Innings victory for Piliyandala Central

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr.

CRICKET: Piliyandala Central College recorded an innings and 101 run victory over Dehiwala Central in their inter-school under 20 cricket match for the Lemonade Trophy.

Piliyandala Central batting first piled up 439 runs and centuries coming from Isanka Harshana (139) and Vajira Wettasinghe (118). Both of them associated a record fifth wicket partnership of 267 runs.

Visitors were all out for 93 runs in their first innings and following on they did much better to score 245 runs. N. Mangala did the most of the damage with 5 for 17 for the homesters.

Piliyandala Central 439/8 dec. (Isanka Harshana 139, Vajira Wettasinghe 118, Chanaka Dilshan 53, Rumesh Upul 42, N. Sampath 4/116, S. P. Ediriweera 3/121).

Dehiwela Central 93 (S. C. Samarasekera 18 n.o., Ishanka Harshana 3/15, S. Harshadeva 4/24 and 245 (P. Maduwantha 49, S. P. Ediriweera 43, I. Harshana 2/28, N. Mangala 5/17).

Ananda 269; Mahinda 55/4

Mahinda College Galle were struggling at 55 for 4 in reply to Ananda's formidable first innings total of 269 runs on the opening day of their inter school cricket tournament match which began at Ananda Mawatha yesterday.

Ananda: 269 (Theekshana Hettiarachchi 53, Udara Peiris 28, Ranganath Wijetunga 27, Dinesh Chandimal 21, Praboda Seneviratne 34, Vishwa Wijesuriya 32, Sahan Udakara 29, Rumesh Buddhika 5 for 47, Rajitha Priyan 2 for 62).

Mahinda: 55 for 4 (Praboda Srimal 22 n.o, Malith Gunathilaka 2 for 27, Vishwa Wijesuriya 2 for 5)

C.D.

Madawa a superb ton

Madawa Warnapura hit a splendid 135 to help Nalanda College reach 226 for 8 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school cricket tournament match against Isipatana College which began at Campbell Place yesterday.

Nalanda: 226 for 8 decl (Madawa Warnapura 135, Dilshan Munaweera 55, Gamindu Kanishka 5 for 61, Nalaka Eranda 2 for 20)

Isipatana: 20 for 2

C.D.

Bens well placed

St. Benedict's College were well placed at 171 for 5 in reply to Gurukula MV's first innings total of 131 runs on the opening day of their inter school cricket tournament match which commenced at Kotahena yesterday.

Gurukula MV: 131 (M. Shalitha 33, Amila Perera 5 for 56, Dilshan Perera 3 for 24).

St. Benedict's: 171 for 5 (Pushpa Palihakkara 49, Chanaka Wijewardena 50, M. Shalitha 2 for 44) C.D.

Vidyartha 176

S. Thomas' College put up a fine performance to dismiss Vidyartha College Kandy for 176 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school cricket tournament match which began at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

Vidyartha: 176 (S. Wijeratne 76, Kasun Inguruduwa 3 for 16, Nilshan Fernando 3 for 46).

S. Thomas': 33 for 1

C.D.

Cambrians in a strong position

Moratuwa Sports Corr.

Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa are in a strong position in their inter-school under 20 Division one cricket match against Revatha College, Balapitiya played at Moratuwa for the Lemonade Trophy.

In reply to visitors total of 162 runs at the close of day one Cambrians were 210 for 3. Last year's Cambrian skipper Isuru Gunasena was the most successful bowler for home team with 5 for 27. Openers Shashan Silva 85 and Marlon Fernando 75 put on 152 runs partnership for the first wicket.

For Revatha College Namal Sandakelum and Pradeep Nandana scored 40 and 37 runs respectively.

Revatha College 162 (Namal Sandakelum 40, Namal Dinesh 24, Pradeep Nandana 37, Isuru Gunasena 5/27, Yohan Silva 2/24).

Prince of Wales 210/3 (Shashan Silva 85, Marlon Fernando 75, Sanka Peiris 21, Suneth Indiwara 2/50).