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Superb 166 by Shehan Jayasuriya:
Maneesha takes 100th wicket but Cambrians in command
Chris DHAMBARAGE
Royal’s left arm spinner Maneesha Tantrigoda had the unique honour of
completing one hundred wickets for the current season but Prince of
Wales College Moratuwa took control by piling up a huge 304 for 9 in
their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19
cricket tournament match which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.
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Maneesha Tantrigoda |
Prince of Wales: 304 for 9 decl (D. Thilan 32, Shehan Jayasuriya 165,
Malshan Mendis 33, Imran. Khan 3 for 34, Maneesha Tantrigoda 3 for 64)
Royal: 83 for 4 (Madusha Rajaratne 33 n.o, Kithruwan Vidanage 41,
Malshan Mendis 3 for 45).
Sparkling 114 by Chaturanga
Dynamic all rounder Chaturanga Kumara hit a sparkling 114 from just
86 balls with four sixes and a dozen of boundaries as St. Joseph’s
College hit up a formidable 292 runs in their first innings on the
opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match
against St. Anthony’s College Kandy for the Murali-Vaas Trophy which
began at Darley Road yesterday.
Kumara put on 180 runs for the fourth wicket along with Jaan
Jayasinghe who hit a splendid 81 with the help of 12 boundaries.
St. Joseph’s: 292 (S. Samarawickrema 22, Jaan Jayasinghe 81,
Chaturanga Kumara 114, Supechala Jayatilleke 20, T. Jayasinghe 2 for 31,
A. Premaratne 6 for 45)
St. Anthony’s: 183 for 4 (Hiran Wickremasekera 47 n.o, D.
Kumarasinghe 41, P. Silva 48, K. Ranaraja 31).
Wesleyites hit back
Wesley College after being dismissed for 172 runs hit back strongly
to reduce their opponents Nalanda College to 118 for 5 in their first
innings on the opening day of their inter-school under 19 cricket
tournament match which commenced at Campbell Park yesterday.
Wesley: 172 (Ashen Fonseka 38, Ranidu Suriyakumara 35, S. Gunawardena
5 for 25, Adeesha Nanayakkara 2 for 11, Dinuk Jayasinghe 2 for 44).
Nalanda: 118 for 5 (P. Wickremasinghe 34, Dinuk Jayasinghe 22 n.o, P.
Dassanayake 25 n.o, S. Jayawardena 4 for 28).
Career best 241 by Dasun Shanaka
Middle order batsman Dasun Shanaka hit a career best 241 from 141
deliveries inclusive of 15 sixes and 20 boundaries as Maris Stella
College Negombo piled up a mammoth 421 runs in their first innings to
take major honours in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament
match against Kingswood College, Kandy which ended in a draw at the
University grounds yesterday.
Kingswood: 179 (C. Madushanka 33, C. Gunasekera 28, B. Hettige 27, N.
Fernando 3 for 26, D. Chameera 2 for 35, A. Jayasinghe 2 for 20) and 126
for 2 (K. Rabel 85, M. Danukara 21 n.o, A. Jayasinghe 2 for 28).
Maris Stella: 421 (D. Shanaka 241, S. Silva 76, K. Dileepa 34, A.
Jayasinghe 24, S. Premaratne 3 for 109, C. Gunasekera 2 for 48, D.
Madushan 2 for 140). |
