Sri Lanka News Round-up (13 Dec 1997)

Saturday 13, December 1997

Sports in brief

Daily News

Sri Lanka displaced

Australia has displaced the World one day champions Sri Lanka in the latest rankings for the CEAT International cricket team of the year. Sri Lanka who were heading the standings last month have gone down to the second spot after drawing their three-Test series against India, according to the standings released by R. S. Hartley and Co.

Australia has gained a total of 43 points while Sri Lanka and Pakistan are tied in the second place with 36 points each. Pakistan has climbed two steps ahead after winning their three-Test series against the West Indies in style 3-0. Pakistan gained 20 points alone from this series where they won the first two Tests by an innings and the third by ten wickets.

In the fourth place is South Africa with 27 points, followed by England (20), Zimbabwe (18), India (16), New Zealand (13) and West Indies (10). The CEAT World rankings are based on both Test and one day internationals. Ragama CC - two wins in Div. II cricket

Ragama Cricket Club registered two victories in their inter-club division two cricket tournament match played recently.

Beat Old Servatians Matara by 130 runs.

C. Hettiarachchi of Ragama C.C. captured 3 wickets for 9 runs and S. Tembuwanage top scored with 46 runs.

Ragama C.C. 255 for 9 in 44 Overs. (S.Tembuwanage 46, C.Hettiarachchi 42, C.Wijeratne 41, N.Dhammika 38, C.Manchanayake 24, S.Chaminda 3 for 57, C.Basnayake 3 for 38.) Beat Leo Stadium by 72 runs

N.Sudarshana excelled for Ragama C.C. captured 4 wickets for 19 runs and top scored with 43 runs.

Ragama C.C. 225 for 9 in 47 Overs. (N.Sudarshana 43, S.Tembuwanage 43, C.Manchanayake 33, C.Hettiarachchi 24, E.Dias 23 n.o., L.Gunawardena 4 for 33.)

Leo Stadium all out 153 in 35 Overs. (R. Jayasinghe 32, R.Talagala 24, U.Jayampathy 20, N.Sudarshana 4 for 19, L.Wijesinghe 2 for 16.) 3 netball titles for HNB

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)