Trinity in command

S M Jiffrey ABDEEN, Kandy Sports Corr

Trinity College recovered in the last session to have a firm grip in their inter-school cricket match against St Aloysius College, Galle which began at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday.

The match will be continued today at 9.30 am. Put into bat St Aloysius College were bundled out for 54 but they batted for 42.3 overs, scoring at little over a run per over.

They were 35 for 1 at one stage and started losing wickets at regular intervals. They were 54 for 6 but lost the last four wickets without any addition to the total.

Chief destroyer was left arm spinner Alwin Fernando who took 5 for 15. Spinner Akila Jayasundara took 2 for 16 and Janishka Premasinghe 2 for 15 to complete the rest.

Trinity College in their turn at the wickets too were off to a poor start losing their first three wickets for 4 runs and were struggling at 57 for 6 before a seventh wicket stand of 104 in the final session between Dinuk Wickremanayake 68 not out (10 fours, 90 balls) and Arjuna Jayasinghe 47 (5 fours, 87 balls) pulled them out of the woods.

Dinuk Wickremanayake was the dominant partner of the two and batted extremely well offering no chances.

He looks set to score his second century of the season, having scored 104 against Mahanama College earlier this month.

Trinity College, now have a first innings lead of 133 and could well go for their first outright win this season.

Chief scores

St Aloysius College: 54 all out in 42.3 overs (P G D Heshan 18, Akila Jayasundera 2 for 16, Janishka Premasinghe 2 for 15, Alwin Fernando 5 for 15).

Trinity College: 187 for 7 wickets in 52 overs (Akila Jayasundera 12, Lakshitha Dassanayake 13, Ross Chandragupta 21, Dinuk Wickremanayake 68 n.o, Arjuna Jayasinghe 47, N D Malan 2 for 52, Dinura Wijesekera 2 for 51, D H Tilina Madusanka 2 for 47).