Sparkling Knock by Ben Geddes

A sparkling knock of 109 runs by opening batsman Ben Geddes, enabled the touring St. John’s College, England to defeat Foundation of Goodness by three wickets in a limited over fixture at Hikkaduwa.

Batting first, the home team posted 210 runs with a top score of 54 runs by Sasindu Kaveesha and a 51 runs by Dilip Kumara. In reply, St. John’s were guided to victory by Ben Geddes who was hero with his top score of 109 runs.the visitors are the guests of Butterfly travels who are the ground Handlers and Transport Agents for the team.

Foundation of Goodness

– 210/10 in 33.2 overs (Dilip Kumara 51, S. Umash 20, I. Maduwantha 30, Sasindu Kaveesha 54, I. Pramodya 17, Lewia Moir 2 for 30, Jon Pagett 3 for 51, William Farnworth 2 for 10)

St. John’s – 212/7 in 32.5 overs (Ben Geddes 109, W. Farnswoth 19, Luke Trimming 39, Sam Hunt 16 n.o, I. Pramadoya 3 for 33, D. Sewmina 3 for 55)