Sri Lanka News Round-up (3 April 1999)

3 April 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Divakara Mohotti

A fine century by kalutara Vidyalaya's Susantha Pradeep (106) was the highlight of the Battle of the Mangosteens against Tissa MMV which ended in a draw at the Kalutara Esplanade yesterday.

Tissa MMV 159 (Dinesh Vindika 49, Mahesh Perakum 22, L. B. Sidesh 22, Jayantha Manjula 21, U. N. Silva 4 for 27, Ruwan Sanjeewa 2 for 60) and 137 for 6 at close (P. Wijeratne 35, Jayantha Manjula 39, M. Vijayanth 16, K. Gayan 29 n.o., Ruwan Sanjeewa 3 for 49).

Kalutara Vidyalaya 202 for 5 dec. (Susantha Pradeep 106, Ruwan Sanjeewa 29, U. N. Silva 29).

Mahil Liyanage

SSC were 81 for one wicket in 19 overs when play was stopped at 3.00 pm due to rain in their Premier Division one match against Matara SC which began at Uyanwatte Stadium Matara yesterday.

Play began only at 1.30 pm due to overnight rain and SSC had scored 81 for one with Avishka Gunawardena making 41 when play was stopped at 3 pm due to rain.

A superb century by Saman Jayantha (129) helped Singha Sports Club, Ambalangoda to make 247 all out at stumps on the opening day of their Cricket Board inter-club Premier League tournament match against Colts Cricket Club which began at Havelock Park yesterday. Dinuk Hettiarachchi and Bhathiya Perera shared the bowling honours for the home team by bagging three wickets each. Jayantha had 19 boundaries and three sixes in his innings sparkling knock.

Singha SC: 247 all out (Saman Jayantha 129, Dinuk Hettiarachchi 3 for 30, Bhathiya Perera 3 for 20) v Colts CC.

L B Dissanayake

St. Sylvester's College Kandy helped by a hurricane century (109 not out off 92 balls with 16 boundaries and one six) by vice captain Zaharan Hajireen created a major upset by beating more fancied Nalanda College, Colombo in their Lemonade Trophy limited overs pre-quarter-final cricket match played at the Nalanda College grounds, Campbell Place on Thursday.

Sent in to bat by the visitors the home team managed to score 218 for 9 wickets in 47 overs. In reply the Kandy school reached that target with Hajireen hitting Nalanda bowlers all round the wicket with good support coming from Chanaka Wijesinha who scored 53 runs with the help of seven boundaries.

Nalanda 218 for 9 wickets in 47 overs (Dilhan Jayasundara 36, Pradeep Hedigalle 40, Kelum Gangodawila 29, Ranga Dissanayake 1/35, Chamila Ratnayake 1/36, Chanaka Wijesinha 2/61, Suranga Premathilaka 2/47).

St. Sylvester's 219 for 8 in 45.2 overs (Zaharan Hajireen 109 n.o., Chanaka Wijesinha 53, Ranga Dissanayake 22, Kelum Gangodawila 2/38, B. Ranaweera 1/37).

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