Duminda Perera emerged as the highest individual scorer in the big match series as he compiled an unbeaten knock of 112 for D.S.Senanayake. He erased the previous best of 105 scored by A.Weerappuli of St.Benedict's in last year's encounter. He was also associated in a record third wicket stand of 166 runs together with Muditha Maduwantha. In fact Maduwantha was also involved in the previous record where he put on 90 runs together with Bathisha de Silva in last year's encounter.
Duminda Perera reached his century in 281 minutes of batting and altogether he struck five boundaries while facing a total of 211 balls. He was also associated in an unfinished fourth wicket partnership of 87 runs with Malintha Gajanayake who remained unbeaten on 51. He collected his runs with the help of one six and six boundaries and faced only 61 deliveries.
Earlier Muditha Maduwantha missed his century by seven runs and his fine knock of 93 was studded with one six and half a dozen of boundaries. St.Benedict's in their second innings scored 139 for 2 with skipper Rally Tissera and Pradeep Hewage completing half centuries. The pair warmed up for today's limited over encounter and figured in an opening stand of 85 runs in almost even time.
ST. BENEDICT'S - 1ST INNINGS (156 for 8 decl.)
D. S. SENANAYAKE - ST INNINGS (overnight 42 for 2 cont.)
Rashantha Sureshchandra c Tissera b Cramer 1, Muditha Maduwantha c Tissera b Alahakoon 93, Sashi Lafir run out 0, Duminda Perera not out 112, Malintha Gajanayake not out 51, Extras (3b, 2lb, 5nb, 4w) 14.
TOTAL: (for 3 wickets decl in 79 overs) 271.
FALL OF WICKET: 11, 18, 184.
BOWLING: P.Hewage 14-3-41-0, T.Cramer 12-2-41-1, P.Dassanayake 6-0-24-0, S.Perera 24-5-61-0, R.Nillangaratne 5-1-11-0, D.Silva 10-0-37-0, J.Alahakoon 6-0-41-1, C.Perera 2-0-10-0.
ST. BENEDICT'S - 2ND INNINGS
Rally Tissera st.Fonseka b Amaraweera 54, Pradeep Hewage not out 76, Priyan de Silva c Amaraweera b Abeywickrema 4, Dinesh Silva not out 0, Extras (1b, 4lb) 5.
TOTAL: (for 2 wickets in 38 overs) 139.
FALL OF WICKETS: 85, 127.
BOWLING: N.Pradeep 3-1-12-0, M.Maduwantha 5-0-12-0, N.Abeywickrema 8-0-30-0, A.Junaid 8-0-29-0, D.Amaraweera 8-3-24-1, N.Gamage 6-1-27-0.
More --11, April 1997
Duminda Perera knocks up unbeaten 112
By Lal Gunesekera
D. S. Senanayake College's Duminda Perera notched up the highest individual score in their 'Big Match' series with St. Benedict's College, as he made a splendid unbeaten 112 in their first innings in the drawn game at Premadasa stadium yesterday. The Bens made 156 for 8 declared in their first innings with 'DS' replying with 271 for 3 declared. The Bens in their second turn were 139 for 2 at stumps.
Duminda Perera's record knock of an unbeaten 112 included only five boundaries and came off 211 deliveries. He erased the previous best 105 scored by A. Weerappuli of St. Benedict's last year (1996).
Perera put on 166-runs for the third wicket with Muditha Maduwantha, who missed a well deserved century by just seven runs. This partnership too broke the previous record of 90 runs that he (Duminda Perera) made with Batheesha de Silva last year (1996).
Then again, Perera, was involved in a 87-run partnership for the unbroken fourth wicket with Malintha Gajanayake who was unbeaten on 51 with a six and six boundaries off only 61 deliveries.
The Bens too did quite well with the bat in their second turn with openers Rally Tissera (54) and Pradeep Hewage (not out 76) associated in a 85-runs stand for the first wicket.
Today
The limited-over game between these two schools (D. S. Senanayake College and St. Benedict's College) will be staged today at the Premadasa Stadium.