Herath (4/26) restricts CCC to 149

Moors take first innings lead:

Chris Dhambarage

Leg spinner Rangana Herath captured four wickets and Dilhara Lokuhettige slammed an unbeaten half century to give Moors Sports Club the edge over the defending champions CCC on the opening day of their SLC Premier Trophy four day inter club Tier A league tournament match which commenced at Braybrooke Place, yesterday.

Moors SC have already collected first innings points by scoring 171 for 7 in reply to CCC’s modest total of 149 all out after they had been put into bat. Rangana Herath picked up the last four wickets of the CCC innings after seamer Anil Rideegammanagedera had caused the initial damage.

Sri Lanka discard Jehan Mubarak hit a top score of 67 with one six and ten boundaries for CCC but the rest of the batting collapsed in just 48.3 overs.

Moors SC in reply lost half of their side for 95 runs but soon recovered through the pair of Dilhara Lokuhettige and Anil Rideegammanagedera.

All rounder Lokuhettige was in excellent form as he raced to 56 not out from just 47 deliveries with the help of four sixes and three boundaries.

This was after opener Nadeera Nawala had given Moors SC a good start stroking a fluent 42 with seven boundaries.

CCC: 149 (D. Ranaweera 22, J. Mubarak 67, N. Perera 20, N. Ranjith 2 for 40, A. Rideegammanagedera 3 for 18, R. Herath 4 for 26)

Moors SC: 171 for 7 (N. Nawala 42, D. Randhika 22, A. Rideegammanagedera 24, D. Lokuhettige 56 n.o, S. de Silva 3 for 57, N. Rupasinghe 3 for 54)

Even exchanges at Havelock Park

Two fighting half centuries from former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dinusha Fernando and P. S. Liyanage helped Baduraliya SC reach 231 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier Trophy inter club four day league Tier A tournament match against Chilaw Marians SC which began at Havelock Park yesterday.

Middle order batsman Liyanage hit a top score of 71 not out with one six and eight boundaries while Fernando also struck eight boundaries during his superb innings. However Chilaw Marians SC had the game under control as they picked up wickets at regular intervals through some accurate bowling.

Chilaw Marians SC of course had a shock start to their reply where they lost a couple of early wickets but recovered through their captain Hasantha Fernando (48) and Charith Sylvester (46).

Baduraliya SC: 231 (D. Vitharana 26, D. Fernando 50, P. Liyanage 71 n.o, C. Bandaratilleke 26, C. Malinga 27, G. Wijekoon 2 for 23, R. Perera 2 for 55, S. Eranga 2 for 64, D. Hettiarachchi 2 for 61)

Chilaw Marians SC: 116 for 5 (H. Fernando 48, C. Sylvester 46, C. Malinga 2 for 28, D. Fernando 2 for 25)

SSC amass 302

SSC after been put into bat rattled up an impressive 302 in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier Trophy four day inter club Tier A league tournament fixture against Ragama CC which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

SSC who are chasing for their third title this season having already clinched the SLC under 23 tournament and the SLC Premier Trophy limited overs tournament got their act together well with the entire top order striking form.

All rounder Kaushal Lokuarachchi batting at number seven was the only half centurian in the side with Thilan Samaraweera and Thilina Kandamby also coming closer to making a half centuries. Lokuarachchi went after the bowling and hoisted one six and struck nine boundaries for a 71 ball 61.

Earlier Thilan Samaraweera fell short by four runs from his fifty having struck nine boundaries while Thilina Kandamby also missed his half century by a mere three runs having struck eight boundaries.

Opening bowler Kaushalya Weeraratne did most of the damage for Ragama CC with a four wicket haul and was supported well by Darshana Gamage and T. Darshanpriya.

SSC: 302 (T. Paranavithana 38, A. Gunawardena 31, T. Samaraweera 46, T. Kandamby 47, K. Lokuarachchi 61, T. Thushara 41, D. Gamage 2 for 78, K. Weeraratne 4 for 46, T. Darshanpriya 2 for 73)

Ragama CC: 36 for 1

Gamage amazing figures of 6/52

Tyronne Gamage had a dream debut for Bloomfield as he snapped up six wickets to dismiss Colts CC for a paltry 141 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier Trophy inter club four day Tier A league tournament match which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.

The former right arm seamer of BRC made a sensational start to his new club where he ran through the Colts CC batting line up through a superb hostile spell of bowling.

In fact the Havelock Park team would have been bowled out for under one hundred runs if not for a fighting half century from all rounder Angelo Mathews who stroked eight boundaries during his top score of 56.

Bloomfield of course failed to take advantage of the situation while losing early wickets in reply. But Test cap Chamara Silva came into their rescue with a solid half century that included one six and half a dozen of boundaries.

Colts CC: 141 (A. Mathews 56, S. Weerakoon 23, M. Ranasinghe 4 for 58, T. Gamage 6 for 52)

Bloomfield: 151 for 5 (T. Gunaratne 24, C. Silva 50, P. Jayawardena 35 n.o, R. Perera 2 for 28,

Muditha a five wkt. haul

Tamil Union were well set take first innings points after having dismissed NCC for 114 runs on the opening day of their SLC Premier Trophy inter club four day Tier A league tournament match worked off at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium yesterday.

Skipper Muditha Maduwantha led from the front while claiming a superb five wicket haul after paceman Omesh Wijesiriwardena had captured the prize wicket of opener Upul Tharanga.

However middle order batsman Chanaka Wijesinghe figured in a long battle for NCC where he carried his bat until the end scoring an unbeaten 61 with the help of one six and half a dozen of boundaries.

Tamil Union then recovered from an early set back to reach 116 for 3 thanks to a solid half century from Sajith Fernando who hoisted one six and struck eight boundaries during his knock of 57..

NCC: 194 (C. Wijesinghe 61 n.o, U. Warna 24, A. Ganegama 33, O. Wijesiriwardena 2 for 25, M. Maduwantha 5 for 41)

Tamil Union: 116 for 3 (S. Fernando 57, L. de Silva 27 n.o., K. Kulasekera 3 for 26)