Thomians regain Abeynaike Trophy

The Warden of S. Thomas’ Marc Billimoria (left) handing over the Ranil Abeynaike Memorial Trophy to S. Thomas’ Captain Mahith Perera  

By M. Shamil Amit  
S. Thomas’ College trounced Trinity College by an innings and 114 runs in their Inter-Schools Under-19 cricket encounter, with more than a session to spare at Mount Lavinia yesterday.  
The Thomians also regained the Ranil Abeynaike Memorial Trophy after a lapse of six years having last won the match in 2018 under Romesh Nallaperuma.  
Chief scores- Trinity:  64 in 33.3 overs and 58 in 18.5 overs (Nathan Caldera 3/15, Yatendra Siriwardene 2/14, Ashen Perera 2/10, Kavindu Dias 2/18)  
S. Thomas’: 236 in 76.2 overs (Thisen Eheliyagoda 94, Ashen Perera 26, Tharana Wimaladharma 4/47, Malith Rathnayake 4/52, Thisal Yapa 2/53).