Sri Lanka News Round-up (12 February 1999)

12 February 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

The inter-school cricket encounter between D. S. Senanayake and Thurstan ended in a tame draw at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday.

Set to make 225 runs to win in 45 overs, Thurstan reached 131 for 3 with 'C. Harainda scoring an unbeaten half century.

DSS 249 for 6 decl. and 125 for 4 decl. (S. Lafir 44, S. Rajakaruna 35, D. Perera 4/50).

Thurstan (overnight 81 for 4) 154 for 9 decl. (N. de Silva 41, D. Indika 27, L. Dias 3/13) and 131 for 3 at close (C. Haravinda 50 n.o., A. Dayananda 32) - CD.

S M Jiffrey Abdeen

Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa chose to bat the entire second day thus forcing their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match against Trinity College to drift into a tame draw at the Asgiriya Stadium yesterday.

Trinity College 234 for 9 decl.

Prince of Wales 42 for no loss overnight contd 374 for 6 wkts in 106 overs 395 mts (Rashan Peiris 77, Shammika Fernando 41, Pubudu Ranaweera 20, Hashantha Fernando 115, S. Wijeratne 21, Janaka Wannukewatta 43, J. Gunaratne 13 not out, K. Devinda 14 not out, S. Selvakumar 3 for 83).

Kandy South Group Correspondent

A blistering knock of 76 not out with 3 sixes and 6 fours by S. Wegodapola for Ibbagamuwa Central College was the highlight of their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match against Maliyadeva Model School which ended in a tame draw at Ibbagamuwa.

Maliyadeva Model School 145 all out in 43 overs (D. Perusinghe 12, N. Palliyawadana 45, T. M. Thusitha 19, S. Perera 12, S. Chaminda 11, A. Fernando 4 for 47, A. Ranathunga 3 for 39) and 135 all out in 46 overs (D. Perusinghe 23, N. Palliyawadana 17, F. S. Janaka 12, S. Sujith 36, S. Shalika 25, D. Ratnayake 4 for 33, S. Abeysinghe 2 for 23)

Ibbagamuwa Central College 192 all out in 56.1 overs (D. Ratnayake 10, A. Herath 23, W. Abeysinghe 47, S. Wegodapola 76 not out, Nilan Palliyawadana 6 for 56, T. M. Thusitha 2 for 18).

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