First innings win for Trinity

By M. Shamil Amit

Trinity College prevailed with a first innings win over S. Thomas’ College in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter at the BRC ground yesterday. The second day’s play saw Trinity in reply to S. Thomas’ score of 189 resuming from their overnight score of 54 for 1 going on to make a score of 246 for 8 declared with Pulistha Tillekeratne making a top score of 89.

In the other matches Bandaranayake MV Gampaha along with St John’s Jaffna and Jaffna Central secured first innings wins while Welapura Vidyalaya Kalutara recorded the only outright win by one run against CWW Kannangara Central Matugama at Kalutara. 

Results:

At BRC – First innings win for Trinity

S. Thomas’ 189 (Aaron Kodituwakku 72, Jayden Amaraweera 50, Shanil Perera 37: Kanilka Anthony 5/66, Dinal Fernando 3/34) and 182 for 5 (Jayden Amaraweera 68, Aaron Kodituwakku 45)

Trinity (54/1 overnight) 246 for 8 declared (Pulisha Tillekeratne 89, Dinal Fernando 45, Mahendra Abeysinghe 44, Aadhan Hilmy 32, Abheeth Paranavidana 4/95, Gimhan Mendis 3/41)

At Ambepussa – First innings for Bandaranayake MV

Christ King College Ja-Ela 295 (Avishka Nirmal 94, Lahiru Lakmal 80, Sayuru Akash 42, Promod Chamika 27, Rayan Sachintha 16, Pramod Chathuranga 16: Manchana Tharupiyum 6/71, Viman Nanayakkara 3/80) and 147 for 3 (Sayura Akash 74, Lahiru Lakmal 20, Heli Anjala 30 n.o.)

Bandaranayake MV Gampaha (66/1 overnight) 333 (Dinuja Dulanmith 68, Adhithya Adhistan 63, Viman Nanayakkara 40, Deneth Dulaksha 18, Pasan Akalanka 16, Manchana Tharupiyum 15, Saditha Sulakshana 49 n.o.: Avishka Nirmal 3/61, Lahiru Lakmal 3/95)

At Jaffna – First innings for St John’s

Holy Cross Kalutara 127 (Anuhas Seeman 39, Osinda Silva 19, Yasith Tharushka 18 n.o.: Puvaneshwaran Kishanth 4/38, Murfin Randyo 3/13, Ganeshamoorthy Koskan 2/31) and 193 (Rusith Jayawardena 100, Osinda Silva 40, Gimhan Fernando 19: Murfin Randyo 4/61, Sivakumar Nathenia 3/31, Ganeshamoorthy Kowsikan 2/37)

St John’s Jaffna (173/8 overnight) 190 (Uthayanan Abijoyshanth 38, Kirubakaran Sanjuthan 21, Sivakumar Nathenia 86 n.o.: Rusith Jayawardena 5/43, Yasith Tharushka 3/45, Gimhan Fernando 2/46) and 49 for 5 (Rusith Jayawardena 3/22)

At Jaffna – First innings for Jaffna Central

Jaffna Central 237 for 9 declared (Kabilan Amalan 119, Sajinthan Nijanthan 57, Matheeswaran Kartthigan 24, Pathmakumaran Navinthan 21: Vasuthevan VVishnugoban 4/65, Hamish Harmishon 3/63, Sriskanthan Krishan 2/43) and 253 for 8 declared (Iyathure Kabishek 89, Jesudasan Nitharsan 50, Kabilan Amalan 26, Sathees Danusan 25, Sajinthan Nijanthan 22, Nagarasa Sajith 18: Vasuthevan Vishnugoban 3/67, Thivakaran Karthikan 2/16)

Jaffna College Vaddukodai 75 (Robinson Uthayakumar 34: Pathmakumaran Navinthan 4/13, Valanteen Haris 3/18, Kallistan Royce 2/16) and 127 for 6 (Suresh Kabishan 44, Robinson Uthayakumar 29, Hamish Harmishon 27 n.o.: Valanteen Haris 5/26)

At Kalutara – Welapura Vidyalaya win

Welapura Vidyalaya Kalutara 162 (Oshada Theekshana 59, Rusiru Thejan 35, Malith Shanuka 18: Deshan Vimukthi 2/22, Janith Gajith 2/35) and 145 (Rusiru Thejan 52, Oshada Theekshana 33, Keshaka Mihiranga 28, Sihum Nethsara 16: Sulaksha Tharindu 4/22, Chanketh Mihisara 3/39)

CWW Kannangara Central Matugama 170 (Chanul Thiyagee 93, Sithum Dunuwara 24, Kavindu Anuththara 20: Rusiri Thejan 5/31) and 136 (Sithum Dunuwara 33, Chanketh Mihisara 25, Kavindu Nethsara 19: Rusiru Thejan 3/26, Denuwan Sathish 3/35, Sithum Nethsara 2/29, Oshada Theekshana 2/38)