Sebastianite Amila claims 100th wicket

Dilwin MENDIS-Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

St Sebastian's skipper and Sri Lanka Schools under 19 player Amila Aponso became the third Sebastianite to capture one hundred wickets for a season when he dismissed the Cambrian opener Suchira Fernando and he brought his tally to 105 wickets when he claimed 6 for 54 in the 62nd Battle of the Golds between Prince of Wales and St Sebastians annual encounter worked off at Tyronne Fernando stadium, Moratuwa.

Other Sebastians to claim more than one hundred wickets are Ajith Cooray 111 in 1983, and Nimesh Perea twice in 1995 and 1996, 131 and 134 runs respecti- vely.

At the end of day one, Sebs were 104 for 6 in reply to Cambrian total of 161 runs. Cambrians batting first were soon in trouble and the bright spot of their innings was a third wicket partnership of 78 runs between skipper Tarindu Dilshan and Ashen Mendis who scored 46 and 30 runs respectively. Suchira Fernando contributed 21 runs.