NCC take major honours against SSC

Chris Dhambarage

The table leaders NCC put up a tremendous performance to reduce their traditional rivals SSC to 102 for 6 but bad weather prevented them from pulling off a certain first innings victory in their rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC: 312 (S. Senanayake 8 for 117).

SSC: 102 for 6 (H. Fernando 32, A. Gunawardena 20 n.o, T. Kottahewa 3 for 30, C. Komasaru 2 for 20).

Tamil Union hit back

Tamil Union after been dismissed for 193 runs hit back strongly to reduce their opponents CCC to 111 for 4 in their first innings as bad weather forced a no decision to their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match concluded at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

Tamil Union: 193.

CCC: 111 for 4 (N. Randhika 28, B. Perera 34, T. Mendis 22 n.o, S. Lakmal 2 for 54).

Chilaw Marians foiled

Chilaw Marians SC were well set to pull off a first innings victory after having reduced Saracens SC to 146 for 5 when bad weather forced a no decision to their rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Chilaw Marians SC: 305

Saracens SC: 146 for 5 (N. Abeyratne 28, R. Rathika 38, E. Gangoda 26 n.o, D. Hettiarachchi 3 for 45).

Rain - a spoiler

No play was possible on the third and final day of the rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match between Moors SC and Sri Lanka Army SC which ended in a no decision at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Moors SC: 257 for 5 v Army SC

No decision

A water logged outfield prevented play on the third and final day of the SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match between Bloomfield and Colts CC which ended in a no decision at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 191 for 4 v Colts CC

No play at Dambulla

Not a ball was bowled for the second successive day in the rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier A match between Baduraliya CC and Ragama CC which ended in a no decision at Dambulla yesterday.Ragama CC: 136 for 4 v Baduraliya CC

Easy for BRC

BRC cruised to an easy first innings victory over Singha SC, Ambalangoda in their rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier B match concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Singha SC: 176 (S. Ranasuriya 49, A. Wewelwela 30, R. Eranga 2 for 36, C. Atukorale 4 for 72, L. Silva 4 for 39) and 42 for no loss.

BRC: 203 (G. Perera 101, G. Namal 48, S. Perera 3 for 56, T. Perera 4 for 40).

Panadura - 187/4

Panadura SC reached a healthy 187 for 4 before rain halted play in their SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier B match against Lankan CC ended in a no decision at Panadura yesterday.

Panadura SC: 187 for 4 (T. Fernando 68, R. Cooray 47, P. Liyanage 31 n.o, T. Abeyratne 3 for 56) v Lankan CC

A stalemate

Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC were well set to pull off a first innings victory before bad weather forced a no decision to their rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier B match against Moratuwa SC concluded at Thurstan College grounds yesterday.

Moratuwa SC: 144 (K. Magage 36, D. Aravinda 26, T. de Silva 32, S. Karunaratne 4 for 34, G. Dilruk 3 for 42, R. Dhammika 3 for 26).

Seeduwa Raddoluwa CC: 139 for 7 (D. Jayatilleke 23, S. Nikethana 20, G. Dilruk 43 n.o, P. de Mel 3 for 35).

Police triumph

Sri Lanka Police SC defeated Sri Lanka Navy SC on the first innings in their rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier B match concluded at Welisara yesterday.

Navy SC: 151 (N. Chandrasiri 24, U. Lakmal 40, N. Mendis 4 for 28, K. Silva 3 for 33) and 157 for 5 (S. Leelaratne 60, C. Silva 30, L. Keerthiratne 23 n.o, D. Sanjeewa 3 for 32).

Police SC: 177 (R. Nirmal 37, N. Weerasinghe 53, K. de Silva 28, M. Priyadarshana 32 n.o, N. Karunadasa 6 for 60, U. Lakmal 2 for 19).

Airmen victorious

Sri Lanka Air Force SC edged out Sebastianites SC on the first innings in a low scoring rain hit SLC Premier League cricket tournament Tier B match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.

Sebastianites SC: 69 (D. Karunaratne 6 for 33, P. Lakshitha 4 for 33) and 31 for 1.

Air Force SC: 94 (W. Eranga 28, S. Dias 26, P. Wanasinghe 5 for 42, S. Madanayake 5 for 32).