Bens pile up 270

Chris DHAMBARAGE

Middle order batsman Shannon Patterson and Abdul Manaz scored fighting half centuries and put on 118 runs for the ninth wicket to help St. Benedict’s College pile up a formidable 270 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Zahira College which began at Maradana yesterday.

Chief scores

St. Benedict’s: 270 (D. Wanigasuriya 22, E. Ratnayake 35, S. Patterson 69 n.o, A. Manaz 58, I. Raffi 6 for 69, I. Mohamed 2 for 82).

Zahira: 59 for 4 (E. Ibunu 28, E. Ratnayake 2 for 7, D. Perera 2 for 17).