Zahira in second successive win

Chris Dhambarage

Zahira College put up a tremendous performance to register their second successive victory this season defeating Kingswood College Kandy outright by eight wickets in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which concluded at Maradana yesterday. Kingswood: 170 and 155 (S. Walisundera 22, Y. Atokorale 22, N. Weerasinghe 22, C. Gunasekera 40, P. Ananda 3 for 44, I. Raffi 2 for 11, M. Basith 2 for 16, L. Edirisinghe 3 for 20)

Zahira: 306 for 8 decl (I. Raffi 77, S. Jainuddeen 51, M. Dilshad 25, A. Bohoran 43, L. Edirisinghe 68, M. Basith 30, L. Madushan 2 for 80, C. Unamboowe 2 for 28) and 23 for 2 (C. Wijesekera 2 for 5)

DSSC fight back

D. S. Senanayake College after been forced to follow on fought back well in their second innings to force a draw to their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Thurstan College which concluded at Thurstan ground yesterday.

Thurstan: 306 for 9 decl

D. S. Senanayake: 142 (T. Silva 25, A. Weerasinghe 42, S. Ceyril 29, P. Arthavindu 4 for 44, S. Dias 3 for 44, S. Weerasinghe 3 for 22) and 255 for 4 (T. Silva 72, C. Wickremasinghe 54, H. Maduwantha 54 n.o, P. Arthavindu 3 for 46)

Bens on top

Three sparkling half centuries from Rukshan Weearsinghe, Eranga Ratnayake and number nine batsman Sachin Peiris helped St. Benedict’s College amass a huge 383 for 9 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against St. Peter’s College which commenced at Kotahena yesterday.

St. Benedict’s: 383 for 9 decl (R. Weerasinghe 76, E. Ratnayake 63, S. Patterson 46, R. Sheran 35, S. Sandamal 24, S. Peiris 76 n.o, N. Perera 2 for 56, A. Mackay 2 for 81)

St. Peter’s: 4 for no loss

Anaz takes five

Spinner Aamil Anaz took a five wicket haul and opener Niroshan Dickwella hit a 81 ball century with one six and 16 boundaries as Trinity College Kandy took a good first innings lead over Wesley College in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Campbell Park yesterday.

Wesley: 147 (A. Fonseka 34, A. Kariyawasam 30, J. Kadiramanpulle 20, A. Aanaz 5 for 46, D. Premasinghe 2 for 35, A. Jayasundera 2 for 26)

Trinity: 272 for 6 (N Dickwella 114, H Wanniarachchi 20, R. Jayatunga 24, D Wickremasinghe 40 n.o, R. Chandraguptha 37, H. Jayawardena 3 for 74, A Kariyawasam 2 for 37)

Thomians in control

Two fighting half centuries from Nuwan Kavinda (52) and Damith Gunaratne (59) helped S Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia reach a healthy 236 in their first innings on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against Maliyadeva College which commenced at Kurunegala yesterday.

S Thomas’: 236 (N. Kavinda 52, A. Wickremanayake 22, D. Gunaratne 59, M. Ravichandrakumara 33, S. Manishka 3 for 44, D. Dharmasiri 2 for 28, B. Silva 2 for 30)

Maliyadeva: 94 for 3 (N. Karunaratne 46 n.o, B. Silva 30 n.o, S. Perera 3 for 22)

Thatil hits 122

Skipper Rosco Thatil snapped up four wickets and hit a run a ball 122 inclusive of one six and 14 boundaries to put St. Joseph’s College well on course to an outright victory over St. Sebastian’s College in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Moratuwa yesterday.

St Sebastian’s: 56 (R. Gunatilleke 24 n.o, D. Dhambarage 3 for 15, F. Fernando 3 for 11, R. Thatil 4 for 23)

St Joseph’s: 215 (R. Thatil 122, V. Fernando 3 for 36, M. Fernando 3 for 54, A. Aponso 3 for 55)