Joes spinner Nushan bags eight as rain curtails play

By M. Shamil Amit

St Joseph’s College right arm spinner Nushan Perera bagged eight scalps as he wrecked the batting of St Servatius College Matara to bowl them out for a low score of 122 runs in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at Darley Road. 

St Joseph’s in their turn was able to face only 33 overs as rain put a halt to proceedings with the home team on 111 for 4.

Only 58 overs of play was possible on day one in the match between S. Thomas’ College, who ended the day on 159 for 5, and St Anthony’s College Katugastota played in Kandy.

St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa ended on 80 for 2 in reply to De Mazenod’s score of 132 in another rain shortened match played at Kandana. The matches will be continued today.

Results:
At Darley Road
St Servatius Matara 122 (Chamod Mihiranga 51, Risinu Kithmuka 32: Nushan Perera 8/36)
St Joseph’s 111 for 4 (Aveesha Samash 38, Pamoda Dalpathado 48 n.o.: Binal Nethmaka 2/19, Muhamadu Sadhik 2/27)
In Kandy
S. Thomas’ 159 for 5 (Ludeesha Matarage 41, Avinash Fernando 29, Jayden Amaraweera 15, Reshon Solomon 52 n.o.: Imeth Rajapakse 2/44, Dasun Wellanga 2/47) vs St Anthony’s Katugastota
At Kandana
De Mazenod 137 (Binal Mendis 27, Sineth Induwara 25, Shanon Silva 23, Sharith Sudeena 19, Chenuka Chiran 15: Damesh Mathishan 6/41)
St Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 80 for 2 (Sasmitha Fernando 41, Thathnula Liyanage 17 n.o.)
At Homagama
St Thomas’ Kotte 132 (Sadew Sanuk 33, Dillen Frank 30, Kaveesha Fernando 17: Sandilu Disas 2/12, Nadun Bhagya 2/18, Denuwan Thisanka 2/25, Kushen Tanuja 2/25)
Mahinda Rajapakse MV Homagama 58 for 2 (Randilu Rupasinghe 29 n.o.)