Sri Lanka News Round-up (15 November 1998)

15 November 1998

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Dilwin Mendis

The cricket team of University of Moratuwa will leave to India on Tuesday, 17th November 1998 on a short tour.

They will play matches with the University of Bangalore and the Karavali Cricket Academy. The team consists of 18 players and four officials.

The team will be led by Kosala Wickramasinghe and Iranga Jayawickrama as his deputy.

By Kandy South Group Correspondent

The Coca-Cola Bottlers Trophy schools cricket tournament match between Kingswood College and Vidyartha College was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the second day due to heavy overnight rain at Police grounds, Kandy yesterday.

At close on the first day, Vidyartha were well placed having scored 273 for 8 declared and had their opponents reeling at 32 for 3 but rain and wet ground conditions did not help them to make any headway in the game on the second day.

By Dilwin Mendis

Prince of Wales made 260 for 6 wickets in a rain-shortened day one of their inter-school cricket match against Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda at Moratuwa yesterday.

There was only 230 minutes play because of rain.

The match will be continued today at 10 a.m.

Prince of Wales 260 for 6 wkts at close (Shammika Fernando 70, Janaka Wannakuwatte 55, Janaka Gunaratne 33, Pubudu Ranaweera 30, Rashan Peiris 20, Eranga Mendis 3 for 48).

St. Peter's trounced Dharmapala by 10 wickets with the game ending before the tea break in their schools cricket match at Bambalapitiya yesterday. Dharmapala were shot out for 82 in their second turn leaving the Peterites to score 30 runs to win.

Dharmapala made 111 in their first innings with the Peterites in reply declaring at 164 for 2.

Dharmapala 111 and 82 (A. Samsudeen 2 for 14, K. Lokuaratchi 2 for 24, D. Rupasinghe 2 for 7, N. de Silva 2 for 8).

St. Peter's 164 for 2 declared and 30 for no loss. (L.G.)

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