Under 13 Cricket St Sylvester’s boy takes 8/18

BY M. Shamil Amit

An impressive grab of 8 for 18 by right arm spinner Dinuja Bandara helped St Sylvester’s College to record an outright win by an innings and 12 runs over Royal College, Polonnaruwa in their Under 13 inter-school cricket tournament encounter at Polonnaruwa.

A match bag of 9 for 18 by Helaja Dinapathi paved the way for Wadduwa Central to pull off an innings and 51 runs win against Carey College in another match played at Wadduwa.

St John’s Panadura along with St Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, Nalanda College, Mahinda College and Dharmaraja College prevailed with first innings wins.

Results:
At Polonnaruwa - St. Sylvester’s win
Royal Polonnaruwa: 63 (Vihanga Bandara 4/9) and 61 (Sadew Gamage 22: Danuja Bandara 8/18) 
St. Sylvester’s 136 for 7 (Pinith Sansanda 44, Dewarasa Ruhan 43: Tehan Sanuka 3/19)
At Wadduwa - Wadduwa Central win
Carey College 32 (Helaja Dinapathi 6/11, Methul Nethsara 3/21) and 34 ((Methul Nethsara 3/7, Helaja Dinapathi 3/14) 
Wadduwa Central 117 for 7 (Helaja Dinapathi 22, Lakmina Samintha 20 n.o.: Saif Abdull 4/49)
At Mt. Lavinia – St. John’s on first innings
S. Thomas’ 166 for 9 declared (Sacheth Kiriella 50, Ranod Siriwardana 44, Dinew Chanmeth 28) and 62 for 1 (Hiruka Perera 44 n.o.) 
St. John’s Panadura 218 for 6 declared (Dinuth Fernando 34, Neshal Niklesha 29, Sadaneth Fonseka 27, Hirusha Pieris 51 n.o. Anuhas Perera 22 n.o.: Sacheth Kiriella 3/13) 
At Moratuwa – Sebs on first innings
S. Thomas’ Prep 95 (Videv Vuthsara 36: Sadush) and 42 for 5 (Videv Vuthsara 23: Shenal Martin 4/12) 
St. Sebastian’s 189 for 4 (Thinuga Abeywickrama 83, Shenal Martin 50 n.o.)
At Dehiwala – Nalanda on first innings
Nalanda 174 for 7 declared (Akindu Witharana 48, Sanul Perera 45, Samindu Sasvidu 23) and 34 for 2 (Samindu Sasvidu 21) 
St. John’s Nugegoda 98 
At Galle – Mahinda on first innings
Mahinda Galle 145 (Senusha Dihan 22: Sadew Madubasha 3/21, Chaniru Thisath 3/30) and 70 for 4 (Sanuth Duljaya 21) 
Gamini NS Bentota 88 (Sadew Madubash 26, Senuka Nethsanda 22: Nevan Akesh 5/16, Disas Dinsara 3/19)
In Kandy – Rajans on first innings
Vidyartha 119 (Yaditha Denuwan 21) and 138 for 0 (Pasindu Chamalka 65 n.o. Ashin Aloka 57 n.o.) 
Dharmaraja 131 for 3 declared (Kenul Binuka 43, Chalinu Dulneth 52 n.o.)