Under 19 School Cricket

First innings win for Trinity

Trinity College completed a first innings win over Wesley College in their Inter School Under 19 cricket encounter which concluded at the Asgiriya Stadium in Kandy today. 

This encounter was played for the Richie Kannangara trophy which has remained in Kandy for the last eight years. 

Meanwhile, St. Anthony’s College Katugastota completed a comfortable innings and 25-run win over Dharmaraja College in their Inter School Under 19 cricket encounter which concluded at Katugastota today. 

The highlight of the game was a fine ton by Antonian player Kavindu Shehan who stroked 15 boundaries and two huge sixes in his hurricane knock which rocked Katugastota. Both Trevin Mathews and Thisara Ekanayake both took five wickets a piece.

This was the Antonians third win in a row earlier getting the better of Wesley College and Ananda College.

Trinity vs Wesley
Trinity 193 and 161 for 6 dec. in 55 overs (Kusal Wijethunga 29, Jayavi Liyanagama 24 not out, Manula Kularatne 23, Dinusha Peiris 21, Lakvin Abeysinghe 20, Sanithu Amarasinghe 2 for 29)

Wesley 172 in 62.1 overs (Linsal Subsasinghe 64, Sanithu Amarasinghe 44, Manula Kularatne 2 for 29,  Tharana Wimaladharma 2 for 49, Jayavi Liyanagama 2 for 7, Lakvin Abeysinghe 2 for 41) and 36 for 4 in  13 overs (Dinuka Thennakoon 2 for 11, Tharana Wimaladharma 2 for 13)

St. Anthony’s vs Dharmaraja

Dharmaraja 134 and 106 in 40.4 overs (Nisal Abeyratne 27, Thisara Ekanayake 5 for 34, Charuka Ekanayake 3 for 13, Kavisha Piumal 2 for 24)

St. Anthonys 265 in 67 overs (Kavindu Shehan 118, D. Bandusena 2 for 60, Pulindu Perera 2 for 55, Arosha  Mahendra 3 for 44). By Shamseer Jaleel

Mahinda to record first win, Ananda suffers third defeat

Mahinda College Galle recorded their first outright win of the ongoing Under 19 inter-school cricket season with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Ananda College, who suffered their third successive outright defeat.

The architects of the win for Mahinda were Dhanuja Induwara, Hiruna Gallage and Kaveen Rukshan whose contributions laid the foundation for their victory.

Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha along with St. John’s Jaffna and Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda too recorded outright wins against St Mary’s Kegalle, Sri Jayawardenapura MMV Kotte and St Xavier’s Marawila.

Results:
At Ananda Mawatha – Mahinda won by seven wickets
Ananda 159 (Ayesh Shashimal 42, Viduna Wijebandara 27, Iruth Gimshan 25, Dinada Athalage 19: Dhanuja Induwara 5 for 33, Arosha Udayanga 2 for 18, Tharusha Dilshan 2 for 37) and 153 (Iruth Gimshan 48, Mihiri Munasinghe 22, Vilash Karunaratne 17, Irsuru Ayesh 21 n.o.: Kaveen Rukshan 7 for 45, Shehan Hasaranga 2 for 38)

Mahinda Galle 266 for 8 declared (Hiruna Gallage 104, Tharusha Dilshan 46, Hareen Achintha 36, Vinupa Nethmira 16: Ashinsa Nainayake 4 for 89, Ayesh Shashimal 3 for 61) and 48 for 3 (Hiruna Gallage 17 n.o.: Ayesh Shashimal 2 for 26)

At Kegalle – Bandaranayake MMV won by innings and 16 runs

Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha 311 for 6 declared (Ashen Wickramasinghe 109, Dulan Ranasinghe 66, Manidu Herath 46, Dinujaya Hettiarachchi 30, Nidula Jayakody 15, Kaveen Vishmina 25 n.o.: Chanuka Samuditha 3 for 40)

St. Mary’s Kegalle 159 (Samitha Sandaruwan 35, Naveen Themiya 26, Supun Lakmal 25, Tharindu Ishan 15: Yasiru Wijesinghe 4 for 45, Manidu Herath 4 for 54) and 136 (Chanuka Samuditha 38, Harindu Hirushan 25, Tharindu Ishan 24, Samitha Sandaruwan 16: Ashen Wickramasinghe 3 for 23, Yasiru Wijesinghe 3 for 24, Manidu Herath 3 for 51)

At Jaffna – St. John’s won by five wickets

Sri Jayawardenapura MV Kotte 136 (Heshan Udara 62, Ashen Randima 16: Kirupanathan Kajakarnan 5 for 33, Jeyachandran Ashnath 2 for 15) and 135 (Biyanka Thameera 55, Jayandu Sankalpa 20, Arjun Abishek 18: Yogathas Vithushan 4 for 41, Jeyachandran Ashnath 3 for 20)

St. John’s Jaffna 163 (Sachin Kamabathi 41, Kamalapalan Sabesan 31, Premachandran Sajeepan 30, Anton Abishek 19: Heshan Udara 6 for 67, Biyanka Thameera 2 for 45) and 111 for 5 (Ebenezer Jezial 68 n.o., Anton Abishek 17 n.o.: Heshan Udara 3 for 38, Biyanka Thameera 2 for 40)

At Udammita – Nalanda Boys School won by six wickets

St. Xavier’s Marawila 142 (Sithum Vihanga 55, Flavia Croos 51, Pramuditha Fernando 20: Imesh Mihiranga 6 for 35) and 191 (Flavia Croos 33, Vihanga Livera 29, Primasha Peiris 27, Nimrod Chamath 25, Pramuditha Fernando 25: Pawan Pathmira 5 for 20, Imesh Mihiranga 4 for 82)

Nalanda Boys School Minuwangoda 255 (Imesh Mihiranga 79, Nisal Shyamal 31, Manitha Kithula 20, Kavindu Madusanka 80 n.o.: Nethsara Fernando 4 for 42, Nimrod Chamath 3 for 91, Vihanga Livera 2 for 24) and 80 for 4 (Nisal Shyamal 36, Imesh Mihiranga 23 n.o.: Nimrod Chamath 3 for 18)

At Katuneriya – Match drawn

St. Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa 156 (Dasun Perera 32, Janith Fernando 32, Hansa Mihiranga 23, Vishwa Rajapakse 16, Ruchira Pawan 15: Chathumal Nimesh 5 for 56, Tharuka Manaram 3 for 59) and 154 (Hansa Mihiranga 27, Vishwa Rajapakse 24, Kavith Shehara 19, Kavindu Samesh 16, Kavindu Nishara 15, Janith Fernando 35 n.o.: Tharuka Manaram 4 for 42, Chathumal Nimesh 3 for 27, Thisara Madushan 3 for 34)

St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya 205 (Hasith Kavinda 82, Chathumal Nimesh 41, Ashen Dinuka 17, Gayan Harshana 30 n.o.: Ravindu Thushara 4 for 50, Janith Fernando 3 for 38) and 36 for 6 (Chathumal Nimesh 15: Ravindu Thushara 3 for 12, Tharindu Eshan 3 for 19). By M. Shamil Amit