Wesley bowl Trinity out for 193

By Shamseer Jaleel

Trinity College were bowled out for 193 in their Under 19 Inter School cricket encounter against Wesley College which commenced at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy yesterday. In reply, the visitors closed day one on 95 for 5.

This encounter is being played in memory of one of the greatest players from Wesley, Richie Kannangar (1914 to 1917) who later was a staff member of Trinity College and lived a majority of the life in Kandy.

Meanwhile, St. Anthony’s College were strongly placed against Dharmaraja College in their Under 19 cricket encounter which commenced at Katugsstota.

The Rajans were shot out for 134 and in reply the Antonians closed the day on 201 for 6 at stumps.

Kavindu Shehan cracked an unbeaten century inclusive of 14 boundaries and two huge sixes.

Scores

Trinity College bowled out for 193

Trinity 193 in 67.5 overs (Rahal Amarasinghe 56, Manula Kularatne 38, Dinusha Peiris 31, Uvin Perera 4 for 29 Linal Subasinghe 2 for 57 Jethen Wyman 3 for 53)
Wesley 95 for 5 in 32 overs (Linal Subasinghe 52 not out, Chamath Gomez 29 not out, Manula Kularatne 2 for 17, Tharana Wimaladharma 2 for 26)

Antonians strongly placed

Dharmaraja 134 in 40.5 overs (Pulidu Perera 74, Trevin Mathews 5 for 23, Kavisha Piumal 3 for 6)
St. Anthony’s 201 for 6 in 47 overs (Kavindu Shehan 114 not out, Lahiru Abeysinghe 45, Arosha Medagedera 2 for 27)