Sajeewa bowls Colts to victory

Chris Dhambarage

Veteran left arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon took a matchbag of eleven wickets to spearhead Colts CC to a comprehensive 84 run outright victory over Baduraliya CC in their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 200 and 249 for 8 decl (M. Warnapura 44, J. Kulatunga 21, R. Silva 101 n.o, S. Weerakoon 33, A. Prasad 2 for 92, T. Sampath 3 for 40)

Baduraliya CC: 132 and 233 (Y. Lanka 43, T. Sampath 40, D. Indika 74 n.o, A. Prasad 29, S. Weerakoon 7 for 114)

Fine knock by Sachithra

Middle order batsman Sachithra Serasinghe hit a top score of 95 to guide Tamil Union to a first innings victory over Lankan CC in their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which concluded at the P. Saravanamuttu Oval yesterday.

Lankan CC: 266 and 103 for 5 (C. Wijesinghe 40, D. Weeraratne 23 n.o, I. Udana 2 for 14)

Tamil Union: 331 (D. Rajakaruna 39, G. de Silva 56, S. Serasinghe 95, R. Herath 30, C. Vidanapathirana 29, V. Perera 3 for 102, M. Surappulige 3 for 70, R. Weerasinghe 2 for 57)

Tyronne takes 4 for 41

Fast bowler Tyronne Gamage snapped up four wickets for 41 to help Bloomfield snatch a good first innings lead over CCC on the second day of their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which continued at Welisara yesterday.

Bloomfield: 270 and 106 for 2 (N. Karunanayake 44 n.o, S. Lakmal 43 n.o)

CCC: 203 (A. Berenger 35, D. Gunathilake 38, S. Pathirana 31, C. Kumara 43 n.o, T. Gamage 4 for 41)

SSC well placed

SSC were well placed to build up a good first innings lead after having bundled out Saracens CC for a paltry 126 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their SLC Premier League Tier ‘A’ cricket tournament match which commenced at Maitland Place yesterday.

Saracens CC: 126 (N. Abeyratne 20, R. Rathika 37, C. Bandara 2 for 36, D. Prasad 2 for 34, S. Senanayake 2 for 20, K. Lokuarachchi 3 for 14)

SSC: 56 for 2 (T. Paranavithana 20)