Major Club Cricket Moors record second successive win

Khamindu Mendis was instrumental in CCC’s innings and 62 run win over Kalutara TC

By M. Shamil Amit

Moors SC recorded their second successive outright win of the ongoing Major Club cricket tournament with a convincing 193 runs win over Police SC in the match played at the Police Park.   

There were four other outright victorious recorded by CCC, BRC, Ace Capital CC and Tamil Union against Kalutara TC, Kandy Customs CC, Negombo CC and Badureliya CC while the other matches ended in first inning wins for Ragama CC, SSC, Army SC, Colts CC, Chilaw Marians CC and NCC.   

The highlight of the completed matches over the weekend was a triple ton by Nishan Madushka of Ragama CC who made an unbeaten 300 in 415 balls that included 26 boundaries and two unbeaten double tons made by Kamindu Mendis for CCC and Dilan Jayalath for BRC.   

Results 

At Police Park – Moors SC won by 193 runs 

Moors SC 273 and (151/2 overnight) 256 for 6 declared (Pabasara Waduge 73, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 52, Dinuka Dilshan 47, Sohan de Livera 34, Risira Weerasuriya 31 n.o.: Lahiru Diyantha 4 for 98, Nalin Priyadharshana 2 for 59)   
Police SC 203 and 133 (Chathuranga Kumara 50, Chamara Silva 16: Chanuka Dilshan 4 for 33, Theesan Vithusan 3 for 29)   

At CCC – CCC won by innings and 62 runs 

CCC 454 for 4 declared (Lasith Abeyratne 93, Nimesh Gunasinghe 78, Pawantha Weerasinghe 37, Kamindu Mendis 200 n.o.,Ashan Priyanjan 23 n.o.: Inshaka Siriwardena 3 for 142)   
Kalutara TC 142 and (42/4 overnight) 250 (Sukitha Manoj 137, Irshaka Siriwardena 37, Tharindu Siriwardena 23, Bawantha Jayasinghe 22: Vishwa Fernando 5 for 70, Malinda Pushpakumara 3 for 104)   

At BRC – BRC won by innings and 38 runs 

Kandy Customs CC 113 and (103/3 overnight) 295 (Chanaka Wijesinghe 103, Mithun Jayawickrama 59, Paras Sharma 51, Ruveen Fonseka 34, Ayesh Harshana 24: Dushan Hemantha 4 for 90, Duvindu Tilekeratne 3 for 63, T.M. Sampath 2 for 71)   
BRC 446 for 4 declared (Leo Fransisco 55, Moditha Ranatunga 52, T.M. Sampath 41, Lahiru Samarakoon 38, Dilan Jayalath 203 n.o., Dushan Hemantha 50 n.o.: Methushan Thilina 2 for 87, Nisala Akash 2 for 89)   

At FTZ Katunayake – Ace Capital CC won by 134 runs 

Ace Capital CC 223 and (234/4 overnight) 302 for 8 declared (Lasith Croospulle 106, Ninad Kadam 47, Sakuna Liyanage 32, Oshada Fernando 21, Pramud Hettiwatte 59 n.o.: Dilshan Munaweera 5 for 100, Sajan Sudarshana 2 for 56)   
Negombo CC 231 (Dimuth Sandaruwan 67, Jatin Saxena 42, Amoda Vidanapathirana 39, Jeewaka Rashmitha 32: Nimsara Atharagalla 4 for 55, Lasith Croospulle 2 for 32) and 160 (Mizamur Rehman 57, Dilshan Munaweera 33, Sajan Sudarshana 24: Thanuka Dabare 3 for 30, Kavinda Ishwara 2 for 24, Sachindu Colombage 2 for 42)   

At Maggona – Tamil Union won by innings and 11 runs 

Badureliya CC 207 and 155 (Anuk Fernando 56, Gihan Rupasinghe 25, Malindu Maduranga 19, Zahid Manzoor 17, Vishara Fernando 16: Dilum Sudeera 5 for 52, Ravindu Fernando 2 for 37)   
Tamil Union (314/ 5 overnight) 373 (Sadeera Samaraweera 172, Santhush Gunatileke 110, Ron Chandragupta 21, Sithara Hapuhinna 19: Chalana de Silva 6 for 150, Anuk Fernando 3 for 78)   

