 for 4 (Gimhana Ashirwada 20, Ravindu Kanchana 43 n.o.)
- At Campbell Place: Match drawn
Nalanda 237 (Ranidu de Silva 40, Chamindu Wijesinghe 38, Avishka Perera 36, Lakshitha Rasanjana 26, Jithesh Wasala 25: Maduranga Naveen 5 for 90) and 210 for 7 (Chamindu Wijesinghe 67, Raveen de Silva 53, Dilhara Polgampola 36, Avishka Perera 27: Maduranga Naveen 4 for 63, Gayantha Wickramaarachchi 3 for 32)
Maliyadeva (104/3 overnight) 167 (Vidath Batepola 54, Muditha Premadasa 43: Kaveesha Madurapperuma 5 for 29, Maheema Weerakoon 2 for 4, Lakshitha Rasanjana 2 for 42)
- At Mt Lavinia: Match drawn
Trinity 182 (Chanuka Kumarasinghe 74, Kavishka Senadeera 48, Dineth Siriwardena 23: Kalana Perera 6 for 41, Shannon Fernando 2 for 36) and 153 for 8 declared (Chanuka Kumarasinghe 21, Umair Raizan 50 n.o.: Dellon Peiris 3 for 41, Kalana Perera 3 for 43)
S. Thomas’ (92/4 overnight) 183 for 8 declared (Kishan Munasinghe 52, Dellon Peiris 40, Deon Fernando 28: Abishek Anandakumar 2 for 22, Avishka Senadeera 2 for 23, Kavishka Senadeera 2 for 57)
- At Dehiwala: First innings win for S de S. Jayasinghe MMV
S de S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala 367 (Chamindu Hansaka 183, Ranga Lakshan 60, Dilshan Kavinda 34, Hemantha Keshan 24: Pramod Fernando 3 for 29, Chanuka de Silva 3 for 64) and 74 (Sahan Santhush 33: Sanindu Fernando 4 for 9, Dineth Sathsara 4 for 55)
St. Peter’s Negombo (19/1 overnight) 254 (Sirisa Dissanayake 69, Ranidu Fernando 42, Shene Maleesha 39, Chanuka de Silva 31, Dineth Sathsara 21: Sahan Santhush 5 for 41, Rangana Lakshan 2 for 42, Chamindu Hansaka 2 for 53) and 19 for 3 (Chamindu Hansaka 2 for 2)
- At Pamunugama: Nalanda Boys School won by innings and 127 runs
St. Joseph’s Wattala 67 (Seneth Silva 21: Kavishka Lakshan 4 for 20, Chanaka Sameera 3 for 6) and 9 (Kavindu Maduranga 5 for 23, hanaka Sameera 4 for 51)
Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda 293 (Pasindu Sandaruwan 114, Dasun Achira 37, Sachiru Hansala 34, Chanaka Sameera 31: Chamod Dayan 5 for 100, Isuru Thisera 3 for 62, Abitha Kaushan 2 for 35)
- At Kirindiwela: First innings win for St John’s
Karunaratne Buddhist School Ragama 280 for 8 declared (Viraj Malwaththe 103, Lasindu Kavishka 75, Ruvin Sankalpa 28, Usitha Subodha 34 n.o.: Sabdeepa Mendis 4 for 72, Nuraj Prasanga 2 for 54) and 44 for 3 (Kavindu Amantha 26 n.o.: Sandaruwan Costa 2 for 22)
St John’s Nugegoda (50/1 overnight) 282 (Prabashwara Ekanayake 59, Chamuditha Kaushalya 42, Randeepa Mendis 40, Chamodya Samarasinghe 37, Shenal Warawita 49 n.o.: Usitha Subodha 4 for 67, Ravindu Amantha 3 for 88)
- At Karandeniya:
Ananda Central Elpitiya 145 (Dilanga Hasinthala 41, Hithesh Heiltha 28, Pasindu Sandaruwan 28: Ravindu Milan 6 for 40)
Karandeniya Central 199 for 4 (Samith Isuru 75 n.o., Ishara Maduwantha 74 n.o.: Kavindu Ayeshan 3 for 25)
- At Ja-ela:
President’s Maharagama 323 (Pasindu Lochana 138, Chathuranga Devinda 96, Janith Yomal 22: Sakith Perera 3 for 69, Kevin Ranger 2 for 31, Malindu Perera 2 for 73)
St. Thomas’ Kotte 96 for 5 (Ashen Samuditha 65 n.o.: Chathuranga Devinda 2 for 33)
- At Matugama:
St. Mary’s Matugama 320 for 4 declared (Namal Madusanka 160, Naveen Devinda 45, Pasindu Malshan 34, Sanjula Krishan 50 n.o.)
Gonsalves MV Pamunugama 60 for 2 (Duvindu Jayawardena 24)
- At Dombagoda:
Ananda Sastralaya Matugama 154 (Madura Malshan 28, Pasindu Bhashana 27, Dilsara Pramod 20: Ravindu Salgado 5 for 20, Dilshan Madusanka 3 for 38)
Mahanama Panadura 70 for 1 (Jayalath de Silva 46)
- At Badulla:
Madeena Central Madawala 40 for 6 (Chirath Akalanka 2 for 10) vs Badulla Central