Kusal (77) props up Royal
Chris DHAMBARAGE
Sri Lanka youth cap Kusal Janith Perera hit a top score of 77 to help
Royal College reach a formidable 275 in their first innings on the
opening day of their inter school cricket tournament match against St.
Peter’s College played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.
Royal: 275 (C. Bogoda 24, S. Hettiarachchi 21, K. Perera 77, B.
Rajapakse 23, A. Rajapakse 31, Y. Abeykoon 29, R. Rambukwella 34, H.
Wickremasuriya 5 for 81, C. Peiris 2 for 63, A. Fernando 2 for 27)
St. Peter’s: 135 for 4 (D. Perera 39, S. Ranasuriya 51, K. Rodrigo 20
n.o, M. Thanthirigoda 3 for 42).
Chamal wrecks Sokians
Chamal Fonseka snapped up five wickets for 25 and Chamod Pathirana
struck an unbeaten 47 to put S. Thomas’ College in a strong position on
the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match
against Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda and worked off at Mount Lavinia
yesterday.
Dharmasoka: 115 (I. Udayanga 29, C. Madushan 22, R. de Silva 3 for
20, C. Fonseka 5 for 25).
S. Thomas’: 190 for 5 (F. Saleem 47, A. Fernando 34, C. Pathirana 47
n.o, A. Fernando 29, I. Udayanga 4 for 74).
Thurstan force a draw
Skipper Indika Massalage hit a top score of 85 to help Thurstan
College force a draw to their inter school under 19 cricket tournament
match against St. Benedict’s College concluded at Thurstan grounds
yesterday.
St. Benedict’s: 280 for 6 decl and 32 for 1.
Thurstan: 263
(I. Massalage 85, S. Kamaleen 18, U. Munasinghe 26, C. Gamage 23, T.
Madurapperuma 36, P. Arthavindu 20, R. Wijeratne 20 n.o, S. Silva 3 for
87, D. Auwardt 3 for 66, D. Perera 3 for 13).
Isipatana on top
Isipatana College were well placed at 144 for 6 in reply to St.
Sebastian’s first innings total of 118 runs on the opening day of their
inter school cricket tournament which commenced at the BRC grounds in
Havelock Park yesterday.
St. Sebastian’s: 118 (O. Fernando 29, A. Samaratunga 4 for 18, C.
Waduge 4 for 18).
Isipatana: 144 for 6 (S. Ranasinghe 52, D. Warapitiya 26, A. de Silva
24 n.o, A. Aponso 3 for 32).
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