S. Welewatte made a fighting knock of 102 not
out as Dharmapala MV, Pannipitiya forced a draw against Richmond
College, Galle in their Inter-school cricket fixture ended at
Pannipitiya on Sunday.
Richmond made a massive total of 306 for nine
wickets and in reply Dharmapala were 66 for 7 overnight and were
all out for 147 yesterday in their first innings. They played
better in their second innings and were 204 for 4 at close with
Welewatte leading the way.
Chief Scores:
Richmond 306 for 9 wkts. dec. (Chamal
Wijerupa 83, I. Anushka 62 n.o., M. Sandaruwan 44, R. Ahmed 43,
V. Balasuriya 4-54)
Dharmapala MV 147 all out (S. Balasuriya 81,
Chatupama Gunasinghe 4-56) and 204 for 4 wkts. at close
(S. Welewatte 102 n.o., R. Madusanka 48, D. Anushka 2-60).
SSC Open Squash Championships
Gayara enters semi-finals
by Dhammika Ratnaweera
Gayara Jayasuriya entered the semi-finals of the
girls’ Under-11 category at the 4th SSC Open Squash
Championships which is now in progress at the SSC squash courts
in Colombo.
Top seed Jayasuriya made an easy entry into the
semis as she defeated N. Rupasinghe in straight sets, 9-0, 9-1,
9-3, in her quarter-final. In another quarter-final match,
bottom seed Dilini Nanayakkara outclassed Namya Gunawardena 9-0,
9-0, 9-0 to enter semi-final.
In a quarter-final of the same age group,
Premila Rajapakse beat Hasini 9-4, 9-6, 9-7 while Dulakshi
Palikawala defeated Kavini Saluka 9-2, 9-1, 9-4 to reach the
semis which are scheduled to be held in February 17 from 2 p.m.
onwards.
