By M. Shamil Amit
Six outright wins were recorded from the matches of the Major Club cricket tournament that were played over the weekend. There were five wins recorded in the Group ‘B’ segment and one in the Group ‘A’.
Ace Capital CC posted an easy six wicket win over NCC, Police SC beat Tamil Union by 57 runs, Bloomfield overcame Moors SC by four wickets, Badureliya SC got the better of Chilaw Marians CC by ten wickets and CCC coasted to a massive 214 runs win over Galle CC.
Results:
At Katunayake – Ace Capital CC won by six wickets
NCC 167 and 297 (Chamika Gunasekera 53, Niroshan Dicklwella 44, Kamil Mishara 40, Upul Tharanga 38, Asel Sigera 28, Ashian Daniel 49 n.o.: Wanuja Sahan 5 for 101, Sithum Dissanayake 3 for 57, Roshan Jayatissa 2 for 104)
Ace Capital CC171 (Ravindu Ratnayake 51, Kavindu Amantha 45, Thanuka Dabare 25, Sithara Gimhan 19: Amshi de Silva 3 for 40, Lasith Embuldeniya 2 for 24, Ashian Daniel 2 for 37, Chamika Gunasekera 2 for 43) and 294 for 4 (Thanuka Dabare 130, Pawantha Weerasinghe 51, Ravindu Ratnayake 33, Sithara Gimhan 20 n.o.: Ashian Daniel 3 for 52)
At Police Park – Police SC won by 57 runs
Police SC 202 and 303 for 7 declared (Heshan Fernando 66, Priyamal Perera 43, Supun Madusanka 29, Chamara Silva 25, Ashen Bandara 113 n.o.: Ravindu Fernando 4 for 87, Dilum Sudeera 3 for 133)
Tamil Union 244 (Dasis Manchanayake 111, Ravindu Fernando 65, Ron Chandragupta 21, Kavindu Pathiratne 15: Malin Priyadharshana 3 for 68, Malinda Pushpakumara 3 for 94, Supun Madusanka 2 for 28, Danal Hemananda 2 for 35) and 204 (Kamesh Nirmal 46, Ron Chandragupta 39, Dulaj Samuditha 20, Navod Paranavithana 19, Raveen de Silva 40 n.o.: Malinda Pushpakumara 6 for 101, Nalin Priyadharshana 3 for 61)
At Braybrooke Place – Bloomfield won by four wickets
Moors SC 183 (Pabasara Waduge 33, Sohan de Livera 28, Milan Ratnayake 22, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 18, Dinuka Dilshan 16, Ramesh Mendis 16: Sahan Nanayakkara 4 for 65, Asitha Wanninayake 3 for 18, Manelker de Silva 3 for 42) and 130 (Lahiru Samarakoon 29, Janishka Perera 15, Mohamed Shamaaz 51 n.o.: Jeffrey Vandersay 3 for 22, Sandun Weerakkody 3 for 34, Asitha Wanninayake 2 for 26, Sahan Nanayakkara 2 for 34)
Bloomfield 272 (Asitha Wanninayake 53, Manelker de Silva 48, Adeesha Thilanchana 42, Nipun Karunanayake 92 n.o.: Theesan Vithushan 6 for 51) and 45 for 6 (Theesan Vithushan 4 for 22, Ramesh Mendis 2 for 20)
At Maggona – Badureliya SC won by ten wickets
Chilaw Marians CC 217 (Kasun Vidura 44, Ninad Kadam 40, Lasith Lakshan 39, Sarul Kanwar 39, Pulina Tharanga 15: Parvez Rasool 4 for 75, Nirmala Ratnayake 2 for 53, Chanaka Komasaru 2 for 63) and 67 (Ninad Kadam 29, Raveen Yasas 15: Nirmala Ratnayake 3 for 12, Parvez Rasool 3 for 18, Chanaka Komasaru 3 for 35)
