Royal take full control

CHRIS DHAMBARAGE

Yasith Abeykoon took a four wicket haul and Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit a top score of 96 to put Royal College in a commanding position on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against St. Benedict›s College which commenced at Reid Avenue yesterday.

St. Benedict’s: 141 (V. Fernando 56, P. Fernando 39, Y. Abeykoon 4 for 41, M. Thanthirigoda 4 for 43)

Royal: 236 for 5 (B. Rajapaksa 96, S. Hettiarachchi 44, K. Perera 56 n.o, E. Ratnayake 2 for 56)

Thurstan struggle for runs

Thurstan College were struggling at 111 for 6 in reply to Dharmapala MV’s first innings total of 235 runs on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Pannipitiya yesterday.

Dharmapala MV: 235 (T. Liyanage 75, C. Mapatuna 78, T. Arthavindu 5 for 44, C. Gamage 2 for 36)

Thurstan: 111 for 6 (I. Massalage 50, C. Gamage 22 n.o, P. Ratnayake 3 for 30, D. Jayasundera 2 for 2)

Nilushan (104) takes Thomians to315-5

Skipper Ravi Nilushan hit an unbeaten century to help S. Thomas’ College reach a huge 316 for 5 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against St. Anne’s College Kurunegala which began at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

S. Thomas’: 316 for 5 decl (K. Perera 33, L. Peiris 77, R. Nilushan 104 n.o, A. Fernando 51, D. Ganeshan 3 for 113)

St. Anne’s: 1 for no loss.