Nugawela Central in historic win

L.B. Dissanayake, Senkadagala Sports Corrs.

Two brilliant individual performances by S.P.S. Amunugama (81 runs and a match bag of 8 for 46) and S.N. Rajaguru (match bag of 11 for 127) helped Nugawela Central College to record a historic eight wickets win, the first outright victory in the series, over Wallala A Rathnayake Central College in their annual cricket encounter for the C.W.W. Kannangara Trophy, which ended at the Kandy Police grounds over the weekend.

Batting first Nugawela Central College scored a formidable 257 runs for 9 wicket declared. Good knocks from skipper Amunugama (81 with 13x4, 1x6), H. Kongahage (61 with 9x4, 2x6) and A.D. Abeyrathna (43 with 4x4) helped the winners to accumulate this match winning total. R.Randika (5/50) and A. Sankalpa (3/33) bowled best for the losers.

In reply the A. Rathnayake Central College players found it tough going against some hostile and accurate bowling by right arm leg spinner S.N.S. Rajaguru (5/63) and medium facer S.P.S. Amunugama (4/17) and were bundled out for paltry 110 runs. Following on they faired little better by scoring 193 with A. Ranil (54) and R. Thrisula (42) batting best for them. Once again Rajaguru (6/64) and Amunugama (4/29) ran through the inning. Set to make 47 runs in 34 in overs, the winners reached 51 for the loss of two wickets to score the first outright win by any team in the series in this 6th encounter.

The two teams also appeared for to photograph before the commencement of the match.