Sri Lanka News Round-up (15 Mar 1998)

15 March, 1998

Sports in brief

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SSC in outright win over Antonians

By Richard Dwight

IT WAS all over just before lunch yesterday, when the Wattala Antonians, having played themselves into a fine position of getting 168 runs for victory, failed miserably with the bat to be all out for 86 thus conceding an outright victory to SSC in their division I Sara Trophy (Segment 'A') cricket match played at the S. Thomas' College grounds, Mt. Lavinia.

In reply to SSC's 257, Antonians who were 40 for 2 overnight on day one (Thursday), went on to make 201 with a major contribution of 88, made up of 9 fours and 4 sixes coming from Passan Wanasinghe, while off-spinner Harith Jayasuriya claimed four wickets for 25 for SSC.

With a 56 run lead, SSC batting a second time, collapsed for a meagre 111 runs brought about by left-arm spinner Gamini Perera 6/46, who had a match bag of 11 for 111.

Having to make 168 runs for victory Antonians ended day 2 (Friday) on 3 for 8 runs, and continuing yesterday succumbed for 86 with medium pacer Suresh Perera bowling well to take 4 for 15.

SSC 257 and 111 (H. Wickremaratne 29, S. Silva 29, H. Jayasuriya 13, S. Ranatunga 12, G. Perera 6 for 46, K. Dharmasena 2 for 33, T. Dhammika 2 for 23).

Antonians SC 201 and 86 (I. Jayashantha 26, Y. Tillakaratne 21, S. Perera 4 for 15, S. Silva 2 for 18, J. Silva 2 for 18, M. Munasinghe 1 for 19).

Rahula - strong reply

By T. Ranasinghe - Piliyandala Group Cor.

Rahula College, Katugastota made a strong reply of 87 for 2 wickets to Piliyandala Central's 224 on the first day of their inter-school cricket match which started yesterday at Piliyandala. The match will be continued today at 9.30 am.

Piliyangala Central 224 in 55 overs (S. Chandrasiri 44, S. K. Kodipilli 40, T. A. Weerasinghe 32, T. D. Janaka 32, B. N. Wanniarachchi 20, N. Ratnayake 5 for 37, M. Balasuriya 2 for 39).

Rahula College 187 for 2 wkts in 38 overs at close (J. Rajapakse 54 not out, C. B. Thelwardena 56 not out, A. Sampath 58).

Nawaz 109 in Bloomfield's 472/7

Bloomfield hit up a massive 472 for 7 at stumps on the second day in their Saravanamuttu Trophy (Segment 'A') cricket match against Moratuwa SC at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Navid Nawaz stroked a fine 109 with 16 boundaries, while three others made half centuries. They were Pubudu Dassanayake (66 with eight fours), Priyankara Wickremasinghe (71 not out with nine boundaries) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (61 with seven boundaries and two sixes).

Bloomfield 472 for 7 at close in 120 overs (S. K. Perera 52, T. Gunaratne 36, Navid Nawaz 109, Ruwan Kalpage 42, Pubudu Dassanayake 66, Priyankara Wickremasinghe not out 71, Ruchira Palliyaguru 61). (L.G.)

Ananda Sastralaya in 10-run win

ANANDA SASTRALAYA'S Pradeep Fonseka and Ishara Perera topped the 1000 run mark for the season as they recorded a close 10-run win over Zahira at Baddegana yesterday.

Ananda Sastralaya 232 (Pradeep Fonseka 67, Ishara Perera 43, Nilantha Silva 37, A. Zubeer 5 for 52.) and 153 (P. Fonseka 48, I. Perera 32, A. Zubeer 7 for 52)

Zahira 251 (A. Saeed 38. M. Rizwan 48, M. Subair 41, S. Kumarapperuma 5 for 100) and 124 (M. Rizwan 23, Manjuka Namal 4 for 32, Wasantha Warnapura 4 for 43) RA

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