Aravinda top scores with 77 as NCC are dismissed
for 222
By Marlon Fernandopulle
Former Sri Lanka vice captain Aravinda de Silva stroked an elegant 77 as
NCC were bundled out for 222 against Colts SC in a Premier League Inter
Club game at Havelock Park yesterday.
After the first day's play was washed off play commenced on schedule
yesterday. NCC who were invited to bat first struggled against the Colts
bowlers who maintained a tidy length. Only the
36-year-old Aravinda de Silva, who used his wealth of experience, negotiated
the hosts bowling attack effectively. De Silva who is believed to be making
a come-back, mixed caution with aggression to reach his half century in
117 balls and held the crumbling NCC batting together.
Together with another former Test cricketer Malinga Bandara, De Silva
added 76 for the 7th wicket to help NCC pass the 200 run mark. His innings
which was without a blemish ended when he was adjudged lbw to off spinner
Sajith Fernando.De Silva struck eight boundaries and a six in his 154 ball
innings.
Colts made a bold reply to be 55 for 1 by the close.
NCC-222 all out (Aravinda de Silva 77, Malinga Bandara 27; Jaminda Sigera
2/34, Thusitha Pathirathna 2/23, Sajith Fernando 2/28, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
3/56)
Colts SC-55/1 at close (Chaminda Mendis 36 n.o, Sajith Fernando 10 n.
o)
Jayasinghe 85
Chinthaka Jayasinghe struck a whirlwind 85 as BRC hit up 325 against SSC
at the Havelock Park yesterday.
Continuing from their overnight score of 59 for 1 wicket the BRC batsmen
dominated over their opponents with Jayasinghe leading the way and Lanka
de Silva chipping in with a fluent 55. De Silva, who crossed over from
CCC, added 61 runs for the third wicket with Dilshan Perumal (30) and later
81 runs for the 6th wicket with Jayasinghe (85). Jayasinghe was in devastating
form hitting 13 boundaries and a six in 113 balls.
BRC strengthened their position further when they picked up SSC opener
Avishka Gunawardene's wicket.
BRC - 59/1 overnight 325 all out (Manoj Mendis 4, Nilantha Bopage 23,
Dilshan Perumal 30, Lanka de Silva 55, Sampath Perera 22, Chinthaka Jayasinghe
85, Indika Gallage 28; Mohamed Aslam 2/71 Ranil Dhammika 2/69, Nishad Paranavithana
4/39)
SSC-5/1 at close (MF)
Late start
By M.Shamil Amit
Two Premier League cricket matches between Moors and Bloomfield being played
at Braybrooke Place and Panadura against Sebastianites being played at
the Panadura Esplanade got off to late starts due to bad weather.
However the game between Ragama CC and Galle CC being played at the
FTZ grounds in Katunayake had two full days of play.
In the game between Moors and Bloomfield the match got underway only
at 3.30 p.m. Moors batting first were 105 for 2 at close. The match in
Panadura got underway at 11.30 in the morning and Sebastianites taking
first lease of the wicket were 148 for 3 at close.
At the FTZ grounds, Galle CC batting first,scored 274 with Dilhara Lokuhetti
stroking a fluent 104 and Ragama CC in reply were 27 for 2 at close.
At Braybrooke Place: Moors SC- 105 for 2 at close (Bhatiya Perera 28,
Shafie Sampan 32 n.o., Nilantha Cooray 30 n.o ; D.Gamage 1 for 15, K. Dharmasena
1 for 39)
At Panadura: Sebastianites - 148 for 3 at close (Manjula Fernando 22,
Sanjeewa Silva 24 n.o., N.Wijesinghe 38 n.o.; Amila Perera 2 for 43, Chaminda
Weerasinghe 1 for 28)
At Katunayake: Galle CC- 274 (Dilhara Kodituwakku 104, B. Wickramasinghe
59, R.Yasalal 44; Rasika Priyadharshana 4 for 72, Tyrone Gamage 2 for 59,
Sajith Rupasinghe 3 for 23)
Ragama CC- 27 for 2 at close (Sanhasa Fernando 12 n.o.)
First innings win for St. Joseph's
St. Joseph's registered a first innings win over Raddoluwa MV in their
Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match that concluded at Darley Road yesterday.
St. Joseph's taking first lease of the wicket scored 217 Gihan Perera scoring
71 and Raddoluwa in reply were bowled out for 173 with Niran Seneviratne
scoring 77 and Joel Sabreen taking 5 for 47 for the Josephians.
St. Joseph's- 217 (Gihan Perera 71, Nuwan Hewage 24, Shiraz Illyas 46;
Chamikara Silva 4 for 89, Charith Kodikara 3 for 25, Gayan Silva 2 for
42) and 61 for 3 at close.
