Dewage and Chandimal prop up Ananda

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy Sports Corr.

S. Dewage (81 with 9 fours and 1 six) and Dinesh Chandimal (55 with 8 fours and 1 six) helped Ananda College to total 283 for 8 declared in their inter-school cricket match against St. Anthony's College which began at Katugastota yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 a.m.

Dinesh Chandimal who has scored 1,000 runs this season looks set to score the balance 500 odd runs required to become the highest ever run getter in a school cricket season. The match looks heading towards a draw as the Anandians occupied the crease for 90.2 overs

Chief Scores

Ananda College 283 for 8 dec. in 90.2 overs

(P. Wimaladharma 22, D. Chandimal 55, P. Senavirathne 24, S. Dewage 81, R. Sharman 14, M. Jayaratne 30, M. Perera 33 not out Sahan Palihakkara 3 for 56, Kasun Ekanayake 3 for 30).

St. Anthony's College 34 for 1 in 11 overs (Dulash Kumarasinghe 13 not out).