Auwardt leads Bens to nine wicket win

A match bag of 8 for 50 by Auwardt saw St. Benedict’s score an easy nine wicket win over de Mazenod at Kotahena yesterday.
Bens who were not very impressive with the bat themselves making only 139 runs in their first turn managed to restrict the visitors to 95 and 89 in their two visits to the crease with Auwardt leading the ben’s pack.

Scores: De Mazenod 95 all out in 30.2 overs (Vineetha Padmalal 16, Shamal Danushka 17; Dilanka Auwardt 3/24, Dinushan Wanigasuriya 2/23, Chanaka Wijewardena 2/22, Surien Silva 2/04) and 22 for no loss overnight 89 all out in 38.1 overs (Andry Soysa 25; Dilanka Auwardt 5/26, Chanaka Wijewardena 2/20, Dilshan Perera 3/16)

St. Benedict’s 139 all out in 43.1 overs (Amila Perera 22, Surien Silva 33; Ashen Kurukularachchi 5/52, Avishka Abeykoon 3/17, Vineetha Padmalal 2/32) and 46 for 1 in 8 overs (Sangaran Nandalal 19 n.o)

Karunaratne thwarts Wesley

A fighting knock of 78 by Kegalu MV’s N. Karunaratne saw them holding the strong Wesley outfit a creditable draw at Campbell Park yesterday.

Scores Wesley 310 (Ishan Jayaratne 149, Ryan Kern 69, Lahiru Fernando 44, Kasun Perera 25; K. Liyanage 4/61, P. Karunaratne 2/31, K. Shantha 2/51)

Kegalu Vidyalaya 100 for 4 overnight 164 all out (M. Marasinghe 59; Ryan Kern 2/41) and 210 for 7 at close (N. Weerasinghe 26, N. Karunaratne 78, A. Weerasinghe 37; I. Jayaratne 2/14, V. Silva 2/31, T. Abeysekara 2/51)

Udara knock by Isuuru

D.S. Senanayake’s in form batsman Isuru Udana was among the runs again to help his school St. Joseph’s to a draw at Darley Road yesterday.

St. Joseph’s 312 for 6 dec. in 70.2 overs (Ruwantha Fernandopulle 62, Dimuth Karunaratne 75, Anton de Livera 18, Roshane Silva 58, Hareen Silva 34, Thisara Perera 38; Dimuthu Samarakkody 2/83, Nadun Pathirana 2/60)

DSS 50 for 3 overnight 152 all out in 48.1 overs (Lahiru Weeragala 22, Gayashan Weerasekera 28, Nadeesha Jayakody 17, Dimuthu Samarakkody 16, Asitha Dharshana 18; Thisara Perera 5/65, Shameera Weerasinghe 3/52) and 215 for 3 at close (Isuru Udana 103n.o, Nadun Pathirana 59)

High scoring draw at Matara

Richmond held Ananda to a draw in a high scoring encounter at the Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara yesterday.

Ananda 284 all out (Udara Peiris 92, Dinesh Chandimal 87, Mathisha Perera 33, Ruchira Herath 26, Shashendra Gunathilaka 21; T. Nadeera 3/54, A. Weerasuriya 2/68, P. Waduge 2/35) and 21 for 1 at close

Richmond 230 all out (A. Weerasuriya 69, D. Wijewardena 30, U. Peiris 5/80, M. Perera 3/20)