By M. Shamil Amit

A match bag of nine wickets by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and a half ton by Manoj Sarathchandra helped SSC to record a comfortable innings and 62 run win over Colts CC in the Major Club three day cricket tournament played at the Colts ground. This was SSC’s third outright win of the tournament.

Meanwhile three other outright wins were recorded with NCC, Police SC and BRC against Chilaw Marians CC, Sebastianites CC and Nugegoda S&WC. NCC and Police SC too recorded their third outright wins and BRC their second of the tournament. The other matches ended in first inning wins for Galle CC, CCC and Tamil Union

Results:

At Colts - SSC won by innings and 62 runs

Colts CC 131 (Dhananjaya Lakshan 60, Sheran Fonseka 21, Akila Dhananjaya 21: Prabath Jayasuriya 4/33, Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/49) and 111 (Kavishka Anjula 41, Dhananjaya Lakshan 19: Prabath Jayasuriya 5/47, Lakshitha Manasinghe 3/34)

SSC 304 for 8 declared (Manoj Sarathchandra 86, Avishka Fernando 36, Chamindu Wickramasinghe 32, Shevon Daniel 28, Nipun Dhananjaya 25, Ranuda Somaratne 19, Lakshitha Manasinghe 26 n.o., Nisala Tharaka 15 n.o.: Akila Dhananjaya 5/184, Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/38)

At Maggona – NCC won by three wickets

Chilaw Marians CC 208 (Lasith Lakshan 67, Puilna Tharanga 33, Raveen Yasas 26, Chamod Sandaru 26, Kavindu Nirmana 25: Yugeesha Dilshan 2/26, Chamika Gunasekera 2/42, Raveen Sayer 2/46, Lasith Embudeniya 2/48) and 214 (Kasun Vidura 65, Pulina Tharanga 47, Lasith Lakshan 32, Vishwa Chathuranga 21: Lasith Embuldeniya 4/79, Ashian Daniel 3/52, Yugeesha Dilshan 2/44)

NCC (132/4 overnight) 226 (Niroshan Dickwella 105, Sahan Arachchige 36, Upul Tharanga 22, Raveen Sayer 19, Ahan Wickramasinghe 16: Lasith Lakshan 4/60, Chamod Sandaru 3/70, Avindu Theekshana 2/69) and 200 for 7 (Upul Tharanga 41, Niroshan Dickwella 23, Lahiru Udara 16, Kavin Bandara 87 n.o.: Lasith Lakshan 3/77, Chamod Sandaru 2/61)

At Police Park - Police SC won by 67 runs

Police SC 181 (Ashen Bandara 67, Heshan Dhanushka 45, Dhanuja Induwara 20, Supun Madusanka 15: Chamikara Edirisinghe 4/61, Isitha Wijesundara 3/20, Dushan Vimukthi 2/45) and 204 (Priyamal Perera 90, Chathuranga Kumara 44, Ashen Bandara 26: Dushan Vimukthi 6/68, Chamikara Edirisinghe 2/51)

Sebastianites CC 198 (Tharindu Ratnayake 61, Adeesha Nanayakkara 48, Abishek Liyanaarachchi 20, Promod Maduwantha 17: Malinda Pushpakumara 7/88, Nalin Priyadharshana 2/99) and 120 (Adeesha Nanayakkara 27, Isitha Wijesundara 23, Tharusha Fernando 15: Malinda Pushpakumara 5/54, Nalin Priyadharshana 4/53)

At BRC – BRC won by one wicket

Nugegoda S&WC 178 (Chalana de Silva 43, Kevin Perera 32, Suwath Mendis 25, Rumesh Buddika 23: Dushan Hemantha 4/50, Mohamed Shiraz 3/31, Duvindu Tilekeratne 2/39) and 131 (Rumesh Buddika 29, Kevin Perera 21, Rahul Gunasekera 19, Chalana de Silva 19: Duvindu Tilekeratne 5/48, Janith Silva 2/11, Mohamed Shiraz 2/16)

BRC 178 (Lakshan Gamage 58, Risira Weerasuriya 37, Abishek Raman 24, Leo Francisco 23, Dilruwan Perera 17: Chalana de Silva 4/47, Suwath Mendis 3/28, T.N. Sampath 3/60) and 132 for 9 (Nimanda Madusanka 33, Lakshan Gamage 20, Dilruwan Perera 21 n.o.: Suwath Mendis 3/28, Lahiru Gamage 2/43)

At Katunayake – First innings win for Galle CC

Negombo CC 133 (Dilshan Munaweera 52, Angelo Jayasinghe 18, Jatin Saxena 15: Sachithra Perera 4/38, Pasindu Madushan 2/15) and 278 for 7 declared (Pasindu Lakshanka 67, Dilshan Munaweera 57, Milinda Siriwardena 21, Angelo Jayasinghe 65 n.o., Jatin Saxena 41 n.o.: Sachithra Perera 3/83, Sahan Adeesha 2/75)

Galle CC169 (Buddika Hasaranga 39, Vishwa Wijemanne 28, Irosh Samarasooriya 22, Maleesha Silva 21, Shalith Fernando 18, Pasindu Madushan 15: Nishan Peiris 5/42, Upul Indrasiri 3/44) and 35 for 7 (Nishan Peiris 4/10, Dhanushka Sandaruwan 3/15)

At Moratuwa – First innings win for CCC

Kandy Customs CC (178/7 overnight) 258 (Sahan Korale 50, Yohan Maddege 47, Imal Liyanage 32, Malindu Maduranga 17, Deshan Dias 62 n.o.: Asitha Fernando 6/49, Chathuranga de Silva 2/54, Ashan Priyanjan 2/64) and 52 for 3 (Imal Liyanage 33: Vishwa Fernando 3/24)

CCC 398 for 6 declared (Minod Bhanuka 144, Lasith Croospulle 67, Kamindu Mendis 57, Pavan Ratnayake 53 n.o., Chathuranga de Silva 50 n.o.: Yohan Maddege 3/83, Gayan Sirisoma 2/78)

At P Sara Stadium – First innings win for Tamil Union

Air Force SC (172/7 overnight) 238 (Anhimanyu Chauhan 86, Rosco Thattil 63, Geeth Kumara 23, Chanaka Ruwansiri 18: Dilum Sudeera 4/74, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/29, Ravindu Fernando 2/70) and 198 (Anhimanyu Chauhan 68, Chanaka Ruwansiri 31, Kemira Wijenayake 28, Geeth Kumara 39 n.o.: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/53, Shiran Fernando 2/16, Dilum Sudeera 2/49)

Tamil Union 308 (Sithara Hapuhinna 109, Lasith Abeyratne 46, Dilum Sudeera 18, Ravindu Fernando 100 n.o.: Lasanda Rukmal 3/54, Geeth Kumara 2/46)