Mahanama make 350/9 as rain sets in

By M. Shamil Amit

Rain hampered proceedings on day one of the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounters played around the island yesterday.

Mahanama College helped by half tons from Dulnith Sigera, Sineth Weeraratne and Eshan Withanage taking first lease of the wicket made a formidable score of 350 for 9 declared against Prince of Wales at Moratuwa when play was called off.

St Joseph’s College were on top on 74 for 0 in reply to Wesley College’s score of 161 when the match was called off at Darley Road. The matches will be continued today.

Results:

At Moratuwa

Mahanama Colombo 350 for 9 declared (Dulnith Sigera 74, Sineth Weeraratne 59, Chamika Heenatigala 36, Thaviru Perera 28, Venura Kaveethra 26, Kaushika Tillekeratne 16, Eshan Withanage 71 n.o.: Nethul Anuhas 5/122, Matheesha Nadun 2/54) vs Prince of Wales

At Darley Road

Wesley 161 (Rasheed Nahyan 49, Rashnika Amararatne 24, Shamma Fernando 22, Sehandu Athauda 20: Nushan Perera 4/21, Vigneswaran Akash 3/36, Demion de Silva 2/28)

St Joseph’s 74 for 0 (Aveesha Samash 53 n.o.)

At Ananda Mawatha

Richmond 168 (Senuk Dulnet 38, Daham Mendis 24, Minaga Ariyadasa 24 n.o.: Sharada Jayaratne 6/66, Kitma Vidanapathirana 4/44)

Ananda 37 for 3 (Himira Kudagama 22 n.o.: Vihanga Mihiranga 2/19)

In Jaffna

Hindu College 139 (Sivalogesan Sivakajeesan 28, Kanagaraj Niththees 27, Balamuralitharan Anish 23, Jagatheesan Bhavanan 21: Pavaneeshwaran Kishanth 4/61, Murfin Randyo 2/6, Nageshwaran Krishan 2/10)

St John’s Jaffna 64 for 3 (Jeeva Abisan 37 n.o.: Sutharsan Subaman 3/36)

In Jaffna

Henegama Central 143 (Harshitha Akash 28, Matheesha Nemidra 17, Deeraka Elagedera 16: Nagarasa Sajith 4/21, Pathmakumaran Navinthan 3/42, Jayaseelan Jenoshan 2/18)

Jaffna Central 182 for 9 (Jesthasan Nitharsan 49, Kabilan Amalan 42, Sajinthan Nijanthan 25, Matheeswaran Karthijan 52 n.o.: Danina Shanilka 4/18, Janidu Imesha 3/35)