Right hand batsman Perinparajah Brinthapan came to the rescue of St John’s Jaffna with a knock of 33 enabling his side to make a decent score of 124. This was after St. John’s resumed on their overnight score of 83 for 9 on day two against S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at St. John’s ground in Jaffna.
Brinthapan’s knock of 33 comprised three boundaries and a six but it was a match saving knock as he along with Vivekanandarajah Hariharan added a useful 43 runs for the last wicket when the Johnians was struggling on 81 for 9.
This was in reply to the Thomians formidable score of 271 for 7 declared which came on the back of half tons from Thilaksha Sumanasiri and Rishane Mathangaweera while Johnian left arm spinner returned top figures of 4 for 84.
The Johnians made to follow on with a deficit of 147 runs went into lunch with the score on 67 for 3 needing a further 80 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
This is first ever time that the two schools are meeting each other in an inter-school cricket encounter and is played for the Warden A.J.C. Selvaratnam Trophy who has been involved with both schools. He was the Warden of S. Thomas’ and also the principal of St John’s Jaffna. The authorities of both the schools, however, cannot recollect the exact period.
S. Thomas’ 271 for 7 declared (Thilaksha Sumanasiri 59, Rishane Mathangaweera 50, Navod Henakankanamage 39, Sanesh de Mel 34, Ramith Gunaratne 28: Jeyakumar Amithiyan 4 for 84, Perinparajah Brinthapan 2 for 52)
St John’s Jaffna (83/9 overnight 124 (Perinparajah Brinthapan 33, Ali Akbar Sansajan 24: Dilum Fernando 5 for 46, Rishane Mathangaweera 3 for 26) and 67 for 3 (Ali Akbar Sansajan 32: Usman Ishak 2 for 20) |
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