Major honours for Wesley

S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen- Kandy Sports Correspondent

Wesley College, Colombo took the major honours in their inter-school cricket match against Kingswood College, Kandy concluded at Police ground Kandy yesterday.

Kingswood College continuing from their over night score of 45 for 3 32 overs fared poorly to be dismissed for 114 - 18 runs behind. Left arm spinner Sahin Jayawardena ran through the Kingswood batting to capture 6 for 33.

Wesley College in their second innings made merry to score 188 for 5 in 48.2 overs Ashail Kariyawasam tore into the Kingswood attack in making a belligerent 84 in 98 balls and was very unfortunate to miss his hundred.

He hit 10 fours and a six and put on 127 run partnership with Migara Wickremasinghe who scored 60 with the aid 8 fours and 2 sixes facing 68 balls. In fact Wesley College were 3 for 10 at one stage.

Kingswood were set a victory target of 206 in 15 overs and they were 50 for 3 by close.

Wesley College 132 all out and 188 for 5 in 48.2 overs (Ashail Kariyawasam 84, Migara Wickremasighe 60, Basith Muzammil 16, Tharindu Liyanaga 2 for 48, Champika Aluwihare 2 for 50)

Kingswood College 45 for 3 in 32 overs overnight contd. 114 all out in 67 overs (Saluka Walisundera 39, Supun Bandara 16, Sahin Jayawardena 6 for 33) and 50 for 3 in 15 overs (Saluka Walisundera 29 not out).