Bold reply by Holy Cross

Holy Cross College made a bold reply scoring 84 for no loss after Royal College had made a formidable 267 for 9 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Kalutara yesterday.

Chief scores

Royal: 267 for 9 decl (I. Liyanage 52, V. Dissanayake 29, G. Deva 39, K. Padmanadan 28, I. Khan 42 n.o, P. Jayasekera 22, R. Rookantha 3 for 29, S. Vaas 2 for 60, K. Sashika 2 for 68)

Holy Cross: 84 for no loss (S. Vaas 48 n.o, L. Oshantha 34 n.o)