Under 19 Cricket

Richmond record big win, Ananda crash to fourth defeat

By M. Shamil Amit

Richmond College, helped by a fine knock by Tharinda Nirmal and a match bag of eight wickets by Malsha Tharupathi, recorded a convincing 112-run win over Ananda College, who crashed to a fourth successive outright defeat in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter played at Galle.

A ton by Senura Silva and two fine bowling performances by Deshan Hettige and Poorna Sulakshana paved the way for D.S. Senanayake College to coast to an innings and 40-run win over Zahira College Colombo in the match played at Wijerama Mawatha.

An unbeaten quick-fire knock of 150 in just 102 balls inclusive of eight boundaries and 13 sixes by Ananthan Kajan enabled Jaffna Central coast to a massive innings and 209-run win over St. Patrick’s College Jaffna in the match played at Jaffna.

Tissa Central Kalutara, St. John’s College Nugegoda and Maris Stella Thimibirigastuwa recorded a comfortable outright win over Revatha MMV Balapitiya, De La Salle College Mutwal and Carey College in the matches played at Balapitiya, Muthuwella and Mount Mary.

Results:
At Galle – Richmond won by 112 runs
Richmond 70 (Kaveesha Induwara 21, Thamindu Pradeeptha 16: Kithma Widanapathirana 5 for 13, Nethma Samaraweera 3 for 15) and 222 for 7 declared (Tharinda Nirmal 91, Thamindu Pradeeptha 38, Kavindu Nirmana 24, Janeth Kaushal 20, Chehan Subasinghe 16, Sharon Abishek 15 n.o.: Kithma Widanapathirana 5 for 86)

Ananda 42 (Ashinsa Nainayake 19: Malsha Tharupathi 4 for 9, Sihath Ramanayake 2 for 4, Maheesha de Silva 2 for 10, Yuri Koththigoda 2 for 17) and 138 (Vilash Karunaratne 33, Iruth Gimshan 21, Maleesha Perera 20, Ashinsa Nainayake 18, Ayesh Shashimal 15: Malsha Tharupathi 5 for 34, Tharinda Nirmal 2 for 19, Yuri Koththigoda 2 for 32)

At Wijerama – DSS won by innings and 40 runs
DSS 301 for 9 declared (Senura Silva 103, Gaviru Senhas 57, Adisha Bandaranayake 41, R. Varunshan 40, Chenula Pinsara 18: Mohamed Slasa 3 for 44, Zayan Ismeth 3 for 81, Miqdhadh Akram 2 for 46)

Zahira Colombo 137 (Mohamed Ijaz 48, Raeedh Careem 23, Riswan Shaeed 16: Deshan Hettige 5 for 41, Manura Peiris 2 for 20, Randisha Bandaranayake 2 for 27) and 124 (Lakshan de Silva 48, Riswan Shaeed 18 n.o.: Poorna Sulakshana 6 for 62, Deshan Hettige 3 for 30)

At Jaffna – Jaffna Central won by innings and 209 runs
Jaffna Central 428 for 6 declared (Nishanthan Ajay 75, Jageethwaran Vithusan 65, Matheeswaran Sansyan 50, Sathakaran Similtan 31, Ananthan Kajan 150 n.o.: Shakadevan Sayanthan 25 n.o.: K. Sarushan 2 for 69, S. Keerthan 2 for 88)

St. Patrick’s Jaffna 94 (S. Saminthan 51, S. Keerthan 20: Ranjithkumar Newton 3 for 29, Sitharshan Anushanth 2 for 26, Vikneswaran Paruthi 2 for 35) and 125 (M. Sawthjan 30, D. Abilash 15, S. Keerthan 25 n.o.: Vikneswaran Paruthi 5 for 31, Ananthan Kajan 2 for 21, Ranjithkumar Newton 2 for 26)

At Balapitiya – Tissa Central won by 214 runs
Tissa Central Kalutara 229 (Hirusha Nethsara 69, Shareen Dhananjaya 68, Ishara Malith 24, Ashan Vishwa 23, Ajitha Buddila 20: Kamesh Chathuranga 5 for 35, Malith Mihiranga 4 for 67) and 186 (Tenushka Ashen 45, Minusha Malith 32, Malsha Kavishan 31, Kavindu Thathsara 21, Hirusha Nethsara 15: Kamesh Chathuranga 6 for 70, Amila Dilshan 2 for 23, Malith Mihiranga 2 for 36)

Revatha MMV Balapitiya 120 (Malith Mihiranga 25, Kushan Manjula 22, Kamesh Chathuranga 19, Amila Dilshan 23 n.o.: Kavindu Thathsara 5 for 37, Shareen Dhananjaya 4 for 51) and 81 (Purna Mendis 25, Kamesh Chathuranga 21: Hashen Imsara 5 for 15, Hirusha Nethsara 3 for 6, Kavindu Thathsara 2 for 38)

At Muthuwella – St. John’s won by ten wickets
De La Salle Mutwal 183 (Heshan Anuradha 48, Heshan Vihanga 40, Mohamed Amman 36, Tharindu Himasha 17: Piyumal Dewranga 6 for 32, Jayanthan Abinash 2 for 35, Obasha Malintha 2 for 39) and 73 (Mohamed Amman 28, Ashen Ranasinghe 17: Piyumal Dewranga 6 for 10, Obasha Malintha 3 for 23)

St. John’s Nugegoda 233 (Janith Thilakshana 46, Jayanthan Abinash 23, D. Weerasuriya 20, Anusara Fernando 84 n.o.: Imesha Perera 4 for 51, Nilanka Perera 2 for 25, Buddika Randunu 2 for 30) and 25 for 0

At Mount Mary – Maris Stella won by four wickets
Carey 200 (Rawzan Caffoor 119, Tabith Rizficar 18: Nethula Yapa 3 for 34, Eshan Fernando 2 for 21, Nimsara Appuhamy 2 for 39, Sandaru Peiris 2 for 59) and 120 (Rawzan Caffoor 30, Heran Chalitha 23: Sandaru Peiris 7 for 40, Eshan Fernando 3 for 30)

Maris Stella Thimibirigaskatuwa 138 (Chanodh Santhisa 50, Sandesha Perera 22, Shenesh Panchana 19: Ammar Rizan 5 for 31, Kavin Kulendran 2 for 23, Thinodh Silva 2 for 27) and 183 for 6 (Sandeesha Perera 57, SanalNethmina 19, Eshan Fernando 70 n.o.: Kavin Kulendran 2 for 20, Ammar Rizan 2 for 55)