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Monday 19, January 1998


Sara Trophy cricket round-up

Kurunegala SC staged a superb recovery to beat Kalutara PCC outright by 92 runs in their Division one segment 'B' cricket tournament match concluded at the Welagedera Stadium yesterday.

Kurunegala SC: 128 and 288 in 95.4 overs. (Y.Randhika 24, S.Marasinghe 104, L.Kanumale 20, C.Ratnayake 43, N.Silva 4 for 103)

Kalutara PCC: 162 and 162 in 63 overs. (P.Silva 36, Y.Yoosuf 25, T.Herath 4 for 57, C.Ratnayake 3 for 17)

Negombo CC defeated Air Force SC outright by six wickets in a Division one segment 'B' tournament match at Katunayake yesterday.

Air Force SC: 194 and 184

Negombo CC: 231 and 151 for 4 (I.Batuwitarachchi 88 n.o, P.Fernando 26, S.Fernando 22, S.Karunaratne 2 for 36, N.Jayatilleke 2 for 49)

Despite a superb century by Nimesh Perera (102) Sebastianites SC suffered an innings and 18 runs defeat at the hands of CCC in their Division one segment 'A' match concluded at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

CCC: 402 for 4 decl.

Sebastianites SC: 185 and 299 (N.Perera 102, M.Mendis 84, D.Seneviratne 25, H.Fernando 20, H.Alles 4 for 80, A.Dalugoda 3 for 84)- H.P.

NCC trounced Matara SC outright by an innings and 14 runs with two sessions to spare on the third and final day of the Division one segment 'A' match concluded at the Uyanwatte Stadium yesterday.

NCC: 274.

Matara SC: 68 and 192 (F.M.Fawmy 36, G.Lanka 35 n.o, S.de Silva 3 for 66, L.Hanibelsz 3 for 48)- M.L.

Moors SC registered a convincing 212 run win over Kurunegala YCC in their Division one match at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Chasing an impossible victory target of 440 runs, the visitors were bowled out for 228 with Ranjith Madurasinghe making a fighting 61 n.o.

Moors SC: 315 and 183 for 5 decl.

Kurunegala YCC: 158 and 228 (Roshan Jaymon 55, B.Malimewala 38, N.Jaymon 11, Ranjith Madurasinghe 61 n.o, R.Herath 28, Kesara Jayasinghe 3 for 56, Asela Jayasinghe 2 for 43, Chandika Haturusinghe 2 for 39)- D.W.

A fine spell of bowling by Kumara Dharmasena helped Bloomfield register an innings win over Police SC in their Division one segment 'A' match played at Police Park yesterday.

Bloomfield: 367.

Police SC: 143 and 129 (C.Liyanage 36, K.Dharmasena 6 for 40, R.Palliyaguru 2 for 18)-C.D.

Panadura SC helped by a magnificent spell of bowling by Mangala Jayasena 7 for 109) helped Panadura SC score a thrilling first innings win over Colts CC in their Division one segment 'A' match concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Panadura:334 and 144 (M.Silva 39, T.Wickramaratne 44, M.Jayasena 22, T.Samaraweera 5 fir 60, S.Fernando 4 for 32)

Colts CC: 326 (D.Samaraweera 41, C.Mendis 64, S.Fernando 91, S.Janaka 20, T.Sampath 40, N.Ratnayake 39, K.Silva 2 for 61, M.Jayasena 7 for 109) and 48 for 1. -(C.D)

BRC scored a shock five wicket win over Tamil Union in their Division one segment 'A' cricket tournament match concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Tamil Union: 195 and 185 (I.de Saram 64, S.Kumara 21, S.Madanayake 4 for 54, W.Labrooy 3 for 48, N.Rajapakse 2 for 37)

BRC: 143 and 139 for 5 (D.Rajapakse 53 n.o, M.Rajapakse 38) D.W.

Sajith leads Colts X1

Antonian and Colts CC all rounder Sajith Fernando will captain the Colts XI against the touring England 'A' cricket team in their three day match which begins at the NCC grounds, Maitland Place today.

The Sri Lanka XI: Sanath Jayasuriya (captain), Naveed Nawaz, Mahela Jayawardena, Indika de Saram, Hemantha Wickremaratne, Janaka Silva, Ruwan Kalpage, Upul Chandana, Hemantha Boteju, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Mario Villavarayan, Ruwin Peiris, Saman Jayantha, Ruchira Perera.

The Colts XI: Sajith Fernando (captain), Shantha Kalavitigoda, Anushka Polonowita, Manoj Mendis, Sampath Perera, T.M.Dilshan, Batheesha de Silva, Nallaih Rajan, Indika Gallage, Suresh Perera, Jeevantha Kulatunga, Kumar Sangakkara, Ranaweera.

Drawn game

Moratu MV forced a draw to their inter school cricket encounter against St.Servatius College concluded at Matara yesterday.

St.Servatius: 189 and 136 for 9 in 43 overs. (P.Pathirana 23, S.Mendis 25, Y.Mendis 21, P.S.K.Fernando 4 for 20, O.C.Warnapura 3 for 23, M.Deshappriya 2 for 57)

Moratu MV: 195 in 72.2 overs. (C.Warnapura 83, A.B.Peiris 45, S.A.Wasantha 4 for 27, S.Athula 2 for 44, S.Ramanayake 2 for 21)-M.L.


Source: The Daily News

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