At Thurstan – First innings win for Ragama CC 

Ragama CC 591 for 3 declared (Janith Liyanage 140, Saminda Fernando 83, Nishan Madushka 300 n.o., Avishka Tharindu 62 n.o.: Tharindu Ratnayake 2 for 201)   
Sebastianites C&AC (53/2 overnight) 193 (Tharindu Ratnayake 38, Shashrika Pussegolla 37, Sacha Seneviratne 25, Sandun Fernando 23, Manelker de Silva 18: Shashika Dulshan 6 for 70, Kalhara Senaratne 2 for 32) and 159 for 2 (Saurab Duby 45, Akshdeep Nath 66 n.o., Sandun Fernando 28 n.o.)   

At R. Premadasa Stadium – First innings win for SSC 

SSC 518 for 4 declared (Nipun Dhananjaya 152, Nuwanidu Fernando 140, Krishann Sanjula 77, Manoj Sarathchandra 41, Sammu Ashan 100 n.o.: Miranga Wickramage 2 for 133)   
Lankan CC 136 and (17/0 overnight) 352 for 7 (Deshan Dias 174, Miranga Wickramage 32, Ravindu Ratnayake 21, Lakruwan Abeyratne 145 n.o.: Lakshitha Manasinghe 5 for 60)   

At Dombagoda – First innings win for Army SC 

Army SC 452 for 4 declared (Thulina Dilshan 166, Lakshan Edirisinghe 120, Asela Gunaratne 87, Pathum Boteju 50 n.o.) and 108 for no loss (Shehan Fernando 72 n.o., Pathum Boteju 31 n.o.)   
Panadura SC (140/4 overnight) 297 (Lakshan Rodrigo 68, Roshan Wijenayake 64, Umesh Kasun 43, Koshan Jayawickrama 39, Theivendran Dinoshan 22: Kaumal Nanayakkara 6 for 90)   

At Colts – First innings win for Colts CC 

Colts CC 463 for 5 declared (Ravindu Rashantha 95, Avishka Perera 79, Shalin de Mel 75, Hashan Dumindu 47, Dhananjaya Lakshan 26, Vishad Randika 114 n.o., Dunith Wellalage 15 n.o.: Sandakan Pathirana 2 for 93)   
Galle CC 173 (Dilshan Kanchana 78, Sameen Kandanaarachchi 43: Dhananjaya Lakshan 4 for 40, Dunith Wellalage 4 for 46) and 221 for 9 (Sameen Kandanaarachchi 80, Vinura Dulsara 64, Kavindu Ediriweera 15: Dhananjaya Lakshan 4 for 44, Dunith Wellalage 2 for 43, Muditha Lakshan 2 for 44)   

At Moratuwa – First innings win for Chilaw Marians CC 

Chilaw Marians CC 419 (Anuj Jotin 152, A. Jathar 77, Raveen Yasas 75, Pulina Tharanga 27, Avindu Theekshana 18, Kasun Vidura 16: Naveen Fernando 3 for 76, Qaisar Ashraf 2 for 105) and 394 for 9 (Asel Sigera 69, Lahiru Udara 66, Sahan Arachchige 59, Niroshan Dickwella 23, Lasith Embuldemiya 25 n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 3 for 48, Lasanda Rukmal 2 for 34)   
Nugegoda S&WC (127/5 overnight) 185 (Nayana Fernando 52, Kevin Perera 29, Ranitha Liyanaarachchi 26, Shabbir Trunkwala 23: Thimira Irushika 5 for 35. Puilna Tharanga 2 for 50) and 185 for 2 (Shabbir Trunkwala 45, Pubudu Bandara 33, Pathum Dilshan 102 n.o.)   

At NCC – First innings win for NCC 

NCC 307 and 304 for 9 (Asel Sigera 69, Lahiru Udara 66, Sahan Arachchige 59, Niroshan Dickwella 23, Lasith Embuldemiya 25 n.o.: Gayan Sirisoma 3 for 48, Lasanda Rukmal 2 for 34)   
Air Force SC 259 (Deshan Fernando 41, Sithija Chamod 30, Dulanjala Mendis 28, Kemira Wijenayake 24, Movin Subasinghe 18, Sahil Dias 17m Sasindu Nanayakkara 16, Adithya Siriwardena 48 n.o.: Lasith Embuldeniya 3 for 73, Amshi de Silva 3 for 91)