Willows win five lose two on Lankan tour
This is the fourth time The Willows Cricket Club Youth team recently toured Sri Lanka for the fourth time where they played seven games during their 12-day stay, winning five and losing only to Gurukula Vidyalaya and St. Servatius College.
The team comprised Daniel Stanley, Jeremy Benton (Christ Church Boys High School), Harry Chamberlain ( Christ’s College), Josh Clarkson (Nelson College), Henry Shipley and Maththew Parker ( St. Andrew’s College), Rhys Bayly, Josh Finnie (Otago Boys’ High School), Maththew Stretch ( Marlborough Boys High School), Hayden Day (Hillmorton High School), Jack Boyle (St Bede’s College), Felix Page (Kings High School), Talor Scott (Shirley Boys High School)
Former New Zealand test cap Paul McEwan was the manager while Mike Johnston cricket, and rugby coach of St. Andrew’s College was head coach and assisted by Alexander Reese. Shereen Hussain a Sri Lankan, who is a member of the Willows Cricket Club, accompanied the team.
Willows Cricket Club Youth team performance
April 19 - Vs St Anthony’s College Wattala at P Sara Stadium Colombo – Willows won by seven wickets
St Anthony’s 134 (Josh Clarkson 3/33, Matt Parker 3/21
Willows CC 136/3 (Rhys Bayly 42, Harry Chamberlain 39, Jack Boyle 36 not out)
April 20 - Vs Gurukula College Kelaniya at Moors Cricket Club – Gurukula won by wickets Willows CC 121 (Jack Boyle 32) Gurukula 124/6 (Shashin Dilranga 65 not out, Jeremy Benton 3/21)
April 22 - Vs St Anthony’s College Kandy – Willows won by 98 runs
Willows CC 283/4 (Daniel Stanley 57 not out, Rhys Bayly 57, Felix Page 54, Josh Clarkson 56
St Anthony’s 185 ( Pulasthi Bandara 73, Josh Finnie 3/39, Jeremy Benton 3/27)
April 23 - Vs Kandy District at Pallekele Stadium – Willows won by 27 runs D/L method
Willows CC 225 (Harry Chamberlain 75 not out, Henry Shipley 52
Kandy District 169 (Target 196 in 36 overs) (Ron Chandraguptha 44, Josh Clarkson 3/25, Henry Shipley 3/23, Daniel Stanley 3/28)
April 25 - Vs Matara district under 19 at Uyanwatta – Willows won by 40 runs
Willows CC 135 in 38.4 overs (Josh Clarkson 27, Henry Shipley 24, Lasindu Nimsara 3/20, Hashan Vimarshana 3/30, Mayura Galappaththi 2/23)
Matara district 95 in 27.2 overs (Jayanga de Silva 36, Josh Finnie 3/15, Josh Clarkson 3/29, Jeremy Benton 2/13)
April 26 - Vs Galle district at Galle International stadium – Willows won by one run
Willows 211/9 in 50 overs (Daniel Stanley 44, Josh Clarkson 44, Rhys Bayly 31, Maththew Stretch 31)
Galle district 210/ 10 ( Chalana de Silva 86, Jeremy Benton 3/ 37, Hayden Day 3/ 27, Josh Finnie 2/25)
April 27 - Vs St Servatius College at Uyanwatta – St Servatius won by six wickets
Willows 189/8 in 50 overs ( Hayden Day 31, Henry Chamberlain 25, Henry Shipley 21 not out, Jeremy Bento 21, Gihan Nimsara 2/24, Lahiru Kokila 2/25, Chalanaka Weerasinghe 2/26, Yohan Chanuka 2/40)
St Servatius 190/ 4 in 30.5 overs (Gihan Nimsara 79 not out, Ruchira Jayathunga 57 not out, Josh Clarkson 2/15, Matt Parker 2/66
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