Under-13 Cricket : Riyon spins Royal to outright win

By M. Shamil Amit

Left-arm spinner Riyon Perera put in a sterling bowling performance as he ended with impressive match bag figures of 14/54 to guide Royal to record a convincing outright win by eight wickets over St. John’s Panadura in the Under-13 inter-school cricket tournament encounter played at Reid Avenue.
Riyon grabbed nine scalps in the first inning for just 11 runs to send the Johnians, taking first lease of the wicket, reeling for a score of 56 runs. Royal, in reply, helped by an unbeaten half-ton by Thewan Wadiyanake, made a score of 124/4 declared.
Riyon got back to action again in Johnians’ second innings as he bagged five more scalps and combined with Ukitha Padmashantha, who ended with four scalps, to bowl them out for 93 runs, which left Royal a simple victory target of 26 runs.
The other matches played saw it ending in first-inning wins for St. Sylvester’s, St. Anthony’s Katugastota, Kalutara MV, Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda and President’s College Kadawatha over Maliyadeva Kurunegala, St. Anne’s Kurunegala, Holy Cross Kalutara, Rahula Matara and Christ King College Ja-ela, respectively.
Results:
At Reid Avenue - Royal won by eight wickets 
St. John’s Panadura 56 (Riyon Perera 9/11) and 93 (Riyon Perera 5/43, Ukitha Padmashantha 4/33)
Royal Colombo 124/4 declared (Thewan Waidyanayake 54 n.o., Herschel Dias 25 n.o.; Thathsara Raveesh 2/37) and 26/2
At Matale - First innings win for St. Sylvester’s 
St. Sylvester’s 213/5 declared (Dewansa Rulakshan 71, Anuhas Seneviratne 60, Pinith Sansada 27 n.o.; Tharuka Lakdiv 2/32)
Maliyadeva Kurunegala 66 (Danuja Bandara 5/8, Ransana Ratnayake 3/11, Anuhas Seneviratne 2/17) and 33/1
At Galagedera - First innings win for St. Anthony’s 
St. Anthony’s Katugastota 160/9 declared (Vibhu Samarakoon 40, Methika Rajaguru 31, Methupa Bandara 25, Hiruka Omal 22; Thenuja Wijesinghe 3/16, Ronal Perera 3/32) and 41/4
St. Anne’s Kurunegala 90 (Inula Prabashwara 3/12, Sandil Seneviratne 3/23, Vibhu Samarakoon 2/5)
At Kalutara - First innings win for Kalutara MV
Holy Cross Kalutara 56 (Inuka Nethmin 3/9, Pasan Rasanjana 3/15, Wisula Randiv 2/9) and 81/6 declared (Sachindu Hirushan 29; Pasan Rasanjana 3/20)
Kalutara MV 64/6 declared (Kenuka Ayath 25; Dinuja Kavya 6/23)
At Sooriyawewa - First innings win for Sri Devananda MV
Rahula Matara 123 (Omasaha Rasanjana 42, Murthi Karunaratne 23; Hiruja Sasvidu 3/30, Senul Onadath 2/14, Chadesh de Silva 2/19)
Sri Devananda MV Ambalangoda 181/3 (Pemith Perera 52, Sadith Thathsilu 31, Inuka Sasrutha 66 n.o.; Rivinu Mihinula 2/36)
At Kirindiwela - First innings win for President’s College 
Christ King Ja-ela 98 (Eshan Wishmitha 63 n.o.; Anuda Yensith 4/22, Pabiru Ransana 3/23) and 69/4 (Sadew Peiris 20 n.o.; Pabiru Ransana 2/7)
President’s College Kadawatha 125/5 declared (Dinol Chesika 40, Rithika Kenuja 32; Wageesha Randive 3/28)