Sri Lanka: Delayed start drags game to a draw (21 February 1999)
A delayed start on both days due to overnight rain and a marked lack of enthusiasm to get on with the game, saw the cricket encounter between St
21-Feb-1999
21 February 1999
Sri Lanka: Delayed start drags game to a draw
Richard Dwight
A delayed start on both days due to overnight rain and a marked lack
of enthusiasm to get on with the game, saw the cricket encounter
between St. Sebastian's and Wesley meander in an inevitable draw at
Campbell Park yesterday.
St. Sebastian's continuing from their score of 48 for 2 in reply to
Wesley's first innings total of 186 for 5 declared, made 154 for 8
after a two hours delayed start. Towards which Sumalka Perera
contributed an entertaining 76 with fourteen fours. Spinners Sajith
Colombage 3 for 36 and Pubudu Chandrasekere 2 for 41 bowled
effectively for Wesley.
Wesley enjoying a first innings lead of 32 runs and batting a second
time half an hour before tea, were forty for no loss, but with the
wicket cracking up and taking spin - spinners Malshan Fernando 5 for
36 and Dilip Fernando 2 for 36 revelled to dismiss Wesley for 124 in
the 18th mandatory for the match to fizzle out in a draw - Malshan
was adjudge Man of the Match for his fine effort with the ball.
Scores:
Wesley 186 for 5 dec. and 124 (R. Wijetunge 33, M. de Silva 22, D.
Jayakody 16, D. Dissanayake 12, S. Faiz 12, M. Fernando 5 for 36, D.
Fernando 2 for 36).
St. Sebastian's 48 for 2 contd 154 for 8 dec. (S. Perera 76, P.
Perera 21, M. Fernando 16, K. Cooray 14, S. de Silva 10, S. Colombage
3 for 36, P. Chandrasekere 2 for 41).
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)