Thushan Eranga steers St. Servatius to pre-quarter finals

Priyan DE SILVA

St. Servatius College 'A' Matara qualified for the pre-quarter finals of the Ran Kekulu Trophy under 13 division one cricket tournament organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association by defeating Carey College 'A' Colombo on the first innings. The match was played at the Sanath Jayasuriya grounds in Matara recently.

Thushan Eranga scored 76 off 73 deliveries which included ten fours. Thushan has scored 246 runs this season at an average of 35.14. Mayantha Abeydeera continued to perform well with the ball and had a match bag of 5/33. He has also taken 33 wickets conceding 318 runs this season.

Carey College 'A' 54 all out (39.5 overs)

M. I. B. Cader 11, S. A. D. I. N. Sumithraarachchi 11, Mayantha Abeydeera 4/21, Randika de Silva 2/9, Lochona Ruwin 2/11, Thushan Eranga 1/6 and 40/3 in 17.2 overs.

D. Y. Kumara 12 n.o., Mayantha Abeydeera 1/12, Randika de Silva 1/3, Ramesh Nimantha 1/3.

St. Servatius College, Matara 186/8 in 37 overs

L. H. Thushan Eranga 76, A. D. M. Lochana Ruwin 23, V. Ramesh Nimantha 23, K. H. C. Lakshan 15, Pamod Weerasekera 14, K. H. Kavindu Umesh 10, R. T. Niwunhela 3/25, M. I. B. Cader 2/68.

St. Servatius 'A' is coached by A. M. Priyantha and H. H. P. Munasingha is the master-in-charge.