Burgher Recreation Cricket Club completed the upset of the weekend when they bundled out the Sinhalese Sports Club for 116 in their second innings and went on to win the match by seven wickets, despite conceding a 73 run first innings deficit.
Elsewhere, Colombo Cricket Club narrowly avoided defeat to salvage first innings points as Panadura pressed them in the gloom; Bloomfield Sports and Athletic Club romped home to an emphatic ten-wicket victory against Tamil Union; and Nondescripts Cricket Club secured a first innings victory against a depleted Colts Cricket Club side.
The Sinhalese Sports Club looked to have established a position of dominance against BRC when they dismissed them for a lowly 117, thanks to a seven-wicket haul by PDRL Perera, but came unstuck in the second innings as S. Weerakoon snapped up six wickets. This still left BRC needing a tricky 190 runs in the final innings. They started well, however, with an 82 run partnership and went on to win in the 52nd over of the innings.
Bloomfield dominated their encounter with Tamil Union right from the start. Tamil Unuion were bowled out for 126 in the first innings and could only muster 160 in the second as Bloomfield compiled 266 for eight declared in their first innings.
Colombo Cricket Club overhauled Panadura's first innings score of 152 to secure first innings points thanks to a 46 run partnership for the eighth wicket. They were lucky to stave off defeat, however, as the Panadura batsmen rallied in the second innings and went on to score 274. CCC then required 269 runs for victory, but slumped to 142 for nine. The final wicket pair though saved them as they batted out the final four overs before the close of play.
The NCC-Colts fixture was never likely to produce an outright victory after the Prime Minister's helicopter interrupted play on the first day and wasted approximately seventy overs. NCC nevertheless made good use of the limited time available as they secured first innings points after Amarasinghe and Kalpage bowled out Colts for 181. NCC replied solidly, scoring 226 for three before they declared.
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