Sylvestrians have it easy

S M Jiffrey Abdeen, - Kandy Sports Corr

St Sylvester’s College, Kandy put up a fine performance to score an easy seven wicket over Dharmaraja College in their Schools Under-17 Division One cricket tournament match played at the Open Prison Camp Grounds, Pallekele yesterday.

The Rajans batting first were off to a poor start losing their first eight wickets for only 90. Then a dropped catch at short by Mel saw the Rajans escape the ignominious of being dismissed for less than a hundred.

The ninth wicket pair of K G N S Karunaratne (25) and Arvinda Withanarachchi (26) put on 51 to bring some respectability to the total. Off spinner Janith Perera took 5 for 35.

St Sylvester’s College in their turn at the wickets propped up by an unbroken fourth wicket of 76 between Sumedha Dissanayake 38 not out and U D Hettiarachchi 34 not out cruised to a seven wicket victory.

Dharmaraja College: 144 all out in 48.3 overs (H M J B Tennakoon 11, Dineth Lanka 16, S N S M Samarakoon 16, K G N B Karunaratne 25, W Arvinda Withanarachchi 26, U D Hettiarachchi 2 for 11, Sumedha Dissanayake 2 for 27, W J Janith Perera 5 for 35).

St Sylvester’s College: 147 for 3 in 35.1 overs (A J Dissanayake 28, H Y S Mel 18, J Herath 18, Sumedha Dissanayake 38 n.o, U D Hettiarachchi 34 n.o and Dineth Lanka 2 for 28).