SSC in eight wicket win over Tamil Union

Spinner Sachithra Senanayake captured five wickets for 44 as the SSC came back magnificently after conceding first innings points to beat Tamil Union outright by eight wickets in their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.

Tamil Union: 258 and 124 (G. Rupasinghe 45, S. Lakmal 22, K. Lokuarachchi 3 for 37, S. Senanayake 5 for 44).

SSC: 202 and 182 for 2 (T. Paranavithana 72, K. Silva 72 n.o). CD

Rajeewa wrecks Saracens

Spinner Rajeewa Weerasinghe took a matchbag of nine wickets to spearhead Lankan CC to an emphatic innings and 27 run outright victory over Saracens CC in their SLC Premier League Tier A cricket tournament match which concluded at Katunayake yesterday.

Lankan CC: 409 for 7 decl.

Saracens CC: 249 (S. Kamileen 100, G. Alwis 54, D. Randhika 22, L. Gamage 3 for 53, R. Weerasinghe 3 for 78, H. Vithana 3 for 9) and 133 (R. Rathika 27, S. Kamileen 22, S. Dushantha 27, R. Weerasinghe 6 for 46, N. Perera 4 for 39). CD

Bloomfield triumph

Bloomfield had to be content with first innings points over Ragama CC in their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Bloomfield: 510 for 8 decl and 245 for 8 decl (D. Munaweera 20, N. Nawala 21, S. Jayantha 36, N. Karunanayake 31, S. Gangodawila 58, C. Jayasinghe 66, N. Premaratne 2 for 31, U. Indrasri 3 for 57).

Ragama CC: 290 (M. van Dort 22, L. Thirimanna 67, I. de Saram 48, N. Fernando 20, K. Weeraratne 28, M. Bandara 55, U. Indrasiri 20, T. Lakshitha 2 for 56, N. Pradeep 3 for 67, S. Dissanayake 2 for 58, N. Karunanayake 2 for 12) and 41 for 1.

CD