Pavan Rathnayake and Lasith Croospulle struck brilliant centuries to put Colombo Cricket Club on top on Day 1 in their encounter against Nondescripts Cricket Club.
Rathnayaka scored unbeaten 136 runs off 213 balls with 10 fours and 6 sixes while Croospulle hit 128 runs off 142 balls with 16 fours and 6 sixes helping CCC post a solid first innings total – 328/3 on the board on Day 1.
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Gayan Maneeshan playing his 100th first class match, struck a fine century for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club against Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club. Sanoj Darshika of Colts Cricket Club was the other centurion of the day as he made 101 runs off 137 balls with 6 fours and a six against Ragama Cricket Club.
Police Sports Club’s spin twins Dilum Sudeera and Nalin Priyadarshana impressed with the ball, picking up a match bag of 7/107 and 9/138 against Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club.
The seamer Mohammed Shiraz and left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara picked up 5 wickets each to restrict Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club for 224 runs for their first innings.
In reply, Tamil Union C & AC posted 147 runs for 7 wickets at the close of play on Day 1. Tharindu Rathnayake picked up 6 of the 7 wickets fell today.
Brief Scores
Bloomfield Cricket & Athletic Club – 216 (87.1) Isitha Dew Wijesundara 54, Mineth Premarathne 49, Ron Chandraguptha 40, Lahiru Madushanka 26, Dilum Sudeera 5/80, Nalin Priyadarshana 3/80 & 127 (34/4) Lahiru Madushanka 42, Isitha Dew Wijesundara 30, Nalin Priyadarshana 6/58, Dilum Sudeera 2/27
Police Sports Club – 112 (28.4) Nadeera Balasooriya 49, Sangeeth Shehara 20, Ravindu Fernando 4/33, Sahan Nanayakkara 2/22, Isitha Dew Wijesundara 2/26 & 6/0 (3)
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Colts Cricket Club – 333/4 (79) Sanoj Darshika 101, Dhananjaya Lakshan 92*, Dhananjaya Lakshan 40*, Yohan Mendis 38, Sangeeth Cooray 21
Ragama Cricket Club –
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Moors Sports Club – 277/3 (75.4) Janishka Perera 87, Lasith Abeyrathna 68*, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 58*, Sohan De Livera 36
Sinhalese Sports Club –
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Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club – 228/7 (103) Gayan Maneeshan 112, Lakshan Edirisinghe 42, Dilhara Polgampola 32, Sameera Sadamal 20, T M Sampath 4/26
Nugegoda Sports & Welfare Club –
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Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club – 224 (37) Sineth Jayawardena 72, Lahiru Samarakoon 49*, Navod Paranavithana 24, Mohammed Shamaaz 20, Ayana Siriwardana 20, Mohammed Shiraz 5/63, Malinda Pushpakumara 5/123
Burgher Recreation Club – 147/7 (46) Roshane Silva 50*, Dilshan De Zoysa 35, Tharindu Rathnayake 6/45
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Colombo Cricket Club – 328/3 (78) Pavan Rathnayaka 136*, Lasith Croospulle 128, Anjala Bandara 49*, Chamika Karunaratne 2/62
Nondescripts Cricket Club –
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Ace Capital Cricket Club – 228 (56.5) Ravindu Rathnayake 59, Udayawansha Parakrama 55, Wanuja Sahan 44, Roshan Jayatissa 36, Upul Indrasiri 4/44, Sheshan Fernando 3/39, Madawa Warnapura 2/41
Negombo Cricket Club – 45/3 (18) Dilshan Munaweera 21, Wanuja Sahan 3/18
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Chilaw Marians Cricket Club – 237/6 (74.5) Shehan Jayasuriya 93*, Raveen Yasas 36, Lasith Lakshan 32, Thikshila De Silva 26*, Nimesh Vimukthi 3/61, Sahan Mihira 2/50
Panadura Sports Club –
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