Joes, Cambrians, Mahanama, Richmond and Jaffna Central secure first innings wins
Aveesha Samash along with Rishan Amarasinghe and Dilpa Maduranga shone with half tons for St. Joseph’s College in their comfortable first innings win over Wesley College in the Inter-School Under-19 cricket encounter concluded at Darley Road yesterday. The trio’s knocks saw St. Joseph’s settle in to reach a formidable 295-6 before declaring, after resuming from their overnight score of 74-0 in reply to Wesley’s total of 161.
Mahanama College, after dominating proceedings on the first day, had to be satisfied with a first innings win over Prince of Wales College at Moratuwa while in the two matches hampered by bad light, Richmond College and Jaffna Central College secured first innings wins.
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Wesley 161 all out (44.4) and 96 for 4 (47) at close (Sehandu Athayda 38n.o., Shamma Fernando 32; Nushan Perera 2/26) St. Joseph’s (74-0 o’night) 295 for 6 (49) decl (Aveesha Samash 88, Dilpa Maduranga 56n.o., Rishma Amarasinghe 52, Yenula Dantanarayana 48, Senuja Dinhas 20; Rashmika Amararatne 4/49)
Mahanama 350 for 9 (77) decl (Dulnith Sigera 74, Eshan Withanage 71n.o., Sineth Weeraratne 59, Chamika Heenitigala 36, Thaviru Perera 28, Venura Kaveethra 26; Nethul Anuhas 5/122, Matheesha Nadun 2/54) Prince of Wales 179 all out (64) (Matheesha Nadul 40n.o., Suwahas Fernando 30, Oshan de Silva 30; Chamika Heenitigala 3/40, Kaushika Tilekeratne 2/9) and 45 for 2 (19) at close (Suwahas Fernando 23n.o.; Chamika Heenitigala 2/14)
Richmond 168 all out (56) (Risinu Rupasinghe 40, Senuk Dulnet 38, Daham Mendis 24, Minaga Ariyadasa 24n.o.; Sharada Jayaratne 6/66, Kithma Vidanapathirana 4/44) and 120 for 4 (39) at stumps (Risinu Rupasinghe 28, Bevin Jayawardena 27n.o., Tenusha Nimsara 27n.o.; Rashan Dilaksha 2/28) Ananda (37-3 o’night) 138 all out (51.4) (Ashinsa Nainayaka 31, Himira Kudagama 22; Nethuja Basitha 5/39, Vihanga Mihiranga 2/25, Minaga Ariyadasa 2/27)
Henegama Central 143 all out (39.3) (Harshitha Akash 28; Nagarasa Sajith 4/21, Pathmakumaran Navinthan 3/42, Jayaseelan Jenoshan 2/18) Jaffna Central182 for 9 (52) at close (Matheeswaran Karthijan 52n.o., Jesthasan Nitharsan 49, Kabilan Amalan 42, Sajinthan Nijanthan 25; Danina Shanilka 4/18, Janidu Imesha 3/35)
Hindu College Jaffna 139 all out (72) (Sivalogesan Sivakajeesan 28, Kanagaraj Niththees 27, Balamuralitharan Anish 23, Jagatheesan Bhavanan 21; Pavaneeshwaran Kishanth 4/61, Murfin Randyo 2/6, Nageshwaran Krishan 2/10)
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