Sri Lanka News Round-up (3 February 1999)

3 February 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Exchanges were even on the first day of the inter school cricket encounter between Isipatana and St. Sebastians at Colts grounds, yesterday.

Isipatana 172 (Sahan Wijesekera 19, Chrishantha Jayawardena 22, Kanchana Rodrigo 56, Samantha Wijesinghe 35, N.Fernando 3 for 33, M.Fernando 3 for 9, D.Fernando 2 for 15, S.J. Fernando 2 for 21).

St.Sebastians 122 for 5 at stumps (K.Cooray 12, M.Fernando 52, P.Perera 15, Malinda Abeyratne 5 for 42).

Kandy South group correspondent

The National Development Committee of the BCCSL will conduct a talent spotting clinic for fast bowlers and spinners among the first XI cricketers in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Kegalle today (Wednesday) at the Asigiriya Stadium at 8.30 a.m.

At 1 p.m. there will be a seminar for senior and junior cricket coachers which will be conducted by former Sri Lanka best cricketers D. S. de Silva, Rumesh Ratnayake and Director, National Development Committee, Malcolm Perera.

Kandy south group correspondent

St. Sylvester's College skipper Ranga Dissanayake with a fine all-round performance put his team in a commanding position in their Lemonade Cup schools cricket tournament match against Thurstan College which began at Peradeniya yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 am.

Thurstan College 215 all out in 69.3 overs (Nalaka de Silva 66, Damith Indika 53 not out, T. Wickremasinghe 31, M. Faizal 16, Ranga Dissanayake 5 for 53, Chanaka Wijesinghe 2 for 44, Arosha Perera 2 for 69).

St. Sylvester's College 107 for no loss in 23.3 overs (Ranga Dissanayake 70 n.o., K. Konara 21 n.o.).

Nalanda gained a handy first innings lead of 120 runs, but failed to force a winning result in their schools cricket match against St. Anthony's, Katugastota which ended in a draw at the NCC grounds yesterday.

St. Anthony's 108 and 184 for 9 decl. (K. Jayaratne 35, M. Nizam 72, M. Pavas 21, K. Gangodawila 2 for 71, D. Jayasundera 2 for 52, P. Hendigala 2 for 51)

Nalanda 132 for 6 contd. 228 (K. Gangodawila 26, R. Prasanna 30, H. de Mel 31 n.o., K. Jayaratne 3 for 29, P. Jayawardena 2 for 58)

M. Maduwatte's unbeaten half-century (76 n.o.) featured the final day's play in the schools cricket match between D.S. Senanayake and Richmond which ended in a draw at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday.

Richmond 159 and 190 for 8 at stumps (O. Sumathipala 56, M. Chaturanga 26, C. Perera 37 n.o., M. Alwis 4 for 77, L. Dias 2 for 46)

D.S. Senanayake 98 for 1 contd. 163 for 4 decl. (M. Maduwatte 76 n.o., M. Gajanayake 34, T. Wickremasuriya 2 for 30) - [C.D.]

Sri Lanka Navy emerged victorious on the first innings against Kurunegala Sports Club at Kurunegala in a Segment B Sara Trophy cricket tournament match.

The highlight of the match was a superb bowling spell of Manjula Dissanayake who grabbed 9 wickets for 53 runs.

Kurunegala SC 179 all out (I. Basnayake 68, S. Ekanayake 42, I. D. Silva 25, Manjula Dissanayake 7/46, Upula Bandara 2/19) and 46 for 3 at close (I. Basnayake 20, Manjula Dissanayake 2/6).

Sri Lanka Navy 266 for 8 dec (Anura Perera 49, Chaminda Perera 46 not out, Lakmal Hewage 43, Priyantha Perera 31, Mahesh Perera 31, Prasad Fernando 25, D. Kondasinghe 3/50, I. Jayasundara 2/31, S. Munasinghe 2/41).

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