Major honours for Joseph Vaz

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Corr

Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa has to be satisfied with a first innings win of 74 runs in their inter-school Under 19 cricket match versus De Mazenod College, Kandana and played at Wennappuwa. Vazians taking the strike first were all out for 180 runs with a hostile spell of bowling by Chanuka Silva who claimed 6 for 44. Kasun Vidura top scored with 43 runs for the homesters.

In reply De Mazenod were skittled out for a paltry 106 runs with Madushanka Kumara and Sewvinda Silva capturing 3 for 26 and 3 for 27 respectively. In their second turn Vazians batted until the close and they were 203 for 3 with Kasun Vidura 82 and Shehan Fernando 78.

Joseph Vaz - 180 (Kasun Vidura 43, Ravindu Dilshan 36 n.o, Ransi Peiris 26, Shehan Fernando 25, Chanuka Silva 6/44, Jude Madushan 2/17 and 203/3 - Kasun Vidura 82, Shehan Fernando 78, Janapriya Fernando 30, Rukshan Fernando 2/52).

De Mazenod - 106 (Kavindu Manamperi 39, Jude Madushan 21, Madushanka Kumara 3/26, Sewvinda Silva 3/27, Kasun Vidura 2/9, Hansaka Rathnayake 2/17).