Sri Lanka News Round-up (3 October 1998)

3 October 1998

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

by S M Jiffrey Abdeen

A superb knock of 118 (11 fours, 4 sixes, 177 mts) by Ian Daniels helped St. Joseph's College, Colombo to run up a massive 300 for 8 wickets declared in their Coca Cola Bottlers Trophy inter-school cricket match against Dharmaraja College, Kandy which began at Lake View grounds, Kandy yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 a.m.

Josephians batted very aggressive and scored at an overall rate of nearly five runs per over. Their score of 300 was compiled in 265 minutes. At close Rajans had replied with 44 for no loss and the match appears to be heading for a draw unless Josephians make an early breakthrough this morning.

St. Joseph's College 300 for 8 wkts decl in 61.3 overs (Ian Daniel 118, G. Van Sandan 21 not out, S. Gunawardena 53, D. Perera 43, C. Wickremanayake 2 for 26, K. Weerasuriya 2 for 44).

Dharmaraja College 44 for no loss in 19.1 overs (H. Basnayake 25 not out, S. Ranasinghe 15 not out).

S M Jiffrey Abdeen

A patient knock of 69 not out with 8 fours by Subodha Jayawardana helped St. Anne's College, Kurunegala to recover to total 140 for 7 in their inter-school cricket match against St. Anthony's College, Katugastota which began at Katugastota yesterday. The match will be continued today at 9.30 a.m.

Three hours of play was lost due to rain.

St. Anne's College 140 for 7 in 60 overs (C. Tissera 13, S. Mendis 20, Subodha Jayawardena 69 not out, S. Rohana 16, A. B. Amunugama 2 for 17).

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