S. Thomas’ and St. Peter’s share Tissera-Dias Trophy

By M. Shamil Amit

S. Thomas’ College and St. Peter’s College shared the inaugural Michael Tissera-Roy Dias Trophy when their traditional Inter-Schools Under-19 cricket encounter ended in a draw at Mount Lavinia yesterday. The Peterites fell short by just three runs from overtaking their opponents’ first innings score of 265 despite two good knocks from Rishika Santhush (55) and Nipunaka Fonseka (42).

Results
At Ambalangoda (St. Anthony’s, Katugastota won by 171 runs)
St. Anthony’s: 185 and 164/9 declared (Kavindu Nadeeshan 5/69)
Dharmasoka MV, Ambalangoda (82/3 overnight): 120 (Amith Ebert 5/27) and 58 (Nimnaka Jayatileke 5/22).
At BRC Grounds (St. Aloysius’, Galle won by 90 runs)
St. Aloysius’: 109 and (10/1 overnight) 220/7 declared (Sandeepa Chamod 66)
Isipathana: 132 and 117 (Ravindu Ratnayake 56, Dulmina Dasun 5/32).
At Mount Lavinia (1st innings win for S. Thomas’, Mount Lavinia) 
S. Thomas’: 265 and 70/3 
St. Peter’s (83/2 overnight): 262 (Rishika Santhush 55).
At Moratuwa (1st innings win for Ananda) 
Ananda: 216 and 155 (Nadeera Fernando 5/54)
St. Sebastian’s (101/5 overnight): 177 and 101/4. 
At Wattala (1st innings win for St. Anthony’s, Wattala) 
Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama: 109 and 255/5 (Jeewaka Shashin 66, Sudeera Weeraratne 55)
St. Anthony’s (193/3 overnight): 324/8 declared (Avishka Tharindu 181, Dilip Niroshan 59).
At Panadura (Sri Sumangala MV, Panadura won by 201 runs)
Sri Sumangala MV: 285 and 181/6 declared (Sasindu Silva 58)
Kalutara MV: 128 and 137.
At Kalutara (Tissa Central, Kalutara won by 108 runs)
Tissa Central: 202 and 175/7 declared (Randula Dasun 51, Ravishka Lakshan 7/83)
St. Thomas’, Matale (79/5 overnight): 119 and 150.
At Radella (St. Mary’s, Chilaw won by two runs)
St. Mary’s: 136 and (19/3 overnight) 68 (Kasun Karunatileke 6/31)
Vidyartha: 117 and 85 (Samindu Sathsara 7/34).
At Ambepussa (Siri Piyarathana MMV, Padukka won by 63 runs)
Siri Piyarathana MMV: 119 and 46/2 and 162 (Sineth Weerasinghe 5/30)
St. Mary’s, Kegalle: 96 and 122 (Kavinda Eshwara 5/39).
At Matugama (Loyola, Negombo won by three wickets)
Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama: 156 and (42/4 overnight) 143 (Hashen Lalinda 5/57)
Loyola: 160 and 142/7 (Hansaja Vishwajith 53).
At Sandalankawa (Hindu College, Kokuvil won by innings and 38 runs)
Sandalankawa MMV: 116 and 59 (S. Kajanan 7/7)
Hindu College (177/6 overnight): 213 (S. Janathanan 57).
At Kegalle (Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kelaniya won by innings and 63 runs)
Dudley Senanayake Central, Tholangamuwa: 108 and 249 (Pathum Umayantha 78, Uvindu Kaushalya 77)
Sri Dharmaloka MV (278/4 overnight): 420/7 declared (Hasindu Prabod 177, Kavindu Malshan 66, Helanka Viduranga 63).
At Horana (C. W. W. Kannangara MMV, Matugama won by 34 runs)
C. W. W. Kannangara MMV: 132 and (64/3 overnight) 273 (Shakila Priyashan 58, Prasanna Kumara 5/48)
Siddhartha MMV, Balapitiya: 190 and 181 (Miyuru Dilshan 58).
At Kirindiwela (Defence Services School, Colombo won by innings and 55 runs)
Horizon IS, Malabe: 87 and 174 (Yehan Lakvindu 92)
Defence Services School: 316/5 declared (Hasitha Nawanjana 100, Dilshan Kaushalya 58).
At Mount Mary (Veluwana MV, Colombo won by 33 runs)
Veluwana MV: 162 and 143 (Kavindu Ranahansa 51, Pasindu Lakshan 5/35) 
Kamburawela MMV: 180 and 92 (Kavinda Dulanjana 6/36).
At Thimbirigaskatuwa (Maris Stella College, Thimbirigaskatuwa won by innings and 60 runs)
Sripathi MV, Wathugedera: 132 and 155 
Maris Stella (219/5 overnight): 347/7 declared (Kasun Nimal 115 n.o).
At Panadura (1st innings win for St. John’s, Panadura) 
St. John’s: 523 and 454/3 (Thuruwan Perera 125, Reshan Malith 93, Lakshina Sasindu 68 rtd, Ashan Dilhara 100 n.o)
Kegalu Vidyalaya (4/0 overnight): 89.
At Kotte (1st innings win for Sri Jayewardenepura MV, Kotte)
Sri Jayewardenepura MV: 277/9 declared 
Christ the King Ja-Ela (69/4 overnight): 125 (Nisuka Dinasara 5/19) and 255/8 (Hirushan Perera 101 n.o).
At Bandaragama (1st innings win for Sri Devananda MV, Ambalangoda)
Taxila Central, Horana 101 and 293/5 declared (Eranga Jayakody 102, Deshan Dilmith 100)
Sri Devananda MV (147/8 overnight): 173 and 117/6.
At Kalapaluwawa (1st innings win for P. de S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda)
P. de S. Kularatne MV: 148 and 190/4 declared (Tharindu Harshana 73, Ravishan Nethsara 51 n.o)
Asoka MV, Colombo (64/7 overnight): 84 (Lashen Wanindu 5/22) and 60/6.
At Debarawewa (1st innings win for Debarawewa NS)
Debarawewa NS: 300/4 declared 
Prince College, Ratnapura (24/0 overnight): 111 (Ishan Aravinda 6/38) and 285/6 (Randunu Edirisinghe 133, Thejan Jayaratne 74, Oshan Thenuka 5/97).
At Dalupotha (1st innings win for Harischandra NS, Negombo)
Harischandra NS: 173 and 126/5 (Mihishan Fernando 83)
St. Thomas’, Kotte (47/1 overnight): 140 (Lakshan Dissanayake 5/20).
At Polonnaruwa (1st innings win for Ibbagamuwa Central)
Ibbagamuwa Central: 79 and (0/1 overnight) 235/7 declared (Prabuddha Premalal 56, Madusha Ekanayake 76 n.o) 
Royal, Polonnaruwa: 77 and 82/3.