Under 19 Cricket St. Joseph’s dominate

By M. Shamil Amit   

St. Joseph’s dominated proceedings on both the days against St. Sebastian’s as they recorded an easy first innings win in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Moratuwa yesterday.   

St. Sebastian’s resuming from their overnight score of five for no loss was bowled out for 220 in reply to St. Joseph’s formidable score of 393. St. Sebastian’s forced to follow on ended the day on 135 for 5.  

Thurstan along with Moratu MV and St. John’s Panadura too recorded first innings wins while Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya pulled off an outright win by an innings over Kalutara MV.  

Results:

At Moratuwa - First innings win for St Joseph’s 

St. Joseph’s 393 (Senuja Wakunugoda 97, Yenula Dewthusa 86, Abishek Jayaweera 55, Lahiru Amarasekera 53, Maanasa Madubashana 30, Kaven Pathirana 29, Rishma Amarasinghe 22: Manuja Chanthuka 4/117, Navod Fernando 2/54)  
St. Sebastian’s (5/0 overnight) 220 (Malintha Silva 64, Navod Fernando 39, Ushen Silva 29, Adesh Almeida 24: Lahiru Amarasekera 5/76, Dunick Perera 2/19) and 135 for 5 (Nadeesh Fernando 39, Ushen Silva 34, Navod Fernando 37 n.o.: Yenula Dewthusa 3/70)  

At Jaffna - First inning win for Thurstan

Thurstan 298 (Mulitha de Costa 72, Dinal Induwara 48, Rachintha de Silva 34, Harith Shalika 79 n.o.: Stanley Samson 4/110, Kirupananthan Kajakarnan 2/14) and 80 for 2 declared (Navindu Fernando 17, Dinal Induwara 54 n.o.)  
St. John’s Jaffna (33/2 overnight) 136 (Anderson Sachin 66, Uthayanan Abhijoyshanth 15: Thanuja Palihawadana 6/44, Vishwa Dhananjaya 2/17) and 122 for 6 (Uthayanan Abijoyshanth 41, Murfin Randya 34, Nesakumar Jezial 29 n.o.)  

At Moratuwa - First innings win for Moratu MV 

Moratu MV 141 (S. Yahampath 52, Kanchana Nimshan 27: Hivin Kenula 5/30, Sanuka Cheran 2/34, Himaru Deshan 2/37) and 143 (Deneth Sithumina 45, Sandun Sudarshana 36 n.o.: Himaru Deshan 6/33, Sanuka Cheran 2/14)  
Holy Cross Kalutara 96 (Himaru Deshan 31: Nishitha Fernando 5/21, S. Yahampath 3/19) and 33 for 1 (Amash Fernando 19 n.o.)  

At Panadura - First innings win for St. John’s

St. John’s Panadura (350/6 overnight) 379 for 8 declared (Deneth Peiris 127, Tharul Laksanda 74, Charinu Fernando 49, Sandun Medis 48, Nuwan Bologngna 40: Sasindu Kaushan 3/61) and 136 (Geethma Himasara 31, Nuwan Bologngna 26, Tharul Laksanda 24, Hirusha Peiris 21: Inuka de Silva 4/43, Dhanushka Madusanka 2/11, Shakila Hansika 2/20, Enuka Onadith 2/21)  
P. de S. Kularatne MV 100 (Shavindu Akash 41: Sandun Medis 5/8, Lasindu Chamod 2/27) and 60 for 3 (Dhanushka Madusanka 25, Shavindu Akash 24: Sandun Medis 2/26)  

At Pahathagama - Dharmaloka MV won by innings and 74 runs 

Kalutara MV 106 (Kaushila Amodya 48: Sathidu Praboda 5/42, Themira Mikasana 4/15) and 100 (Yuthika Dilruk 39: Themira Mikadsana 4/35, Mohamed Farshath 3/21)  
Dharmaloka MV Kelaniya 280 for 9 declared (Themira Mikasana 68, Subath Chalinda 58, Omal Vihanga 42, Lakwan Hashel 42: Adeesha Pabasara 4/47, Yuthika Dilruk 2/63)