Hosts GCC Reds through to Junior Championship finals

Over 90 matches and 25,000 runs after the Global Cricket Club Junior Championships (U13/15) commenced, the stage is set for the grand finals on April 7.

In the Under 15 age group, hosts GCC Reds will meet MCA Academy in the finals. GCC Reds (162/5) registered a convincing five wicket win in their semifinal encounter with MB Cricket Academy (159/8). The other semi-final was a more closely contested game where MCA Academy (146/7) narrowly edged out Bloomfield Academy by one run.

The quarter finals concluded the previous  weekend saw some close finishes. All teams had played high-quality cricket throughout the tournament and this was no less evident in the last eight.

The finals of GCC Junior Championships will be conducted on April 7 at the Bloomfield Cricket Grounds in Colombo.

The Under 13 finals will be played in the morning, followed by the Unfer 15 finals in the afternoon. The awards and prize giving will be held soon after the final.

Quarter final scores:

Under 13

Surrey CA 182/7 beat SA CA 103/10, by 79 runs.

Surrey skipper Chethina Kavinda led from the front scoring 73 not out and taking four wickets for 13 runs.

NP CA 168/8 beat GCC Red 158/8, by 10 runs

Aken Dias (GCC) 73, Supeshala Chandrasiri (NP) 53

Mutwal CA 186/3 beat CPCF 128/8, by 58 runs

Chenula Methum (Mutwal) 66 not out

CCC Maroons 143/9 beat ARS CA 137/8, by 6 runs

Shenal Kuruwitage (CCC) 49 not out and took 3 for 19. Gayath Fernando (ARS) took 4 for 7 runs.

Under 15

Bloomfield CA 140/4 beat CCC Maroons 136/9, by 6 wickets.

Bloomfield’s Danindu Ashel scored 55

MB CA

173/7 beat NP CA 129/10, by 44 runs. MB’s Sanuka Hansana picked up 4 wickets for 28 runs

GCC Red 86/2 beat Mutwal CA 85/10, by 8 wickets

MCA

153/3 beat CPCF 148/9, by 7 wickets. MCA’s Binoth Sandil scored 98.