Superb century by Sajeeva Salgado

Dilwin MENDIS, Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

A splendid knock of 128 runs by Sajeeva Salgado in the second innings of Thurstan College, was the highlight of the drawn First Eleven encounter against Prince of Wales' College which was worked off at Moratuwa.

Sajeeva Salgado who scored 101 runs in the first innings followed this rare achievement with nine fours and five sixes and occupying the crease for 205 minutes and faced 163 balls and thus became the fist ever First Eleven cricketer to score twin centuries against Prince of Wales' in the Cambrian 115 year cricket history and the second player to notched up twin centuries in a match at Prince of Wales College grounds.

Cambrians resuming their overnight score of 89 for 9 were dismissed for paltry 119 runs with Navindu Janeesha unbeaten on 53 runs including five fours and had a match saving valuable partnership of 33 runs with Thilan Nimesh who made 5 runs.

Milhaj Jaleel had a fine bowling spell of 6 for 46. Set to make 273 runs for a victory, Cambrians did much better to score 122 runs for no loss with opener Ashen Mendis and Kusal Mendis were unbeaten on 69 and 50 runs respectively.

Chief scores:

Thurstan College: 170 and 221/8 decl (Sajeeva Salgado 128, Romindu Kumarasinghe 46, Shanaka Dulaj 3/68, Jayantha Peiris 2/48, Thilan Nimesh 3/66).

Prince of Wales College: (overnight 89/9) all out 119 (Aravindu Janeesha 53 n.o, Milhaj Jaleel 6/46, Sajith Perera 3/31 and 122 for no loss (Ashen Mendis 69 n.o, Kusal Mendis 50 n.o).