Trinity in record win

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, - Kandy Sports Correspondent

It was a Massacre of the innocents as Trinity College crushed St. Anthony's College, Panadura by the Massive Margin of 306 runs in their schools Under 19 limited over cricket tournament played at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday. This Margin of win could be a record in school cricket in Sri Lanka.

Trinity College electing to bat first made 352 for 6 in 50 overs averaging at 7 runs per over.

Rajitha Jayatunga top scored with 80 not out made in 73 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes followed by Heshan Wanniarachchi 79 (6 fours 92 balls). The others getting half centuries were skipper Niroshan Dickwella 65 (7 fours, 67 balls) and Dinuk Wickremanayake 50 (4 fours 55 balls).

Rajitha Jayatunga and Dinuk Wickremanayake put on 115 runs for the fifth wicket.

The Panadura Antonians after losing their first 3 wickets for 8 were 45 for 4 at one stage but lost the next 6 wickets for just one run. Seven batsmen failed to score while the 8th batsman was unbeaten without scoring.

Leg spinner Akila Jayasundera took 5 for 5. His figures read 3-1-5-5. In his third over he captured 4 wickets while off spinner Janishka Premasinghe took 2 for 0.

Trinity College 352 for 6 wickets in 50 overs (Niroshan Dickwella 65, Janishka Premasinghe 15, Heshan Wanniarachchi 79, Ron Chandragupta 14, Rajitha Jayatunga 80 not out, Dinuk Wickremanayake 50, Nadeesha Sudharshana 2 for 44, Mohamed Shilmy 2 for 42).

St. Anthony's College, Panadura 46 all out in 17.5 overs (Dinesh Fernando 23, Janishka Premasinghe 2 for 0, Akila Jayasundera 5 for 5).