Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News
10 November 1998



Beligala, Mahakumbura see Saracens CC to victory

Kandy south group correspondent

Two good knocks by C. Beligala 75 (7 fours, 3 sixes) and G. Mahakumbura 85 (5 fours 2 sixes) helped saracens Cricket Club to score a massive 204 run win over Gampola Athletic and Cricket Club in their Board of Control's Division III cricket tournament match played at Gampola.

Scores:

Saracens CC 282 all out in 44 overs
(C. Beligala 75, C. Telwadana 17, C. Mahakumbura 85, S. Bandara 26, P. Wishantha 31, M. Kumara 10 not out, A. Kotalawala 2 for 55, N. Marasinghe 3 for 65, M. Indrajith 3 for 55).

Gampola Athletic and Cricket Club 78 all out in 27 overs
(L. Kotalawala 18, D. Samaranayake 30, S. Bandara 2 for 22, M. Kumara 2 for 20, J. Ekanayake 2 for 16, C. Beligala 3 for 3)

Basnayake fine unbeaten 106

by S M Jiffrey Abdeen

A fine knock of 106 not out with 1 six and 4 fours by old Rajan Harsha Basnayake was the highlight of Kandy Cricket Club's first innings win over Petersons Sports Club in their Cricket Board's under 23 cricket tournament match against Petersons Sports Club, Colombo played at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy.

Scores:

Kandy CC 150 all out in 75 overs 205 mts.
(L. Ranaweera 21, C. Ajireen 18, Menaka Sakalasuriya 16, N. Jayatillake 15, A. Ruhunuhewa 12, P. Sathyapala 5 for 70, D. Samidon 4 for 30) and 209 for 3 wickets in 56 overs 210 mts at stumps (Menaka Sakalasuriya 37, C. Ajireen 13, Harsha Basnayake 106 not out, A. Ruhunuhewa 41, D. Samidon 2 for 53).

Petersons SC 60 all out in 47 overs 190 mts.
(S. Warnasuriya 10, N. Wijesinghe 11, P. Sathyapala 30, M. Wickremanayake 2 for 2, L. Ranaweera 2 for 5, M. Sakalasuriya 2 for 11, A. Ruhunuhewa 4 for 9).


Source: The Daily News