Sri Lanka Club news (9 Feb 1998)

Monday 09, February 1998

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NCC lose despite twin tons by Hashan Tillekeratne

Left hander Hashan Tillekeratne compiled twin fifties but NCC were beaten on the first innings in their P.Saravanamuttu trophy Division one segment 'A' cricket tournament match concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC: 234 and 189 for 4 (R.Peiris 26, S, Warusumanne 64, H.Tillekeratne 51 n.o, K.Sangakkara 23 n.o)

CCC: 398 (L.de Silva 154, D.Arnolda 77, R.Peiris 4 for 33)

Moors get 1st innings points

Moors SC had to be satisfied with first innings points over Tamil Union in their P.Saravanamuttu trophy segment 'A' cricket tournament match concluded at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

Moors SC: 440.

Tamil Union: 216 (C.Hathurusinghe 4 fir 67) and 271 for 7 (B.Jeganathan 31, V.Waragoda 46, U.Chandana 63, C.Hathurusinghe 3 for 53)- D.W.

Airman Karunaratne 11 for 116

A matchbag of 11 for 116 by Wasantha Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka Air Force SC beat Navy SC outright by five wickets in their P.Saravanamuttu trophy Division one segment 'B' cricket tournament match concluded at Welisara yesterday.

Navy SC: 250 (A.Weerappuli 20, S.Silva 37, D.Perera 44, P.Kiriacosta 24, K.A.Perera 29, W.Karunaratne 3 for 46, T.Fernando 2 for 67) and 161 (A.Weerappuli 37, W.Karunaratne 7 for 63, N.Jayatilleke 2 for 29)

Air Force SC: 316 (S.Gallage 42, S.Amarasiri 35, M.Perera 95, I.Dilhan 54, M.Gunaratne 5 for 91, K.A.Perera 2 for 77) and 99 for 5 (S.Gallage 21, T.Fernando 37 n.o)

Sebastianites force a draw

By Pelham Juriansz

Sebastianites SC forced a draw to their P.Saravanamuttu trophy Division one segment 'A' cricket tournament match against Colts CC concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Colts CC: 349 and 258 for 1 decl (D.Samaraweera 140 n.o, C.Mendis 60, S.Fernando 39 n.o)

Sebastianites SC: 264 for 9 and 239 for 7 (S.Silva 49, D.Bodiyabaduge 47, A.Fernando 71 n.o, A.Perera 21, S.Alexander 3 for 41, B.Perera 2 for 28)

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