Bloomfield in command
Yasaratne GAMAGE
An unbroken partnership of 227 runs for the 5th wicket by Chamra
Silva ( 126 no ) and Chinthaka Jayasinghe ( 125 no ) took Bloomfield C
and AC to a formidable score of 413 for 4 against NCC on the first day
in their Premier League Tournament Tier A first class three day match at
their home ground yesterday.
Having won the toss Bloomfield chose to bat and opener Dilshan
Munaweera scored 70 while Chamara Silva scored his second century of the
tournament where he collected 126 runs off 140 balls including 13 fours
and 4 sixes.
Chinthaka Jayasinghe hammered a run a balls 125 with 10 fours and 5
sixes. D Chameera, Sohan Boralessa and Roshan Lakmal took a wicket each.
Bloomfield C and AC 413 for 4 ( Chamara Silva 126 no, Chinthaka
Jayasinghe 125 no, Dilshan Munaweera 70, Sohan Boralessa 1 for 107, D
Chameera 1 for 79, Roshan Lakmal 1 for 129 )
Ian Daniel shines with bat
Openers Ian Daniel (140) and Udara Jayasundara (56 ) gave the right
start by setting a first wicket partnership of 136 runs for Ragama CC in
another encounter against Chilaw Marians at Colts grounds on the same
day to reach 345 for 4 at close of play.
Daniel faced 223 balls for his 140 which included 14 fours and one
six. Middle order batsman Indika de Seram made a valuable contribution
with 88 runs which came in 99 balls, including 11 fours and one six.
Ragama CC: 345 for 4 ( Ian Daniel 140, Udara Jayasundara 56,
Indika de Seram 88)
Gayan rips Baduraliya CC
A superb bowling spell of 6 for 54 including a hat-trick by Gayan
Sirisoma of Lankan CC restricted Baduraliya CC to 184 all out in another
match of the same tournament at the Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
yesterday.
Apart from Hans Fernando 41 and T M Sampath 30, all other batsmen
went back to pavilion for very cheap scores. In reply Lankan CC were 83
for 2 with Damith Hunukumbura on 51 no at the close of play on the first
day.
Baduraliya CC: 184 all out in the first innings (Hans Fernando
41, T M Sampath 30, Gayan Sirisoma 6 for 54, Sujeewa de Silva 2 for 46)
Lankan CC: 83 for 2 (Damitha Hunukumbura 51 no, Chanaka
Wejesinghe 19 no)
Thilan steers SSC
Thilan Samaraweera (105 no) who was well supported by Dasun Shanaka
(59 no) took SSC to 314 at the end of first day in their encounter
against Moors on the same day, at Moors grounds.
Opener Geeth Alwis (57) helped give his team a good start while
Samaraweera scored 105 in 122 balls with seven boundaries. Dasun Shanaka
hammered his unbeaten 59 in 63 balls with four sixes and four
boundaries.
SSC: 314 for 5 ( Thilan Samaraweera 105 no, Geeth Alwis 57,
Dasun Shanaka 59 no, Jeffrey Vandersay 2 for 72)
Equal honours
Two half centuries by Roshan Silva ( 84 ) and Akshu Fernando ( 50 )
and valuable contribution from the middle order batsmen helped Colts to
reach 297 for 9 in their match against Tamil Union CC at the P
Sarawanamuththu Stadium yesterday.
Isuru Udana, Chatura Randunu and Kithruwan Vithanage took 2 wickets
each to restrict Colts below 300 on the first day.
Colts CC: 297 for 9 (Roshan Silva 84, Akshu Fernando 50, Anuk
Silva 40, Isuru Udana 2 for 42, Randunu 2 for 83, Vithanage 2 for 24).
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