Thomian number 4 batsman Ryan Fernando continued his good form with the bat scoring a masterful century as he pulled S. Thomas’ College out of the woods against St. Peter’s College on an eventful day one of their traditional encounter which commenced today (16th April) at Mount Lavinia. In addition, two more traditional encounters of the Schools U19 Cricket tournament were also held today in Colombo.
St. Benedict’s College, Colombo vs Gurukula College, Kelaniya
Gurukula College managed to take major honors in the drawn traditional encounter against St. Benedict’s College which ended today at Kotahena. The left-arm spinner Vihanga Iranjana (5/19) was the star of the match as he could restrict the hosts to a low score of 118 runs in the first innings.
Kemira Nayanatharu (66), Janitha Shehan (54*) and Neluka Heshan (54) also starred with the bat for the visitors putting up a solid total on the board in their first innings.
Brief Scores
- Venue – St. Benedict’s College Grounds, Colombo
- Toss – St. Benedict’s College
St. Benedict’s College 118 (41.5) Ashen De Soyza 72*, Vihanga Iranjana 5/19, Thushara Wanigasingha 2/29 & 235 (84.3) Pasan Suwahas 66, Ashen De Soyza 52, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 40, Malinda Perera 26, Dilan Thabrew 22, Sithija Chamod 2/17, Thushara Wanigasingha 2/37, Kemira Nayanatharu 2/49
Gurukula College 273/5d (65) Kemira Nayanatharu 66, Janitha Shehan 54*, Neluka Heshan 54, Malshan Lakshitha 22*, Sithija Chamod 20, Malinda Perera 2/73 & 30/1 (5)
Result – Match Drawn
Royal College, Colombo vs Wesley College, Colombo
The traditional encounter between Royal College and Wesley College commenced today at Royal College Grounds. The hosts won the toss and chose to bat first but things didn’t go their way as planned as they were bowled out for 188 runs.
Dasis Manchanayaka was the only standout performer with the bat for Royals as he made 78 runs off 89 balls with 12 fours. Wesley College put on a disciplined collective bowling effort led by S.zhakirthan (3/21), Thenuka Perera (3/32) and Ravindu Sigera (2/35).
In reply, the visitors also struggled with the bat as they ended the first day’s play at 92 for 7. Royal spinners Prashan Kalhara and Gishan Balasooriya bowled will in tandem picking up 2 wickets each.
Brief Scores
- Venue – Royal College Grounds, Colombo
- Toss – Royal College
Royal College 188 (56.5) Dasis Manchanayaka 78, S.zhakirthan 3/21, Thenuka Perera 3/32, Ravindu Sigera 2/35
Wesley College 92/7 (38) Anudith Wikramasinghe 25*, Prashan Kalhara 2/21, Gishan Balasooriya 2/26
Stumps – Day 1
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia vs St. Peter’s College, Colombo
Ryan Fernando continued his stunning form with the bat as he scored a masterful century for S. Thomas College helping his team to put on a respectable total for the first innings against St. Peter’s College in their traditional encounter which commenced today at Mount Lavinia.
Fernando made 103 runs off 153 balls with 15 fours as the hosts made 229 for 7 before declaring the innings in the 80th over.
The visitors had to bat 12 overs before the end of the first day’s play. Though they managed to put on 51 runs at a healthy rate of 4.25, they also lost 2 wickets at stumps.
Brief Scores
- Venue – S. Thomas’ College Grounds, Mount Lavinia
- Toss – S. Thomas’ College
S. Thomas’ College 229/7d (79.5) Ryan Fernando 103, Anuk Palihawadena 30, Shalin De Mel 35, Mahith Perera 24, Niman Umesh 2/35, Jesuran Benjamin 2/41, Sahan Kumara 2/80
St. Peter’s College 51/2 (12) Shenal Boteju 30*, Lahiru Chethaka 21*
Stumps – Day 1
