Anjala reaches thousand runs milestone

Under 19 Traditional Cricket Matches

Anjala Bandara reached the thousand runs milestone for the season as he top scored with 138 runs for Mahanama to post 457 runs against Prince of Wales on day one of their Under 19 traditional cricket encounter at Mattegoda on Tuesday.

Bandara’s run-a-ball knock included 11 fours and two sixes and put on 206 runs for the seventh wicket with Rashmika Perera who also scored a century (117 runs in 156 balls).

Scores:

Mahanama

457 all out in 89.5 overs (Anjala Bandara 138, Rashmika Perera 117, Kavindu Amameth 62, Banula Algawatte 36, Omesh Udara 32; Prince Fernando 7/117, Tharindu Amarasinghe 2/68)

Prince of Wales

34 for no loss in 8 overs (Uneth Peiris 30n.o.)

Thomians post 261 for

eight wickets declared

Put to bat S. Thomas’ scored 261 for eight wickets declared against St. Peter’s on day one of the Michael Tissera – Roy Dias Trophy traditional cricket encounter at Bambalapitiya on Tuesday.

Scores:

S. Thomas’

261 for 8 decl. in 93.1 overs (Dineth Goonewardene 38, Romesh Mendis 55, Nathan Caldera 20, Mahith Perera 80, Charuka Peiris 34; Lakindu Samarajeewa 2/32, Shannon Rodrigo 4/102, Nimuthu Gunawardene 2/50)

St. Peter’s

15 for 1 in 5.4 overs