Umpires deny Joes their fifth victory

By M. Shamil Amit

It was near yet so far for St Joseph’s who were chasing a victory target of 163 in 38 overs being denied of their fifth outright win when the umpires stopped the game after they had reached 160 for 4 in just 20.2 overs and three runs needed for victory against Mahinda in their Under 20 Elephant Lemonade inter-school cricket match concluded at Darley Road yesterday.

Buddhi Samarawickrema of Thurstan who made 39 against Royal sweeps one to the fence. ( Pic by Ranjith Perera)

Mahinda 90 (Gayan Sameera 33, Denuwan Rajakaruna 22.; Thisara Perera 6 for 37, Trishan Rajasooriya 3 for 50) and 140 (Nipuna Sithum 44, Gayan Sameera 30, Paul Wesman 20.; Shameera Weerasinghe 5 for 47, Prabuddha Sankalpa 2 for 9)

St Joseph’s 68 for 2 declared (Anton de Livera 29, Ruwantha Fernandopulle 28 n.o.) and 160 for 4 (Rajeewa Weerasinghe 23 n.o., Dimuth Karunaratne 99 n.o.; Udara Amarasinghe 2 for 60, Gayan Sameera 2 for 67)

Spinner Withanage shines

Right arm leg spinner Kithruwan Withanage shone on day two of the drawn Under 20 Elephant Lemonade inter-school cricket match between Thurstan and Royal concluded at the Thurstan grounds in Reid Avenue yesterday.

Royal 202 for 5 declared (Bhanuka Rajapakse 84, Dilan Nanayakkara 60 n.o.; Umesh Karunaratne 2 for 61) and 90 for 2 (Kithruwan Withanage 34, Bhanuka Rajapakse 33 n.o.)

Thurstan (22/1 o’night) 162 (Hasitha Perera 68, Buddhi Samarawickrama 39, Geeth Hirimuthugoda 18, Salaka Rangajeewa 23 n.o.; Kithruwan Withanage 6 for 17)

Match drawn at Moratuwa

The Under 20 Elephant Lemonade inter-school cricket encounter between St Sebastian’s and Nalanda concluded at Moratuwa yesterday ended in a draw with the match being called off due bad light.

Nalanda (130/3 o’night) 213 (Ashan Priyanjan 85, Lahiru Wickramasinghe 34, U. Kumara 26.; Janitha Jayawardena 4 for 42, Sachintha Cooray 3 for 21)

St Sebastian’s 73 for 2 (Trevin Fernando 39 n.o.)

Another draw

The Under 20 Elephant Lemonade cricket match between DSS and Kalutara MV concluded at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday too ended in a draw.

Kalutara MV 170 (G. Fernando 33, J. Peiris 26, S. Waduge 23.; Roshan Laksiri 4 for 56, Nadeesha Jayakody 3 for 30, Dimuth Samarakkody 2 for 12)

DSS 161 for 4 (Gayashan Weerasekera 51, Madhawa Perera 33, Isuru Udana 48 n.o., Dimuth Samarakkody 20 n.o.)

Another double by Sachith

A very good all round performance by Sachith Pathirana was the highlight of the rain interrupted drawn match between Trinity and St. Peter’s at Asgiriya.

St. Peter’s 194 in 62.1 overs (N. Samarasekera 53, R. Wickremanayake 46, K. Magage 23, S. Pathirana 6-76, R. Perera 2-23).

Trinity 152-5 in 54 overs (D. Joachim 37 n.o., S. Pathirana 58, R. Perera 15, V. Perera 2-19, L. Rodrigo 3-73). (AK)