Sri Lanka Clubs: Bloomfield by 128 runs (7 June 1999)

7 June 1999

Sri Lanka Clubs: Bloomfield by 128 runs

The Daily News

A good team work helped Bloomfield to beat Antonians by 128 runs in their Premier league inter-club cricket tournament match concluded at Reid Avenue yesterday.

After enjoying an exciting one-run first innings lead, Bloomfield declared at their overnight total and set a target of 270 to win in three full sessions. But the Antonians were bowled out for 141.

Bloomfield: 112 all out and 268 for 9 decl.

Antonians: 111 all out and 141 all out. (P.Siriwardena 47, J.Ekanayake 43, Pulasthi Gunaratne 2 for 25, Kumara Dharmasena 2 for 18, Batheesha de Silva 2 for 39, Sadeep Silva 2 for 17). (D.W.)

SSC trounced Panadura SC by an innings and 87 runs in their Premier championship cricket tournament match concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.

The visitors were dismissed for 206 runs in their second innings with Suresh Perera (4 for 40) and Tilan Samaraweera (4 for 62) causing the damage.

Panadura: 107 and 206 (C. Silva 88, S. Kumara 43, S. Perera 4 for 40, T. Samaraweera 4 for 62) C.D.

Pradeep Hewage gave a timely reminder to the selectors, who are due to meet soon to pick the Sri Lanka 'A' team for the forthcoming tour of England, with twin centuries (168 and 123) as his team NCC registered a smashing 556-run win over Matara SC in their Premier league cricket match concluded at Maitland Place yesterday.

NCC 397 for 8 decl. and 313 for 6 decl.

Matara SC 65 and 89 (N.R.C.K. Guruge 22, R. Pushpakumara 3 for 19, M. Bandara 3 for 39).

Source :: The Daily News