Raddoluwa MV- 173 (Niran Seneviratne 77, Namal Chaturanga 29, Chinthaka
Kulasinghe 13, Gayan Fernando 19; Joel Sabreen 5 for 47, Ranesh Perera
3 for 31, Chandana Aravinda 2 for 40) MSA
Even exchanges
Exchanges were even in the Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match between
St. Peter's and Thurstan which began at Bambalapitiya yesterday. The Peterites
batting first scored 164 with an unbeaten 74 from Samidha Gallage and Thurstan
in reply were 118 for 7 at close.
St. Peter's- 164 (Denver Faux 17, Gihan de Silva 18, Samidha Gallage
74 n.o., Ashan Subasinghe 15; Gihan de Silva 4 for 61, Jeevan Chamikara
5 for 25)
Thurstan- 118 for 7 at close (Prajeeth Shanaka 26, Sanjeewa Nishantha
51; N.Cooray 3 for 12)-MSA
Arnolda 54
Just under three hours play was possible in the Sara Trophy Segment B match
between Kandy CC and Seeduwa-Raddoluwa SC at Katugastota yesterday.
Julian Arnolda made light of the conditions to score a fluent 54 which
included seven hits to the ropes. Rameez also weighed in with an unbeaten
46.
The match got underway at 1.15 p.m. and rain brought an abrupt end at
4.20 p.m.
Kandy CC - 117 for 3 (Julian Arnolda 54, Mohammed Rameez 46 n.o; P.
Aluvihare 2for37).
Kandy Youth CC were worse off in their Sara Trophy match against the
Police at Peradeniya Campus.
Play got underway after lunch and in the near 15 overs possible, the
home team had moved along to 37 for 1. Rajan opener Muditha Wijekoon was
dismissed for 16, while left armer Jinan captured the only wicket. (A.K)
Gayle reigns first, then rain in Matara
Tony Greig out
R. Fernando reporting from Matara
West Indies coach Roger Harper was not altogether complaining. "Not the
ideal preparations. Yes. But at the end of the day all our bowlers had
decent spells and most of the batsmen were exposed to the conditions,"
said Hooper.
"Gayle impressed. Carl Hooper got a hundred. Ganga too hit out. Samuel
batted decently. That is good. We can't do much about the weather," said
the former off-spinner who was a member of the West Indies touring party
in 1993 when they visited Sri Lanka.
When play resumed yesterday, Chris Gayle who made a breathtaking 96
on Friday, was more watchful. But still his hundred came in 106 balls,
when he drove leg spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi for a four. That was his
18th hit to the ropes and he retired after batting for a further 32 minutes
having made 120.
Sri Lanka picked up the first West Indies wicket when Darren Ganga nicked
one to T.M. Dilshan off Dinusha Fernando having made 54. He had spent 273
minutes at the wicket by then. Wicket-keeper batsman Ridley Jacobs was
sent ahead of Lara, preventing the small crowd a glimpse of the Caribbean
star. But before long play was called off 40 minutes before the scheduled
time due to bad light. Probably they will flock to Galle to watch the maestro
bat during the first Test match, weather permitting.
Tony Greig out
With the new Taj TV Station obtaining rights for covering Sri Lankan cricket,
Tony Greig, the former England skipper, who is a popular commentator in
Sri Lanka is not available for the Sri Lanka-West Indies cricket series.
The first Test between the two countries will commence on Tuesday, November
13, at the Galle Esplanade. Tony Greig has been contracted by Channel 9
of Australia to give commentaries on the on-going Australia-New Zealand
series. This was revealed by Mr. Vijaya Malalasekera, Chairman of the Cricket
Board's Interim Committee to The Sunday Times yesterday, who said that
he had invited Greig to commentate on Sri Lanka games..
Scoreboard
Sri Lanka 'A' 1st innings
R.P Hewage c Gayle b Stuart 10
G.I. Daniel lbw b Stuart 62
T.K.D. Sudarshana b Ramnarine 15
M.G. Vandort lbw b Hooper 19
H.P. Tillakaratne lbw b King 86
T.M. Dilshan c Jacobs b Hooper 14
A.S.A. Perera b Ramnarine 27
K.S. Lokuarachchi b Dillon 8
K.A.D.M. Fernando lbw b Ramnarine 7
R.A.P. Nissanka not out 10
P.D.R.L. Perera b Ramnarine 0
Extras (b 1, lb 7, nb 3) 11
Total (all out, 109.1 overs, 455 mins) 269
FoW: 1-29 , 2-69 , 3-103 , 4-134 , 5-168 , 6-234 , 7-252 , 8-259, 9-261,
10-269
Bowling: Dillon 30-5-76-1 (2nb),King 25-6-71-1 (1nb), Stuart 12-4-28-2,
Ramnarine 29.1-13-54-4, Hooper 13-1-32-2
West Indies 1st innings
D. Ganga c Dilshan b Fernando 54
C.H. Gayle retired 120
R.R. Sarwan not out 39
R.D. Jacobs not out 7
Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 17) 21
Total (2 wickets, 64 overs, 296 mins) 241
DNB: C.L Hooper, M.N Samuels, B.C Lara, C.E. L Stuart, M. Dillon, R.D
King, D. Ramnarine.
