Thoras trounce Cambrians

Inter-school under 19 cricket

Thoras trounce Cambrians

Chris Dhambarage

S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia pulled off a smashing ten wicket outright victory over Prince of Wales College Moratuwa in their inter-school under 19 cricket tournament match which concluded at Mount Lavinia yesterday.

The Cambrians resuming from their overnight score of 53 for 6 folded up for a mere 74 runs with the two spinners Sahan Wijesinghe (5 for 20) and Ravindu Thilakaratne (3 for 11) causing damage.

Prince of Wales following on put up an improved batting performance in their second innings to reach a more respectable 181 runs thanks to a fighting half century from Ashen Mendis (71).     

However the Thomians were left with an easy victory target of 27 runs to be made and they scored 31 for no loss in their second innings and to register their maiden outright win with more than a session to spare.

Meanwhile St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya fell short by just three wickets from pulling off an outright victory in their inter school under 18 cricket encounter against St. Aloysius College Galle which ended in a draw at the FTZ ground in Katunayake yesterday.

St. Aloysius College were struggling at 53 for 7 in their second innings after they were set a victory target of 181 runs in just under two sessions with Sahan Nanayakkara claiming four wickets for nine runs.

Earlier off spinner Vinu Mohotti returned excellent figures of six wickets for 35 as the Peterites skittle out the visitors for exactly one hundred runs to obtain a first innings lead of 41 runs.           

Ananda College took major honours in their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match against De Mazenod College which ended in a draw at Kandana yesterday.

The Anandians had the satisfaction of bundling out their opponents for a paltry 83 runs in the first innings with leg spinner Kasun Perera capturing five wickets for nine runs.

In addition middle order batsman Sahan Arachchige had the credit of completing twin half centuries for the Anandians as he struck a determined 66 in the first innings and followed up with and unbeaten 66 in the second innings.

Meanwhile the rain curtailed inter school under 19 cricket encounter between St. Benedict’s College and Isipathana College ended in a tame draw at Kotahena yesterday.    

Isipathana College who were struggling at 125 for 7 at the end of the first day produced a superb late rally to recover and reach a healthy 228 runs at the end in their first innings.

All rounder Pramodh Maduwantha (85) and tail ender Dushan Nirman (80) led the way with a stubborn batting performance as they were associated in a fine century partnership for the eighth wicket.   

The Results:

+At Mount Lavinia: S. Thomas’ beat Prince of Wales by 10 wickets
S. Thomas: 228 and 31-0 (Thilaksha Sumanasiri 20 n.o.)  

Prince of Wales: 74 (Suchira Fernando 22, Sahan Wijesinghe 5/20, Ravindu Thilakaratne 3/11) and 181 (Ashen Mendis 71, Asitha Lanka 35 n. o, Ravindu Thilakaratne 3/39, Thilaksha Malshan 2/20, Madhushan Ravichandrakumar 2/62)

+At Katunayake: St Peter’s drew with St Aloysius.

St. Peter’s: 141 and 140-9 decl (C. Jayamanna 43, C. Obeysekera 35 n. o, C. Kumara 2/31, C. Jayaraj 2/21)   

St. Aloysius: 100 (Vinu Mohotti 6/35, Sahan Nanayakkara 2/12) and 53-7 (A. Gimhana 21, S. Nanayakkara 4/9)

+At Kotahena: St Benedict’s drew with Isipathana

Isipathana: 228 (Pramodh Maduwantha 85, Sachin Jayasuriya 26, Dushan Nirman 80, Sithum Wijesinghe 3/37, Thulina Dilshan 2/24, Yohan Soyza 2/59, Geethika Jayatilleke 3/39)

St. Benedict’s: 71-5 (Chameera Dissanayake 2/7)

+At Kandana: Ananda drew with De Mazenod

Ananda 171 (Thamalaka Athulathmudali 39, Pasindu Isira 20, Sahan Arachchige 66, Shaluka Deemantha 3/34, Vimukthi Jayawardena 2/23) and 198-4 (Sahan Arachchige 66 n. o, Thamalaka Athulathmudali 42)

De Mazenod: 83 (Kasun Perera 5/9, M. Sandakelum 3/31)

+At Rathgama: Devapathiraja drew with Mahanama Panadura

Devapathiraja: 218 (Raveen Yasas 66, Dilshan Kanchana 32, Chathura Lakshan 22, Nimesh Vimukthi 5/49, Pasindu Dhananjaya 2/33) and 296/7 (Udesh Madhusanaka 100 n.o, Nilanka Rukshitha 73, Dilshan Kanchana 65, Ramindu Nikeshala 25, Nimesh Vimukthi 5/101, Suraj Kaushalya 2/79) Mahanama Panadura: 175 (Asanka Madhushan 34, Raveen Thenuwara 33 n. o, Anjana Pasindu 27, Nimesh Vimukthi 23, Dilshan Kanchana 4/46, Umesh Kasun 2/15, Avishka Gimhana 2/33) and 183/5 (Nimesh Vimukthi 88 n. o, Suraj Kaushalya 49, Dilshan Kanchana 3/67, Chathura Lakshan 2/57)

+At Wattala: St Anthony’s drew with St Thomas’ Matara

St. Anthony’s: 380 (Jacob Sachin 142, Asira Wageesha 52, Charith Buddhika 45, Teshan Prasanna 34, Samal Udawatta 28, Dilip Tharaka 7/123)

S. Thomas’ Matara: 169 (Nevindu Udesh 69, Lasith Lakshan 55, Samal Udawatta 5/20, Ashan Rukmal 5/45) and 314-8 (Lasith Lakshan 120, Hashan Vimarshana 77, Samsul Muneer 4/72, Charitha Buddhika 3/77)

+At Horana: Taxila CC: 113-7 at close (Chalana Dilshan 54 n. o, Vinod Kavinda 22, Vishwa Kaushalya 19, Sandeep Nisansala 4/22) v Anuradhapura Central