Damesh cracks 144, Joseph Vaz hit 325/8

By M. Shamil Amit

Damesh Mathisan cracked 144 in 139 balls that included 21 boundaries and four sixes and associated in a 145 runs stand for the fourth wicket with Nethan Fernando to help St Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa taking first lease of the wicket to make a formidable score of 325 for 8 declared against Isipathana College who ended day one on 134 for 3 in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at the Colts ground in Colombo. Mahanama College ended the first day’s play on 69 for 1 in reply to S. Thomas’ College’s score of 203 in the match played at Mount Lavinia.  The matches will be continued today.

Results:

At Colts

St Joseph Vaz 325 for 8 declared (Damesh Mathisan 144, Nethan Fernando 71, Amal Denuwan 38, Sasmitha Fernando 31, Thathnula Liyanage 16: Maleesha Sandaruwan 3/45, Tharun Rashmina 2/22, Nimsara Hettiarachchige 2/68)

Isipathana 134 for 3 (Tharun Rashmina 36, Kavindu Dewshan 31, Maleesha Sandaruwan 46 n.o., Yuveen Keshan 17 n.o.)

At Mount Lavinia

S. Thomas’ 203 (Aaron Kodituwakku 61, Reshon Soloman 38, Chanuth Eheliyagoda 22, Avinash Fernando 21, Mahith Rajapakse 18: Venura Kaveethra 4/45, Thenuja Rashmin 2/21, Chamika Heenatigala 2/54)

Mahanama 69 for 1 (Sineth Weeraratne 27, Dulnith Sigera 26 n.o.)