By M. Shamil Amit

St. Joseph’s vs Wesley	Nalanda vs Royal
Wesley’s left arm spinner Baasith Muzzamil in action at Darley Road	Nalanda top scorer Adeeisha Nanayakkara drives one at Campbell Place
S. Thomas’ vs St. Benedict’s	St. Peter’s vs Ananda
St. Benedict’s batsman Rukshan Weerasinghe who made 53 not out in action at Mt. Lavinia yesterday.	Nalanda top scorer Adeeisha Nanayakkara drives one at Campbell Place

The Cambrians declared their innings on day two. DSS batting the second time had the daunting task of erasing a deficit of 199 runs but they were made to struggle for their runs by left arm spinner Buddika Alwis.

The home team though managing to erase the deficit was able to make a score of only 228. This left the Cambrians just 30 runs for victory which they reached with the minimum of fuss to record their first outright win for the season.

DSS 82 (Akila Weerasinghe 25, Charith Satharasinghe 16, Malshan Mendis 7 for 43, Shehan Jayasuriya 3 for 21) and 228 (Chamod Wickremasinghe 92, Thusith Silva 30, Malshan Gunasinghe 25, Akila Weerasinghe 20: Buddika Alwis 4 for 68, Shehan Jayasuriya 3 for 72)

Prince of Wales 281 for 8 declared (Isuru Thilina 116, Buddika Alwis 54, Nuwantha Perera 36 n.o.: Mohamed Ijaz 2 for 37, Malshan Gunasinghe 2 for 82) and 30 for 1 (Kasun Fernando 24 n.o.)
Joes record fourth win

St Joseph’s recorded their fourth outright win for the season when they defeated Wesley by ten wickets in the match concluded at Darley Road yesterday.

The Josephians dominated the proceedings from day one and kept the Wesleyites under pressure. The home team set a simple target of 19 runs for victory needed just 4.1 overs to achieve it.

Wesley 112 (Denuwan Dassanayake 25, Dulanjana Wijesinghe 21; Chathuranga Kumara 6 for 13, Dinal Fonseka 2 for 16) and 103 (Dulanjana Wijesinghe 38; Supechala Jayatilleka 3 for 22, Dinal Fonseka 3 for 24, Dinal Dambarage 2 for 29)

St Joseph’s (85/4 o’night) 197 (Rosco Thatil 46, Chathuranga Kumara 33, Hashan Perera 23, Kevin Bernadus 19: Basith Muzammil 5 for 56, Raninda Sooriyakumara 3 for 57, Dulanjana Wijesinghe 2 for 41) and 19 for no loss (Sathira Samarawickrema 15 n.o.)

Sebs crush Kalutara MV
St Sebastian’s too were home for tea when they crushed Kalutara MV by an innings and 112 runs and record their second outright win for the season in the match concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.
It was Deshan Dias who laid the foundation for the win with a fine knock of 109 helping the home side amass a score of 315 for 7 before declaring. Deshan’s knock comprised 15 boundaries and a six.
Kalutara MV in their turn were bundled out for 131. Made to follow on with a deficit of 174 runs found left arm leggie Anuk de Alwis unplayable as they folded up for a meager 72. Anuk ended with impressive figures of 5 for 23.

St Sebastian’s (253/6 o’night) 315 for 7 declared (Deshan Dias 109, Ramesh Fernando 40, Kasun Fernando 36, Samitha de Mel 25, Charith Fernando 50 n.o.: Savith Priyan 2 for 39, Sapumal Pathirana 2 for 45)

Kalutara MV 131 (Brian Chappell 31, Savith Priyan 23: Samitha de Mel 3 for 26, Amila Aponso 3 for 29, Anuk de Alwis 2 for 14) and 72 (Tharindu Upthala 38: Anuk de Alwis 5 for 23, Anoj Jaayshan 2 for 3)
Bens dominate day two

St Benedict’s dominated the proceedings of their drawn inter-school match against S. Thomas’ concluded at Mt Lavinia. The highlight of the match was a fine knock of 125 by Waruna Fernando.
St Benedict’s 237 (Waruna Fernando 125, Eranga Ratnayake 22, Rukshan Weerasinghe 21, Shannon Patterson 23 n.o; Dinesh Walpita 3 for 55, Neomal Wickremasekera 2 for 38, Chamod Pathirana 2 for 53) and 128 for 6 declared (Eranga Ratnayake 23, Rukshan Weerasinghe 53 n.o.: Dimitri Dolapihilla 3 for 27)
S. Thomas’ (99/5 o’night) 160 (Nuwan Kavinda 55, Dinesh Walpita 31, Ashen Fernando 24, Kavinda Perera 20: Eranga Ratnayake 4 for 34, Dilshan Perera 3 for 47, Dinushan Wanigasuriya 2 for 31) and 77 for 2 (Nuwan Kavinda 46)

