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Nalanda halt Trinco Brigade
By Bernie Wijesekera
A bunch of Marauding cricketers from Trincomalee took Campbell Place by storm when they turned tables on much fancied Zahira College, Maradana on the opening day of the Old Wesleyites SC cricket sixes that got underway last morning.

Ironically after heroics in the morning session they faced the misfortune of facing the defending champions Nalanda who undid them in a gruelling battle where burly Tharindu Attanayake hit six hits over the ropes and remain at 54 not out and thus taking the game away from the lads from the North-east. In reply to Trincomalee District’s respectable total of 65 runs, Nalanda ran amok to post 68 for noloss.

Earlier in the day, Led by a charge by skipper Shakthi Bravan from Koneswara Hindu College who made a quick fire 30 runs with three sixes and two fours, the lads from the Trincomalee District team ran up to post a total of 67 for 5 in their allotted overs. Zahira College in their turn could only muster 51runs.
In the other match that involved schools from the North, the Jaffna District team put up a brave show but lost to St. Benedict’s by four runs.

In another game the Josephian skipper Angelow Mathew scored a belligerent 54 not out and led his team to a win against Isipathana. Mathew in his knock hit three sixes and four fours. He followed this effort with another fine knock of 59 runs against Lumbini later in the day.

Today’s lineup reads as: (quarter finals ) Nalanda vs St. Joseph’s, Thurstan vs St. Benedict’s, (Pre-quarterfinals) De Mazenod vs President’s, Rajagiriya, Holy Cross vs Wesley, Prince of Wales vs Kalutara Vidyalaya and Ananda vs S. Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia.

Results:
Isipatana 65 for 2 lost to St. Joseph’s 68 for no loss ( Angelo Mathew 54 n.o.)
Trincomalee District 67 for ( Shakthi Bravan 30) beat Zahira College Maradana 51.

Thurstan 74 (U. Karunaratne 46) beat Sri Sumangala 51
De Mazenod 71 for no loss (S. Fernando 33, N. Nonis 33 n.o.) beat Dharmapala 49.

St. Benedict’s 43 for 1 beat Jaffna District 39 for 5
Prince of Wales 74 for no loss ( N. Prasad 58) beat St. Peter’s 69 for 3
Holy Cross 59 for 2 beat Joseph Vaas 57 for 5

Ananda 72 for 2 ( A. Athulathmudali 42 ) beat St. Sebastian’s 71 for 3
Second Round
St. Joseph’s 73 for 2 (Angelow Mathews 59) beat Lumbini.42
Thurstan 63 beat Vavunia District 37
Trincomalee District 65 lost to Nalanda 68 for noloss ( Tharindu Attanayake 54 n.o.)
D.S. Senanayake 60 lost to St. Benedict’s 62 for noloss ( T. Heshan 40 n.o)

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