Not even one half century was scored in a match at Peradeniya where the ball dominated the bat and in consequence, Kingswood missed out on a chance of scoring their first win of the season.
Kingswood had done all the hard work, bowling out the Annites for a lowly 69. The visitors were set 184 to win and were badly placed at 79 for 6, must have been relieved when the rains came down.
Kingswood 134 in 45.4 overs (U. Wickremasinghe 28, L. Madushan 27, K. Rabel 18, S. Walisundera 16; M. Joseph 3 for 37, C. Silva 3 for 10) and 118 for 7 dec in 31 overs (K. Rabel 27, U. Hettige 17, U. Wickremasinghe 18; M. Joseph 3 for 35).
St. Annes 69 in 33.4 overs (D. Ashok 22, S. Premaratne 3 for 26; U. Wickremasinghe 3 for 9, L. Madushan 2 for 12) and 79 for 6 in 27.2 overs (D. Ashok 18; U. Wickremasinghe 3 for 20) - A.K
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