Sri Lanka News Round-up (23 December 1998)

23 December 1998

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

The national cricket selectors have extended the Sri Lanka squad to Australia to 16 players by including SSC's left-arm fast-medium bowler Ruchira Perera.

Cricket Board sources said, the decision for an additional player was made because England were also putting out a squad of 16 players for the Carlton and United World Series Cup triangular.

The triangular commences on January 11 with host Australia, England and Sri Lanka competing.

The Sri Lanka team led by Arjuna Ranatunga leaves for Australia on December 28.

By Dilwin Mendis

Moratuwa under-17 hit back strongly to make 127 for 1 in reply to Kent's 228 for 7 declared in their 2-day match which began at the De Soysa stadium yesterday.

Kent 228 for 7 dec. 68 overs, 239 mts (K. Lincon 103 n.o., D. Thirkwell 34, I. Playfoot 28, M. Bandara 2 for 27, G. Cooray 2 for 37, M. Fernando 2 for 58).

Moratuwa U-17 127 for 1 (R. Peris 78 n.o., G. Silva 27 n.o.)

S M Jiffrey Abdeen

Fifteen teams have entered the George Hemachandra trophy inter-club limited over cricket tournament organised by the Kandy District Cricket Association which will get under way later this month.

At a press briefing held at the Kandy Regional Board Office the President of the KDCA, Tillina Tennakoon, said that this tournament is expected to be concluded by the end of February 1999. The grounds and umpires fees will be borne by the KDCA and the matches will be restricted to 45 over per side and a minimum of 20 overs must be faced by the team batting second to arrive at a result in a rain interrupted match. If the team batting second had not batted 20 overs then the result will be decided by the toss of a coin. If a match called off without a ball being bowled the match will be re-played.

The teams which have entered this tournament which is being conducted after a lapse of two years are:

Kandy Municipal Council SC, Kandy Youths CC, Bank of Ceylon SC, Galagedara CC, Old Rajans SC, Saracens CC, Prison SC, Old Trinitians SC, Police SC, Commercial Bank SC, Kandy CC, Madawala United SC, Old Antonians SC, Old Sylvestrians SC, University SC who have received a bye.

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