Under 19 Cricket Christ King’s Shan Nonis slams first triple century

By M. Shamil Amit 

Shan Nonis of Christ King College, Ja-Ela achieved the unique honour of scoring the first triple century of the Under 19 inter-school cricket season.

The 16-year-old right hand batter slammed a swashbuckling unbeaten 300 in just 159 balls cracking 19 boundaries and 27 towering sixes against Galahitiyawa Central in a match concluded at Ja-ela yesterday. 

Nonis was associated in three huge partnerships of 124 with fellow opener Lahiru Lakmal, 204 for the second wicket with Avishka Nirmal and 149 for the third with Rayan Sachintha as Christ King’s mammoth total of 507 for three declared in their second innings. However, Christ King College had to settle for a first innings win.

Prince of Wales had to be satisfied with a first innings win as Lumbini MV forced a draw after following-on in a match concluded at Colts ground.

Lumbini MV resuming from their overnight 10 for three were bundled out for a meagre 64. Following on with a deficit of 187 runs, they ended on 131 for nine denying the Cambrians an outright win.

Maris Stella, Thimbirigaskatuwa and St Mary’s, Chilaw recorded outright wins against Kalutara MV and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte while the other matches ended in first inning wins for Isipathana, Vidyaloka MV and Jaffna Central.

Results:  

At Colts - First innings win for Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales 251 Lumbini MV (10/3 overnight) 64 (Rivith Jayasooriya 3/9, Nethul Anuhas 3/18, Prasanna Lakmina 3/20) and 131/9 (Praveen Maneesha 33; Rivith Jayasooriya 5/68)

At BRC - First innings win for Isipathana 

De Mazenod, Kandana 159 Isipathana 168/5

At Balapitiya - First innings win for Vidyaloka MV

Vidyaloka MV, Galle 274 Revatha MMV, Balapitiya (67/4 overnight) 78 (Chathusha Gimhan 29; Sumeera Sajanaka 3/0, Nimesh Aavinda 3/2, Sachithya Induwara 3/33) and 31/5 (Nimesh Aavinda 3/4)

At Thimbirigaskatuwa - Maris Stella won by 8 wickets 

Kalutara MV 135 and 112 (Savinu Liyanage 27, Liviru Senmith 26; Shaven Perera 5/41) Maris Stella, Thimbirigaskatuwa (131/7 overnight) 170 (Shaven Perera 61, Nimsara Senarath 25; Adeesha Pabasara 4/50, Nithika Nadhawa 3/27) and 78/2 (Dulein Perera 32 n.o, Kaveesha Fernando 32 n.o)

At Jaffna - First innings win for Jaffna Central Jaffna Central 152 and 150/ 6 (Vikneswaran Paruthi 25, Thakuthas Abilash 35 n.o; Hansaja Herath 3/57) Bandaranayake MV, Gampaha 119 (Dinuga Dulanmith 51; Ranjithkumar Newton 5/48)

At Ja-Ela - First innings win for Christ King 

Christ King, Ja-Ela 332 and 507/ 3 declared (Avishka Nirmal 84, Lahiru Lakmal 71, Rayan Sachintha 28, Shan Nonis 300 n.o) Galahitiyawa Central (94/7 overnight) 132 (Pasan Venusara 37; Dinendra Rashen 3/4, Lahiru Lakmal 3/35) and 64/6

At Kotte - St Mary’s won by 8 wickets 

Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte 21 and (62/2 overnight) 149 (Poshitha Madanayake 40, Nithish Kamalasooriya 28; Sathishka Rukshan 4/45, Woity Pinto 3/15) 

St Mary’s, Chilaw 123 and 48/2