Bhanuka, Vishara, Tharindu propel Richmond

By M. Shamil Amit

Richmond College thanks to useful knocks by Bhanuka Manohara and Vishara Fernando and a match bag of six wickets by Tharindu Nirmal coasted to a comfortable five wicket win over St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Galle yesterday.

St. Servatius’ College Matara dominated proceedings and was unfortunate to miss out on a victory against St. Sylvester’s College in another match played at the Uyanwatte Stadium in Matara.

Results:
At Galle – Richmond won by five wickets
St. Sebastian’s: 98 (Sandeesh Fernando 28, Yashan Avishka 27: Tharinda Nirmal 4 for 28, Sharon Abishek 3 for 17, Kalpa Nethsara 2 for 12) and 165 (Sajan Wijeratne 39, Sandeesh Fernando 31, Kushan Herath 30, Yashan Avishka 23: Nalaka Jayawardena 3 for 50, Shanoon Abishek 3 for 52, Tharinda Nirmal 2 for 42)
Richmond : 163 (Bhanuka Manohara 51, Vishara Fernando 43, Janeth Kaushal 35: Mahen Silva 4 for 34, Kushan Herath 2 for 23, Yashan Avishka 2 for 28) and 101 for 5 (Vishara Fernando 41, Bhanuka Manohara 37: Mahen Silva 4 for 41)
At Matara – Match drawn
St. Servatius’: 113 (Akila Wickramasinghe 5 for 17, Isuru Gunasekera 2 for 30) and 230 (Hasitha Amarasinghe 69, Vishwa Supun 62, Damindu Sankalpa 36: Arjuna Udugoda 4 for 58, Akila Wickramasinghe 3 for 69, Kavishka Himesh 2 for 24)
St. Sylvester’s: 65 (Thishan Dewmith 4 for 7, Hasitha Amarasinghe 3 for 15) and 115 for 9 (Kavishka Imesh 37: Hasitha Amarasinghe 6 for 28, Thishan Dewmith 2 for 15)