Dinuk and Adeesha shine
Skipper Dinuk Jayasinghe and Adeesha Nanayakkara shone with all round performances in the drawn match between Nalanda and Royal concluded at Campbell Place yesterday.

Dinuk made 87 with six boundaries and five sixes while Adeesha cracked a 92 with six boundaries and three sixes helping Nalanda make a mammoth 353 in reply to Royals 199.

Royal 199 (Ganika Rajakaruna 60, Ramitha Rambukwella 56, Madusha Rajaratne 38: Nipun Karunanayake 3 for 57, Gayan Medawatte 2 for 8, Dinuk Jayasinghe 2 for 43) and 258 for 7 (Thirath Devasurendra 83, Charutha Rajaratne 60, Ramitha Rambukwella 50, Madusha Rajaratne 25: Dinuk Jayasinghe 4 for 88, Adeesha Nanayakkara 2 for 18)

Nalanda (238/4 o’night) 353 (Adeesha Nanayakkara 92, Dinuk Jayasinghe 87, Prashan Wickremasinghe 35, Tharindu Vidanapathirana 28, Suranga Tennekoon 35 n.o.: Maneesha Tantrigoda 3 for 81, Ganika Rajakaruna 3 for 92)

Debutant Shehan cracks 123
St Peter’s opener 16 year old Shehan Fernando son of prominent cricketer Sajith Fernando who led the Tamil Union side this season making his debut for the senior team slammed a 123 against Ananda on day two in the match played at Bambalapitiya which ended in a draw.

It was a dream debut for Shehan who along with Jason Bultjens gave the Peterites a flying start by putting on a stand of 113 runs with Jason’s contribution being 31, helping the Petes declare their innings on 265 for 9 in reply to Ananda’s 232.

Ananda 232 (Ruvinda Shamen 77, Vidura Janadhi 47, Mateesha Rasuwan 41, Sachin Dewage 35: Angelo Emmanuel 3 for 35) and 108 for 3 (Udesh Nadiranga 16, Sachin Dewage 38 n.o., Madumal Jayaratne 27 n.o.: Trishan Fernando 2 for 15)

St Peter’s (53/0 o’night) 265 for 9 declared (Shehan Fernando 123, Denham Perera 34, Jason Bultjens 31, Nilochana Perera 21: Mateesha Rasuwan 3 for 97, Thamalka Athulathmudali 2 for 30, Ruvinda Shamen 2 for 40)

Tense draw at Lake View

By Aubrey Kuruppu

A turning wicket made for an exciting low-scoring match in which 37 wickets fell, as Dharmaraja and Trinity played out a tense draw at Lake View yesterday.

In front by 38 runs, the Trinitians made a hash of their second innings and were bowled out for a mere 23.2 overs for 76.

Pursuing a target of 115, the Rajans were in deep trouble at 47 for 7 when Lahiru Herath and Hemal Munaweera dug in and took the score to 74. With the spinners unable to make further inroads, Trinity opted for pace. Predictably the match was stopped for bad light and never restarted.

Trinity 120 in 51.5 overs (N.Dikwella 20, K. Wimalaweera 20, H. Wanniarachchi 24, J. Sanjeeva 22; R. Ekanayake 2 for 24, P. Silva 3 for 25, H. Munaweera 5 for 25) and 76 in 23.2 overs (H. Wanniarachchi 16, S.Wickrema 10; P. Silva 4 for 17, R. Yapa Bandara 4 for 20, R. Ekanayake 2 for 21)

Dharmaraja 69 for 8 contd. 82 all out in 38.3 overs (S. Kalubowila 26, J. Silva 11, R. Ekanayake 10; Amit Anaz 5 for 15, A. Jayasundare 2 for 28) and 74 for 7 in 49 overs (S. Kalubowila 17, L. Herath 17 n.o, H. Munaweera 14 n.o; A. Anaz 3 for 21,S. Wickrema 2 for 18)