FoW: 1-173, 2-219 .
Bowling : P.D.L.R.Perera 14-0-61-0 (11nb),Fernando 12-2-42-1 (3nb),
Nissanka 9-2-54-0 (1nb), Lokuarachchi 17-4-50-0, A.S.A. Perera 9-1-22-0
(2nb, 2w), Tillakaratne 3-0-11-0.
McDonald found dead in Brisbane
MONTE CARLO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Athletics agent Kim McDonald, who looked
after the careers of many top Kenyan runners, has been found dead in a
Brisbane apartment, the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) said on Saturday.
McDonald, who was 45, had fostered the careers of many leading athletes
including Kenyans Moses Kiptanui, the three times world steeplechase champion,
and Noah Ngeny, the Olympic 1,500 metres champion.
He had also worked with Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan, the 1995 world 5,000
metres champion and Olympic silver medallist last year, and with American
5,000 metres record holder Bob Kennedy.
Rain halts Aussies after Gilchrist century
BRISBANE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Adam Gilchrist scored his fourth test century
to help Australia post an imposing first innings total of 486 for nine
declared before rain forced an early end to Saturday's third day of the
first cricket test with New Zealand at the Gabba.
Play was officially abandoned after tea with New Zealand 29 without
loss in their first innings. There was no play in the final session after
the rain forced the players from the field before tea.
There was only 90 minutes of play throughout the day.
Gilchrist made 118 before he fell to fast bowler Chris Cairns after
lunch, prompting Steve Waugh to immediately declare because of the forecast
of more rain.
Gilchrist had hit 17 boundaries and a six during his dashing innings,
which began on Thursday afternoon but was disrupted by two days of showers.
He started the third day unbeaten on 88 and added another 30 before
throwing his wicket away chasing quick runs.
Australia began the third day at 435-7 after the start was delayed by
almost two hours and only seven overs were completed by lunch.
Brett Lee was dismissed by Cairns, caught by wicketkeeper Adam Parore,
in the second over after adding just one run to his overnight score of
60 although television replays showed he did not touch the ball.
Lee, who was just one run shy of his highest test score, made against
the West Indies at the Gabba last year, was unhappy at the decision and
shook his head in disbelief as umpire Daryl Harper raised his finger.
Harper has already admitted making a mistake on the first day of the
match when he gave Australian batsman Justin Langer the benefit of the
doubt to a confident lbw appeal from Cairns in the first over of the match.
Langer went on to make a century during a 224 run opening stand with
Matthew Hayden and Harper later admitted after watching a replay of the
incident that he should have been out.
Friend inspires Zim victory charge
DHAKA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe, inspired by an all-round performance
by Travis Friend, moved closer to an innings victory in the first test
against Bangladesh on Saturday as their bowlers broke through near the
end of the third day.
Bangladesh closed on 125 for three, still 199 short of making the touring
side bat again.
The main resistance came from Habibul Bashar, who made 65. But the home
team's defiance after losing their first wicket cheaply was spoilt in the
final four overs, with 20-year-old pace bowler Friend accounting for the
key wicket of Bashar.
He and Javed Omar Belim had put on a century stand and taken the score
to 108 for one before Belim, on 32, was caught by Henry Olonga at mid-off
while facing spinner Douglas Marillier.
Bashar, who hit 10 boundaries, then fell caught at mid-off by Zimbabwean
skipper Brian Murphy off Friend.
Scoreboard
Australia first innings nine wickets declared 486, (J.Langer 104, M.Hayden
136, A.Gilchrist 118, B.Lee 61, Cairns 5-146, McMillan 3-63)
New Zealand first innings
M.Richardson not out 10
M.Bell not out 6
Extras (lb-5 nb-8) 13
Total (for no wickets) 29
To bat: M.Sinclair, S.Fleming, N.Astle, C.McMillan,C.Cairns, A.Parore,
D.Nash, D.Vettori, S.O'Connor.
Bowling: McGrath 3.4-1-19-0 (nb-8), Gillespie 3-2-5-0. |
