Sports in Brief

Ramesh second to achieve 1,000 mark

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr

Moratu Vidyalaya all rounder Sanka Ramesh became the second school boy cricketer to score one thousand runs (1,116) during the current season when he slammed a masterly knock of 215 runs which included 34 fours and one six. He occupying the crease for 314 minutes and faced 216 balls and associated in a third wicket partnership of 218 runs with Avishka Peiris who scored a magnificent 102 runs with 16 fours facing 155 balls in 211 minutes to save their school from certain defeat in the hands of formidable Zahira College, Colombo in their inter school under 19 cricket match which ended in a draw. When the stumps were drawn on day two Vidyalians were all out for 395 runs.

Sanka Ramesh joins the select band of another seven cricketers from Vidyalaya who achieved this rare feet commencing from Ranjith Fernando, Chandana Mahesh (twice), Lucky Rogers, Dammika Wickramanayake, Sampath Perera, Amal Peiris and Chathura Hemakumara. Ramesh the left arm leg spinner has 87 wickets under his belt and undoubtedly he could be classed as one of the best all rounders among schools. He was unlucky not to gain selection for the recently concluded English School's Cricket tour of Sri Lanka.

Resuming at 265 for 7, Zahirians were all out for 290 with Imshad Umar unbeaten on 39 runs. Ramesh turns out for under 23 Premier Cricket Tournament for Sinhalese Sports Club.

Moratu Vidyalaya: 102 and 395 (Sanka Ramesh 215, Avishka Peiris 103, Janitha Nimesh 26, Pradeep Ananda 2/79, Imran Rafeez 3/42, Inshad Mohomed 2/8)

Zahira College: 290 (Imshad Umar 39 n/o, Shanka Peiris 3/51).

Match called off

Kandy Sports Corr

The Schools under 19 cricket tournament match between St. Sylvester's College and Mahinda College, Galle, which was scheduled to be played at police grounds, Kandy yesterday and today had to be called of due to unavailability of a suitable matting. When the two teams and the two umpires arrived in the ground they found that the matting was damaged just in front of the popping crease and could pose problems for the batsmen. In any case they could not have batted on that matting.

Next the Sylvestrian's in order to get on with the match brought a matting from another school but on a suspicion they measured it after laying it and found to be 9 inches short on either end and since the required 22 yards was not there, the match had to be called off. The Mahindians returned to Galle the same morning.

Rajans in control

S M Jiffrey Abdeen, - Kandy Sports Corr

Dharmaraja College, Kandy had the slight edge over Maliyadeva College in their inter-school cricket match played at Kurunegala which began at the Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala yesterday.

Put into bat the Rajans batsmen did not strike it rich as they were dismissed for 163. Sandun Weerakkody top scored with a sedate 57. Off-spinner A Telwadana was the rock of the bowlers taking 5 for 47.

At close the Devans had made 140 for 9 and need 24 runs to overhaul their opponents' total with the last pair in.

Dharmaraja: 163 (Sandun Weerakkody 57, Lahiru Herath 18, Viraj Karaputugala 12, Nuwan Karunaratne 12, W D Dhanushka 2 for 36, A Telwadana 5 for 47, R Jayaratne 2 for 33).

Maliyadeva: 140 for 9 wickets (D Dharmasiri 45, I N Karunaratne 22, S N Silva 26, Aravinda Withanarachchi 4 for 49, Deneth Lanka 2 for 10).

Marians set for the kill

S M Jiffry Abdeen - Kandy sports corr

St Mary's College, Kegalle enjoying one of their best seasons, look set to register their seventh outright win for the season at the end of the first day's play in their school's under 19 cricket tournament match against Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte which began at the Kegalle esplanade yesterday.

Ananda Sastralaya 165 all out in 48.1 overs (S Perera 48, Gihan Perera 36, Yasodha Rashminda 22, S Salinda 15, S Dabare 13, Mahinda Gunaratne 5 for 39, Chamika Karunaratne 2 for 23, Prince Jayakumar 2 for 43).

St Mary's 217 for 5 (Christopher Denipitiya 52, Madawa Herath 45 n.o., Eraj Jayamanne 29, Malinda Guneratne 28, Kevin Galdeniya 18, M A Malik 27, Gihan Perera 4 for 55).

Sri Sumangala by an innings

Sri Sumangala College Panadura recorded a fine inning and 13 runs victory over Royal College Wayamba in their inter-school cricket encounter played at Maliyadeva ground Kurunegala recently. Aruna Dharmasena was the top scorer for winners with a superb century. For Wayamba Royal JN Navaratne scored a half century in the second essay. Sri Sumangala bowlers did a fine job to restrict Royal to less than 150 runs in forth innings.

Sri Sumngala 268 (Aruna Dharmasena 119, Vimuktha Kaushal 32, Sawana Madubhasahan 30, Anju Tharaka 25 no, RMB Wanigasekera 3/80, JN Naravatne 3/39, SP Sirisena 2/53).

Royal Panadura 118 (CPJ Arachchi 31, RB Ekanayake 18, T Dilanka 3/31, A Pushpakumara 2/17, V Kaushal 2/27) and 137 (JN Navaratne 69 no, RB Ekanayake 43. T Harshan 3/12, Ishara Thenuwara 3/16).

Even exchanges at Moratuwa

Moratuwa Sports Corr

Prince of Wales' College were 172 for 6 at the end of day one in reply to Royal College, Colombo total of 271 in their inter school under nineteen 83d encounter played for the Dr O L F Senarathne Trophy and worked off at Moratuwa.

Royalists batting was propped up by a fluent 76 runs by Banuka Rajapaksa ably supported by Varuna Dissanayake 45 and Supun Subasinghe 44. Tarindu Dilshan had a superb spell for Cambrians with 7 for 97.

For the Cambrians Shehan Jayasuriya top scored with 75 runs.

Royal 271 (Banuka Rajapaksa 76, Varuna Dissanayake 45, Ramitha Rambukwella 28, Supun Subasinghe 44, Devin Pathmanathan 30, Tarindu Dilshan 7 for 97). Prince of Wales 172 for 6 (Shehan Jayasuriya 75, Rajeeva Perera 20, Tarindu Dilshan 26, Imran Khan 2 for 48).