Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

23 July 1998


Duleep, Lalith to New Delhi

Duleep Mendis and Lalith Kaluperuma have been invited to attend the launching of the Invitation Cricket Academy in New Delhi on July 24.

This academy is run by the Radiant Sports Consultants, New Delhi.

In addition, they will be visiting the academy four times a year to see the progress and development work as consultants.

Thomians by 3 runs

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa sports correspondent

S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia beat St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa by three runs in their under-15 Division one inter-school cricket match for the Horlicks Trophy played at Moratuwa.

Sebastians batting first were all out for 198 runs with Malinda Fernando and Lasith Priyamal scoring 57 and 27 runs respectively. In reply to St. Sebastian's score, Thomians made 201 runs. Buddhika Amerasinghe claimed four wickets for the homesters.

In the same group earlier Sebastians beat Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa and lost to Dharmaraja College, Kandy and Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya.

St. Sebastian's 198.

S. Thomas 201.

Zahira by 33 runs

Kandy south group correspondent

Zahira College, Gampola, scored a 33 run win over Madina Central College in their Sri Lanka Schools under 13 cricket tournament match for the Horlicks trophy played at Zahira grounds, Gampola recently.

ZAHIRA COLLEGE 97 all out in 38.3 overs (M. N. M. Rizwan 21, Fazal Ahamed 13, M. S. Asmi 5 for 14, M. N. Hassan 3 for 13)

MADINA CENTRAL COLLEGE 64 all out in 33.4 overs (M. K. M. Fazal 32, Fazal Ahamed 3 for 11, M. Riyas 2 for 9, S. M. Thushara 2 for 9)

Moratu Vidyalaya beat St. John's

Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa sports correspondent

Moratu vidyalaya beat St. John's Panadura by 31 runs in their inter-school under-15 Division two cricket match for the Horlicks Trophy.

Vidyalians batting first scored 215 for 4 in their allotted fifty overs. T. S. Kumara top-scored with 78 ably supported by W. V. D. Mendis 39 and R. S. Fonseka 36.

St. John's in reply were 184 for 7 in their allotted fifty overs with U. Jinasena unbeaten with 98. R. Danushka contributed 24 runs. R. S. Fonseka was the most successful bowler with 2 for 18.

Moratu Vidyalaya 215/4 in 50 overs (T. S. Kumara 78, W. V. D. Mendis 39, R. S. Fonseka 36, N. Fernando 26).

St. John's 184 for 7 in 50 overs (Y. Jinasena 98 not out, R. Danushka 24, R. S. Fonseka 2 for 18).


Source: The Daily News

Contributed by CricInfo Management
help@cricinfo.com

Date-stamped : 07 Oct1998 - 04:20