Five matches in the Singer Schools U-19 Division 1 two-day cricket tournament 2017/18 were conducted today around the island.
Gurukula College vs St. Peter’s College
St. Peter’s College recorded an outright win against Gurukula College in their group C encounter which was concluded today at the Prison grounds, Mahara. St. Peter’s College resumed day two on 93 for 7 and were bowled out for just 100 runs. Gurukula began their second innings 26 runs ahead, but a batting collapse saw them bowled out for 119 runs. St. Peter’s College had to chase down 146 runs to win the match which they did with 5 wickets to spare. Left arm spinner Ameen Miflal was the star of the match as he claimed a match bag of 10 wickets for St. Peter’s College.
Brief scores
Gurukula College – 126 (55.4) Rasindu Arosha 42, Pathum Mahesh 35, Ameen Miflal 5/46, Hasitha Kiriella 2/11, Sachin Silva 2/18 & 119 (44.5) Sheshan Malinda 38*, Pruthuvi Rusara 22, , Ameen Miflal 5/45, Ruvin Senevirathna 4/29
St. Peters College – 100 (46) Sulakshana Fernando 22, Ranmith Jayasena 22, Pruthuvi Rusara 5/20, Praveen Nimesh 2/28 & 147/5 (44.4) Shanon Fernando 52, Shalith Fernando 31*, Ranmith Jayasena 25, Sulakshana Fernando 20, Sachintha Chamith 2/19
Result – St. Peter’s won by 5 wickets
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia vs Richmond College
The traditional fixture between S. Thomas’ College and Richmond College ended in a draw today at the S. Thomas’ College grounds. Richmond College resumed day two on 98 for 8 and added another 23 runs for the remaining two wickets. The Thomians began their second innings 9 runs ahead, and declared at 187 for 7, setting a target of 197 runs for Richmond College. The lads from down south started well but had to settle for a draw as they only managed to score 101 runs for 3 wickets at stumps.
Brief scores
S. Thomas’ College – 130 (54.1) Maneesha Rupasinghe 42, Sithara Hapuhinna 30, Avindu Theekshana 3/16, Amshi de Silva 3/19, Dilum Sudeera 3/45 & 187/7d (62) Sithara Hapuhinna 53, Maneesha Rupasinghe 30, Dellon Peiris 25, Sandun Mendis 3/55
Richmond College – 121 (59.1) Vinuja Kiriella 29, Sandun Mendis 28, Shanon Fernando 4/28, Dulith Guneratne 3/21 & 101/3 (29) Duvin Kalanasuriya 56*, Thaveesha Abishek 23*, Dellon Peiris 2/33
Result – Match Drawn (S. Thomas won first innings points)
Royal College, Colombo vs Dharmaraja College, Kandy
The traditional fixture between Royal College and Dharmaraja College commenced today at Dharmaraja College grounds. Royal won the toss and elected to bat first and put a formidable total on the board for their first innings with 301 runs which came at a run rate of 4.52 runs per over. Right handed batsman Thevinda Senarathne scored a magnificent century for the visitors while Bhagya Dissanayake (68) and Gayan Dissanayake (52) chipped in with valuable half-tons. In reply, Dharmaraja College were 24 for 1 at stumps on day one.
Brief scores
Royal College – 301 (66.3) Thevinda Senarathne 115, Bhagya Dissanayake 68, Gayan Dissanayake 52, Navindu Dilshan 3/57, Rukmal Dissanayake 3/62, Upendra Warnakulasooriya 2/59,
Dharmaraja College – 24/1 (13)
Ananda College, Colombo vs Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya
Ananda College completely dominated the first day’s play against Dharmapala College which commenced today at Ananda College ground. After winning the toss the host’s captain elected to bat first on home soil but could not post a big total on the board as they were bowled out for 136 runs. Dilshan de Silva and Chamindu Samarasinghe picked up 4 wickets each for Dharmapala College. In reply, Dharmapala College only managed to score 42 runs for their first innings as Shamal Hirushan destroyed their batting line up with 6 wickets for just 10 runs. At stumps on day one, Ananda College was 106 for 1 wicket in their second innings.
Brief scores
Ananda College – 136 (48.4) Hasindu Shaminka 27*, Kanishka Ranthilakage 27, Dushan Hettige 21, Dilshan de Silva 4/34, Chamindu Samarasinghe 4/36, Chethiya Shanuka 2/31 & 106/1 (26) Dushan Hettige 54*, Kanishka Ranthilakage 46*
Dharmapala College – 42 (16.2) Shamal Hirushan 6/10, Dushan Hettige 3/07
President’s College, Kotte vs Maris Stella College, Negombo
Group B encounter between President’s College and Maris Stella College commenced today at Maris Stella College ground. The visitors won the toss and decided to bat first but only posted 194 runs for their first innings. In reply, Maris Stella College got off to a great start and scored 276 runs for 5 wickets at stumps on day one. Right handed batsman Lasith Croospulle was brilliant with the bat as he made a classy century for the home side.
Brief scores
Presidents College – 194 (52.3) Mohommad Rifaz 43*, Hiruna Sigera 41, Thasika Nirmal 33, Rasitha Lakmal 29, Kevin Perera 3/19, Pasindu Ushetti 3/34, Avisha Keshan 2/23
Maris Stella College – 276/5 (40) Lasith Croospulle 104, Roshen Fernando 48, Chathura Anuradha 46, Kevin Perera 33
