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‘D S’ outclass Thurstan
By Shamseer Jaleel
D.S. Senanayake College Colombo registered their first win for the season when they outclassed and outplayed Thurstan College in all departments to register a victory by nine wickets in their Elephant Lemonade cup inter school cricket match which concluded at Wijerama Mawatha yesterday. Sri Lanka youth player Sudeera Soysa contributed with bat and ball ensured victory for the Borella school just after tea on day two. The leg spinner, a future potential, ripped through the top order Thurstan batsmen to end up with 4/33 and scored a brisk unbeaten 39 in the second innings run chase.

Continuing from their overnight score of 130/6 D S declared at 173/9 with a first innings lead of 49 runs. Batting for second time Thurstan were bowled out for 108 which left the D S Senanayake College to score 60 for victory which they did for the loss of one wicket.

Thurstan 1st Innings - 124 all out (K. Elvitigala 43, S. Sanasuma 4/36) and 108 all out ( D. De Silva 2/32, Sudeera Soysa 4/33)

D. S Senanayake 1st Innings - 130/6 contd. 173/9 dec. (D. Priyashantha 52, D. De Silva 29, D. Bandara 21, C. Nameera 5/48)

D. S Senanayake 2nd Innings - 61/1 ( Sudeera Soysa 39 not out)

Umhar (4/45) rips through
By M. Shamil Amit
Right arm pacie Umhar Samsudeen with figures of 4 for 45 ripped through the threatening Bens batting line up with some hostile bowling to give the Peterites a thrilling first innings win in their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday.

The Benedictines resuming on their overnight score of 64 for no loss were cruising well with the openers putting on over 100 runs and at tea they were sitting pretty on 244 for 4 and were on course in putting up a large score. But once Umhar, who has been their main striker having claimed the first hat trick for this season, was introduced the Bens wickets fell like nine pins and the remaining six wickets fell for the addition of just 44.

St Peter's - 306 for 6 declared and 70 for 6 at close (Shehan Wijetunge 17; T. Heshan 3 for 18)

St. Benedict's - (64/0 o'night) 288 (S. Ilangage 119, R. Amal 66, S. Rodrigo 48; Umhar Samsudeen 4 for 45, Shanaka Fernando 3 for 45, Hans Fernando 2 for 37)

Thomians prevail in a thriller
S. Thomas' prevailed over Nalanda in a high scoring encounter of the Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match concluded at Mt Lavinia yesterday. The Thomians were sitting pretty at the end of the first days having scored a massive 356 for 5 declared thanks to an elegant 129 by skipper Kaushal Silva which had 17 hits to the ropes and a six and two half centuries from Isuru Warnakulasuriya (67) and Ashan Peiris (64).

The Nalandians resuming on their overnight score of 15 for no loss put up stiff resistance and nearly took the game from the Thomians. Helped by four half centuries and a fourth wicket parnership of 92 runs between skipper Madura Warnapura (58) and Sakura Wijetunge (74) the Nalandians gave a good fight to make 343 falling short by 13 runs.

Madura Warnapura and Sanjeewa Mendis sons of two former Sri Lanka captains Bandula Warnapura of Nalanda and Duleep Mendis of S. Thomas' were members of the two schools. Bandula and Duleep were in the opposite sides when the two schools played each other in 1971 and on that occasion Bandula was out stumped by Duleep. In yesterday's game Madura was clean bowled by Duleep's son Sanjeewa. A rare occurrence in cricket.

S. Thomas' - 356 for 5 dec.
Nalanda - (15/0 o'night) 343 (Sakura Wijetunge 74, Madura Warnapura 58, Tharindu Attanayake 67, Sachithra Serasinghe 51; Sanjeewa Mendis 3 for 33, Nigel Adams 2 for 34, Pramuditha Rodrigo 2 for 81)

Cambrians win
Prince of Wales registered an easy first innings win over Wesley in their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday. In reply to the Cambrian's score of 301, the Wesleyites were able to muster only 158. Made to follow on they were 159 for 6 at close.

Prince of Wales - 301 (A. Chethana 142, T. Tirimanne 31, S. Peiris 27; A. Kumar 5 for 37)

Wesley - 158 (K. Seneviratne 52, A. Liyanage 30; K. Silva 5 for 37) and 159 for 6 (S. Siriratne 26, A. Katiepeaarachchi 89 n.o.; D. Sampath 3 for 52, K. Silva 2 for 23) -MSA

Sebs win
By Bernie Wijesekera
St. Sebastian's College riding the crest of a wave of successes in the ongoing schools cricket season, scored a hard fought first innings win over St.Joseph's College in the Inter-School cricket match concluded at Darley Road yesterday.

\ Played on a newly laid pitch which resembled a dust bowl, the spinners on both sides called the tune. The Moratuwa school, who registered a sensational outright win over Nalanda after conceding first innings points at Moratuwa are still to be beaten on the first innings. They notched up their first outright win over Sri Jayawardenapura, beat S. Thomas' on the first innings and their matches against Royal and Trinity ended in no decisions due to fickle weather.

In yesterday's match against the Josephians they had to fight hard. Invited to bat first the Moratuwa school, thanks to an 88-run third wicket stand between stand-in skipper Neomal Fernando (73) and Tharaka Peiris (44). Right arm leg spinner Ranesh Perera bowled best to capture 4 for 66.

The Joes in reply were sitting pretty (overnight 123 for 3), aided and abetted by a determined third wicket stand between Hashan Gunatilleke (50 with six fours) and P.Pallewela (37 with six fours).

Resuming their innings, the Josephians lost their wickets at regular intervals against the wiles of leg spinner Lahiru Anthony and were struggling at 199 for 9 at lunch.

St. Sebastian's - 232 off 44.1 overs, 224 mts (Neomal Fernando 73,Tharaka Peiris 44, Reshimal Mendis 45, L. Anthony 33; Ramesh Perera 4 for 66) and 169 off 62.3 overs in 248 mts (Neomal Fernando 37, Tharaka Peiris17, Lahiru Anthony 12 Rajeeva Weerasinghe 4 for 63, Ranesh Perera 3 for 50)

St. Joseph's - first innings (overnight 123 for 3 contd) 201 all out off 72 overs in 320 mts (Hashan Gunatilleke 50,P. Pallewela 37, A. Mathew 29, R. Vedachalam 10; Jehan Fernando 3 for 49, Lahiru Anthony 6 for 53).
Umpires: M.S.S. Salgado and H.A. Priyankara.

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