Badureliya SC 280 for 9 declared (Parvez Rasool 100, Adil Reshi 52, Ranesh Silva 41, Hasitha Amarasinghe 29, Anuk Fernando 16: Kesara Nuwantha 3 for 71, Nipun Premaratne 2 for 21, Pulina Tharanga 2 for 36) and 5 for 0
At Kurunegala – Kurunegala YCC won by innings and 56 r uns
Kurunegala YCC 443 for 8 declared (Damith Perera 120, Asantha Basnayake 113, Dilhara Polgampola 77, Samit Gohel 31, Aravinda Premaratne 31, Naveen Fernando 26: Abhishek Anandakumara 3 for 28, Praveen de Silva 2 for 44, Movin Subasinghe 2 for 155)
Air Force SC 191 (Sanjeet Desai 42, Senash Fernando 37, Praveen de Silva 51 n.o.: Chamindu Bandara 3 for 49, Dilanka Auwardt 3 for 81, Sachintha Peiris 2 for 38) and 196 (Abhimanyu Chauhan 58, Kaveesha Abishek 49, Sanjeet Desai 36, Senash Fernando 22: Dilanka Auwardt 5 for 58, Naveen Fernando 2 for 38)
At CCC – CCC won by 214 runs
CCC 219 (Ashan Priyanjan 73, Lakshan Sandakan 55, Chathuranga de Silva 29, Pawan Ratnayake 19: Ruwantha Kellepotha 4 for 57, Umega Chathuranga 3 for 77) and 287 for 9 declared (Chathuranga de Silva 96, Lasith C Croospulle 50, Ashan Priyanjan 35, Minod Bhanuka 24, Pawan Ratnayake 19, Sonal Dinusha 37 n.o.: Umega Chathuranga 4 for 61, Tharinda Guruge 2 for 52)
Galle CC 196 (Oshada Fernando 49, Raghav Dhawan 23, In Dev Singh 79 n.o.: Vishwa Fernando 3 for 27, Lakshan Sandakan 2 for 33, Chathuranga de Silva 2 for 34, Asitha Fernando 2 for 46) and 96 (Raghav Dhawan 26, Kavindu Ediriweera 25 n.o.: Chathuranga de Silva 5 for 30, Lakshan Sandakan 3 for 27)
At Colts – First innings win for Colts CC
Colts CC 317 and 240 for 5 declared (Yasoda Lanka 93, Vinura Dulsara 37, Jehan Daniel 51 n.o., Vishad Randika 40 n.o.: Nimesh Vimukthi 4 for 80 )
Panadura SC 196 and 137 for 6 (Koshan Dhanushka 20, Lahiru Dilshan 16, Sukitha Manoj 15, Samarth Seth 43 n.o.: Akila Dhananjaya 3 for 71)
At SSC – First innings win for Ragama CC
Ragama CC 345 and 324 for 7 (Janith Liyanage 94, Nishan Madushka 51, Avishka Tharindu 36, Santhush Gunatileke 58 n.o., Kalhara Senaratne 57 n.o.: Nimnaka Jayatileke 3 for 104, Nisala Tharaka 2 for 45)
SSC 296 (Shevon Daniel 111, Kavindu Nadeeshan 72, Nipun Dhananjaya 44, Avishka Fernando 26, Kalana Perera 19: Santhush Gunatileke 5 for 60)
At Panagoda – First innings win for Army SC
Army SC 164 and 260 for 2 declared (Ashan Randika 22, Harshajith Rushan 19, Dinesh Chandimal 105 n.o., Lakshan Edirisinghe 104 n.o.: Duvindu Tilekeratne 2 for 87)
BRC 120 and 151 for 3 (Savin Gunasekera 30, Risira Weerasuriya 63 n.o., Lakshan Gamage 45 n.o.)
At Moratuwa – First innings win for Nugegoda S&WC
Kandy Customs CC 198 and 222 (Yohan Maddege 49, Sadeesh Jayawardena 35, Anureet Singh 30, Imal Liyanage 25, Thevindu Dickwella 22, Sasith Manuranga 22: Lahiru Gamage 4 for 65, T.M. Sampath 3 for 36)
Nugegoda S&WC 211 and 153 for 6 (Murtaza Trunkwala 54, Kevin Perera 52 n.o.: Anureet Singh 2 for 16, Gayan Sirisoma 2 for 70)
