Sri Lanka News Round-up (30 Oct1997)

Thursday 30, October 1997

Sports in brief

Daily News

Bribery Commission to probe allegations against CB official

COLOMBO, Wednesday (Lankapuvath) - A special unit of the bribery commission has commenced. Investigations into allegations of bribery made by Sri Lanka Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa against a high official of the cricket board who allegedly solicited a bribe of US dollars 100,000 and accepted half of it from world tel, an international television company to grant rights to telecast all international cricket matches played in Sri Lanka.

Official sources told Lankapuvath that Dharmadasa's statement in this regard has been recorded

Andhra Pradesh in 114-run victory

A fine knock of 94 by skipper Purnima Rau helped the touring Andhra Pradesh women's cricket team register a 114 run victory over Samudra Ladies CC in their limited over cricket match played at the Albert Peiris Stadium, Wennappuwa.

Purnima Rau hit a top score of 94 as the Andhra Pradesh women's cricket team compiled 178 for 8 in 39 overs. In reply the home side were dismissed for 64 runs.

The visitors will take on the WCACL President's XI in another limited over fixture at the Colts CC grounds, Havelock Park today. The Minister of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs and Sports S.B.Dissanayake will be the chief guest.

Andhra Pradesh: 178 in 39 overs (Purnima Rau 94, Mithali Raj 21, M.Nivedita 21, Dula Niranjali 3 for 29)

Samudra Ladies CC: 164 in 33.2 overs (G.S.Lakshmi 3 for 10, N.Lavanya 2 for 10)

First innings win

St. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa, gained a first innings win over Kataragama Central College in their Coca Cola Trophy under-19 cricket encounter played at Gurutalawa.

M. S. M. Faiz set a ground record when he scored 191 runs in their total of 366 for 9 in 75 overs. Earlier Kataragama Central batting first scored 229 runs in 76.5 overs. When the encounter was abandoned Kataragama Central had scored 40 runs without loss in 16.4 overs.

Kataragama Central 229 (P. A. Susantha 45, J. A. Sajindra 32, A. C. D. Ranatunga 29, S. P. Sugathapala 29, R. P. Fernando 4 for 80, M. S. M. Faiz 2 for 44, L. R. Dasanayake 2 for 46 and N. S. Karunaratna 2 for 28) and 40 for no loss.

St. Thomas' College Gurutalawa 399 for 9 dec. (M. S. M. Faiz 191, K. D. M. S. Premalal 67, N. S. Weerasuriya 31, J. A. Sujindra 3 for 99, A. Sudase 3 for 31 and S. P. Sugathapala 2 for 58).

Drawn match at Kandana

R. Dissanayake had a match bag of eight wickets for St. Sylvester's College in their drawn inter-school cricket match against De Mazenod College played at Kandana yesterday.

St. Sylvester's 194 and 199 for 9 decl. in 74 overs (A. Perera 22, D. Ranaweera 53, S. Hajireen 39, S. Daluwatte 25, L. Chintana 2 for 79, Suraj de Alwis 2 for 29)

De Mazenod (91 for 2 contd.) 154 for 8 decl. in 30 overs (Suraj de Alwis 36, P. Seneviratne 73, R. Dissanayake 5 for 47, S. Daluwatte 3 for 27) and 74 for 3 at stumps in 16 overs (P. Seneviratne 32, G. Madurange 29, R. Dissanayake 3 for 32).

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