NCP pocket inter - provincial cricket final
NORTH Central Province clinched the inter provincial
cricket tournament when they defeatd Central Province outright by 61
runs with a day to spare in the final concluded at the Rangiri
International Stadium in Dambulla yesterday.
Central Province collapsed to 134 runs in their second
innings after they were set a victory target of 195 runs. Gayan Wijekoon
was the hero for North Central Province returning splendid bowling
figures of 4 for 22.
The champions North Central Province received a cash
award of Rs. 1.25 million and the runners up Central Province received a
cash award of Rs. 500,000.
Chaminda Vaas of Western Province won the best bowlers
award while Avishka Gunawardena of North Central Province was named best
batsman of the tournament. Tillekeratne Dilshan of North Central
Province was picked as the man of the tournament. |