OMVSC into quarters

Dilwin Mendis - Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

Old Moratu Vidyalian Sports Club registered a first innings vicory over Crusaders Sports Club, Kalutara and entered into the quarter finals of the inter club division two, Donoval Andree Trophy Tournament organized by Sri Lanka Cricket and played at Kalutara. Out of the six games OMVSC registered two outright victories and four first innings wins and remained unbeaten in the first round.

Batting first visitors scored 220 runs with Avishka Peiris and Lakmal Gomes scoring 49 runs each and Pathmanath Perera claimed 5 for 66 for the homesters.

In reply homesters were bowled out for 129 runs with Lakmal Gomes bagging 4 for 10 runs and in their second essay OMVSC piled up 289 runs with Milinda Sepala and Chaminda Nirosha scoring 56 and 53 runs respectively. Set to make 381 runs for an outright victory homesters were 54 for 3 at close of play.

OMVSC 220 - Chaminda Nirosha 29, Avishka Peiris 49, Milinda Sepala 33, Lakmal Gomes 49, Milroy Silva 2/38, Pathmanath Perera 5/66, Suresh Silva 2/73 and 289 - Chaminda Nirosha 53, Milinda Sepala 56, Sanka Ramesh 36, Roshan Derlin 42, Pathmanath Perera 2/61, Milroy Silva 3/44, Suresh Silva 2/55, Manjula Cooray 3/16.

Crusaders SC 129 - Banuka Ishan 32, Lakmal Gomes 4/10, Suminda Manjula 2/43, Sanka Ramesh 2/18, Nihal Dimbukkuwalage 2/18 and 54/3 - Tharindu Uthpala 23, Mevan Rangasiri 26 n.o.