Sri Lanka News Round-up (27 February 1999)

27 February 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Richard Dwight

The ball held sway over the bat in the Thomian-Peterite cricket encounter for S . Thomas' to be spun out to declare at 76 for 9 towards which St. Peter's were 124 for 8 in an evenly poised game which began at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

The Peterites having sent the Thomians to bat made short work of their batting to have them in the hopeless position of 76 for 9 declared. Left arm spinner Chrishantha Peiris bowled well again to have the impressive figures of 5 for 12. The Thomians did well to rest the last initiative through paceman Lakmal Fernando (3 for 9) to have the Peterites struggling at 35 for 5. But a sixth wicket partnership between Gavin Lodewyke and Jehan Jayasuriya which realised 41 runs and a hard hit 36 not out by M. Silva got St. Peter's to 124 for 8.

S. Thomas': 76 for 9 (M. Peiris 23, C. Peiris 5 for 12, D. Rupasinghe 2 for 19)

St. Peter's: 124 for 8 (M. Silva 36 n.o, S. Pinto 25, J. Jayasuriya 26, G. Lodewyke 21, L. Fernando 3 for 39, S. John 4 for 33).

Herbert Perera

Heavy rain prevented Isipatana from recording their second win for the season as St. Aloysius College Galle were badly placed at 22 for 6 in their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match concluded at Havelock Park yesterday.

Isipatana: 208 and 103 for 4 decl (K. Rodrigo 40 n.o, M. Fernando 23, H. Bandara 2 for 28, U. Irandika 2 for 34)

St. Aloysius: 131 (C. Sampath 42, H. Bandara 32, M. Abeyratne 4 for 11, M. Ariz 2 for 30, K. Rodrigo 2 for 30) and 22 for 6 (K. Rodrigo 3 for 6, M. Ariz 2 for 4)

Trinity College were shot out for 91 runs in their first innings on the opening day of their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match against Royal which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.

Trinity: 91 (H. Fernando 16, D. Rodrigo 11, C. Aluthge 11, K. Weeraratne 10, S. Udamalagala 5 for 32, R. Rajapaksa 3 for 9)

Royal 27 for no loss (M. Thotuwilage 13 n.o)

Peter Christie

Two good half centuries by D. Jayakody (51) and D. Dissanayake (76 n.o) helped Wesley College to declare their first innings at 221 for 9 on the opening day of their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter school cricket tournament match against Carey College which began at Campbell Park yesterday.

Wesley: 221 for 9 (D. Jayakody 51, D. Dissanayake 76 n.o, D. Perera 3 for 43, S. de Silva 2 for 58, T. Zuhair 2 for 34) v Carey

Pelham Juriansz

Galle CC were struggling at 61 for 4 in their first innings on the opening day of their Premier Championship cricket tournament match against Bloomfield which began at Reid Avenue yesterday.

The match got underway only at 1.00 p.m and was called off at 4.00 p.m due to rain.

Galle CC: 61 for 4 (M. Sudarshana 24 n.o, H. Alles 2 for 20) v Bloomfield.

A fine century by opener Bradman Ediriweera helped CCC reach 227 for 4 in their first innings on the opening day of their Premier Championship cricket tournament match against Matara SC which began at Maitland Crescent yesterday.

CCC: 227 for 4 (B. Ediriweera 100, L. de Silva 64 n.o) v Matara SC.

Dilwin Mendis

Table leaders Sebastianites SC were struggling at 136 for 7 in their first innings on the opening day of their Premier Championship cricket tournament match against SSC which began at De Soysa Stadium, Moratuwa yesterday.

Sebastianites SC: 136 for 7 (S.K. Silva 20, M. Mendis 14, N. Perera 23, C. Liyanage 31 n.o, A. Perera 10 n.o, P. Wickremasinghe 2 for 44, S. Perera 2 for 32, T. Samaraweera 2 for 13) v SSC.

Asoka Jayakody

Despite a fighting half century by Asela Jayasinghe Moors SC collapsed to 178 for 6 in their first innings on the opening day of their Premier Championship cricket tournament match against Kurunegala YCC which began at the Welagedera Stadium yesterday.

Moors SC: 178 for 6 (P. Salgado 40, R. Priyadarshana 22, S. Perera 24, A. Jayasinghe 61, W. Kumara 2 for 50, A. Ekanayake 2 for 52) v Kurunegala YCC.

Singha SC collapsed to 134 for 7 in their first innings on the opening day of their Premier Championship cricket tournament match against Tamil Union played at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium yesterday.

Singha SC: 134 for 7 (S. Jayantha 63, A. Wewelwala 28, U. Chandana 2 for 27, D. Rajapaksa 2 for 13) v Tamil Union. .

Colts CC made a confident start to their rain-hit Premier league tournament match against Panadura SC begun at Panadura yesterday.

Batting first, Colts progressed to 122 for the loss of S. Janaka's wicket.

Colts CC: 122 for one at stumps. (C. Mendis 52 n.o, S. Fernando 38 n.o, S. Janaka 28).

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