13 December 2019 12:01 am
By M. Shamil Amit
An all-round performance by Yuri Koththigoda helped Richmond College record an easy first innings win over Piliyandala Central in a second round match of the Under 13 inter-school cricket tournament played at Piliyandala yesterday. In the other matches played St. Joseph’s College Colombo, Mahinda College Galle, St. Anthony’s College Katugastota and Mahanama College Colombo secured first innings wins against St. Benedict’s College, Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte, St. John’s College Jaffna and Debarawewa National School.
Results:
At Piliyandala – First innings win for Richmond
Piliyandala Central 115 (Tharusha Dilhara 41, Ramesh Viduranga 33: Yasanda Kiriella 3 for 22, Minaga Ariyadasa 2 for 24, Yuri Koththigoda 2 for 25)
Richmond 126 for 7 (Yuri Koththigoda 53, Minaga Ariyadasa 24 n.o.: Senula Nithwara 2 for 42)
At Kotahena – First innings win for St. Joseph’s
St. Benedict’s 73 (Nethmika Fernando 25: Leshon Liou 5 for 21, Demitha Dulneth 2 for 14) and 108 for 5 (Nethmika Fernando 21, Shanil Perera 49 n.o., : Risika Geeneth 2 for 19)
St. Joseph’s 138 for 5 declared (Kanishka Dissanayake 25, Dunith Perera 22, Diyen de Silva 21, Chamath Perera 23 n.o.: Mewan Dissanayake 3 for 41, Deshaka Dias 2 for 30)
At Rathgama – First innings win for Mahinda
Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte 99 (Sachin Shehan 31, Sadeepa Yoshitha 23: Arosh Udayanga 4 for 25, Senuka Deshan 2 for 11, Seniru Damsith 2 for 20)
Mahinda 103 for 9 (Nikil Sithumina 22, Senuka Dangamuwa 22: Maleesha Lakshan 3 for 21, Sadeep Yushitha 2 for 30)
At Kandy – First innings win for St. Anthony’s
St. John’s Jaffna 97 (P. Senamuthan 23, R. Ansanth 21: Anjana Weerasekera 3 for 15, Dimash Vidudaya 3 for 18, Shevan Waduge 2 for 12, Chanuka Ekanayake 2 for 12)
St. Anthony’s Kandy 158 for 3 (Januka Ratnayake 72, Anjana Weerasekera 26, Inuka Pansadul 29 n.o.)
At Debarawewa – First innings win for Mahanama Colombo
Debarawewa NS 48 (Gamage Oshada 20: Kushan Sathsara 7 for 11, Okitha Wijesiri 3 for 13) and 103 for 6 (Oshan Thenuka 41: Rehan de Silva 2 for 8, Okitha Wijesiri 2 for 36)
Mahanama Colombo 88 for 7 declared (Sandeepa Muthukumarana 3 for 20)