S. Thomas’ cruise to innings victory

Dellon Peiris and Shannon Fernando shared eight wickets between them to guide S. Thomas’ College to an innings and three-run win over St. Aloysius’ College, Galle in their Under-19 Interschools Cricket Tournament encounter which concluded at Mount Lavinia yesterday. S. Thomas’ were bowled out for 152 runs in reply to St. Aloysius’ first innings score of 82 runs.

However, St. Aloysius’ batting the second time were skittle out for just 66 runs.

At Mount Lavinia (S. Thomas’ won by innings and three runs)

St. Aloysius’: 83 and 66 (Dellon Peiris 5/22, Shannon Fernando 3/6)

S. Thomas’ (151/8 overnight): 152 (Diyon Fernando 42, Sandun Madusanka 3/37).

At Bambalapitiya (1st innings win for De Mazenod)

De Mazenod: 163 and 125/5 (Saliya Jude 34 n.o, Senesh Fernando 34)

St. Peter’s (24/5 overnight): 117 (Shivan Perera 40, Vinuda Liyanage 33, Asitha Silva 3/21, Mark Mathiaysz 3/25).

At Darley Road (1st innings win for Mahinda)

St. Joseph’s: 223 and 34/2 Mahinda (13/1 overnight): 296/7 declared (Vinura Dulsara 157, Nipun Malinga 40, Kaushika Kodituwakku 38). At Kotte (Match drawn)

Siri Piyarathana MMV, Padukka (190/9 overnight): 195 (Kavinda Ishwara 51, Dineth Deemantha 37, Kavindu Mihiranga 3/61) and 85/7 (Rasindu Hansaka 34 n.o, Avishka Dilshan 4/21)

Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte: 214 (Chamindu Sathminu 50, Abhilash Wellalage 32, Madushan Peiris 5/78, Kavinda Ishwara 3/90).

At Bandaragama (1st innings win for Holy Cross, Kalutara)

Dudley Senanayake Central, Tholangamuwa: 119 and 104/6 (M. Wadushan 38, S. Wickramaarachchi 38)

Holy Cross (115/4 overnight): 182 (Sithum Sanjana 57, Sasanka Nirmal 32, R. Wijesinghe 3/21).

At Balapitiya (C. W. W. Kannangara MMV, Colombo won by eight wickets)

C. W. W. Kannangara MMV: 223 and 21/2

Siddartha MMV, Balapitiya: 91 and 149 (Ravindu Madushan 37, Sasindu Kumara 3/26, Damith Kavinda 3/54).