Under 19 Cricket - S. Thomas' beat St. Anthony's, innings win for St. Joseph's College

St. Thomas' College pile up 250

St. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia scored 250 in their Under 19 Inter- School cricket encounter against the Antonians which commenced at Katugastota today.

On day 1 Antonians were in deep trouble at 105 for 5 at stumps.

St. Thomas’ 250 in 67.3 overs (Senadi Bulankulame 63, Akasha Fernando 39, Thishana Eheliyagoda 35; Kaveesha Piyumal 4 for 37, Charuka Ekanayake 2 for 71, Trevin Mathews 2 for 51)

St. Anthony's 105 for 5 in 30 overs (Indutuwa Galapitage 49 not out). 

(By Shamseer Jaleel)

Dewthusa steers St. Joseph’s to innings win

Spinner Yenula Dewthusa shone with a match bag of nine wickets in St Joseph’s innings and 43 runs win over St. Thomas’ College Matara in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Darley Road.

St. Aloysius’ College Galle helped by unbeaten half tons from Hasitha Suranga and Vidura Lakshan pulled off a stunning seven wicket win over fancied Thurstan College in another Under 19 match played at Thurstan ground while an impressive match bag figures of 13 for 21 by Vishwa Lahiru paved the way for Sri Sumangala Panadura to coast to a massive innings and 151 run win over Kalutara MV played at the Kalutara Esplanade.

Results:

At Darley Road – St. Joseph’s won by innings and 43 runs

St. Thomas Matara 77(Pesandu Sanjan 24: Yenula Dewthusa 4 for 38, Lahiru Amarasekara 3 for 14) and 76 (Yenula Dewthusa 5 for 32, Lahiru Amarasekara 3 for 13)

St. Joseph’s 196 for 9 declared (Avintha de Alwis 42, Hirun Matheesha 34, Manasa Madubashana 35, Sadeesha Jayawardena 27: Manuga Yonal 3 for 23, Sanju Dilshan 3 for 71, Pesandu Sanjan 2 for 32)

At Thurstan Ground – St. Aloysius’ won by seven wickets

Thurstan 156 (Azeem Mohamed 37, Thenuka Devapriya 27, Navindu Dulan 24, Ushan Imesh 29 n.o.: Kalana Pathum 5 for 47, Kavindu Kesara 4 for 06) and 162 (Shanikya Deshapriya 46, Thenuka Devapriya 40, Azeem Mohamad 20: Kavindu Kesara 3 for 23, Thamod Hansaka 2 for 15)

St. Aloysius Galle 111 (Charya Paranavithana 41: Vihas Thewmika 4 for 29, Thanuga Palihawadana 3 for 25) and 210 for 3 (Charya Paranavithana 39, Induwara Udena 20,Hasitha Suranga 76 n.o., Vidura Lakshan 56 n.o.: Vihas Thewmika 2 for 63)

At Kalutara – Sri Sumangala won by innings and 151 runs

Sri Sumangala Panadura 267 for 7 declared (Duranka Silva 82, Sachira Damian 52, Kishan Eranga 22, Kavindu Gayathra 15, Imalka Fernando 51 n.o., Rasika Dilshan 20 n.o.: UdanThejaka 45 for 54)

Kalutara MV 59 (Hansaka Silva 16: Vishwa Lahiru 5 for 8, Mevindu Kumarasiri 4 for 22) and 57 (Hansaka Silva 15: Vishwa Lahiru 8 for 13, Mevindu Kumarasiri 2 for 39)

At Kurunegala – First innings win for Maliyadeva

Prince of Wales 184 (Omesh Mendis 52, Rivith Jayasoriya 44: Dimath Abeysinghe 4 for 37, Yhaveesha Balasooriya 2 for 6, Themiya Missaka 2 for 20) and 258 (G. Fernando 61, Oshan de Silva 47, Tharindu Amarasinghe 37, Achala Perera 37, Rivith Jayasooriya 24: Thaveesha Balasooriya 3 for 76, Themiya Missaka 2 for 49, Dimath Abeysinghe 2 for 95)

Maliyadeva 285 for 9 declared (Amesh Tennekoon 137, Gayana Weerasinghe 63, Chandupa Abeysinghe 22, Themiya Missaka 21: Prasanna Lakmina 2 for 20, Meshith de Silva 2 for 26). By M. Shamil Amit