Innings win for Johnians

S M Jiffrey Abdeen-Kandy Sports Corr

St John’s College, Panadura scored an innings and nine runs win over Kingswood College, Kandy in their schools under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Police Grounds, Kandy yesterday.

The Kingswoodians were trailing behind on first innings 124 runs and they had to bat for 44 overs but they folded up for 115. It was poor batting which let them down especially in the first innings when they lost their first 4 wickets for 3 runs.

Kingswood College 123 all out in 45.3 overs (Prabath Piyasena 24, Pubudu Bandara 54, Lahiru Sanjaya 3 for 36, S Prabath 2 for 5, Chamila Janaka 2 for 15, Vidura Sapumal 2 for 14), And 115 all out in 37.4 overs (Shalutha Walisundera 22, Upamal Heenkenda 17, Tharindu Liyanage 17, M Jayawickrema 12, Champika Aluwihare 10, Lahiru Sanjaya 6 for 45, Chamila Janaka 3 for 23).

St Johns College, Panadura 247 for 7 decl. In 85.3 overs (H Chandima 65, Nadun Dharshana 55, Kavindu Hashan 39, Lahiru Sanjaya 45, Chamila Janaka 17, Tharindu Liyanage 5 for 63, Chaminda Bandara 2 for 67).