Match Drawn – Rev. James Cartman Cup yet to be won outright. Series still 0 – 0
03rd Big Match – P Sara Oval, Colombo – concluded after 02 days
St. Benedict’s, Kotahena put into bat, 298 / 7 dec – ( Max. 65 Overs ) Sharujan Shanmuganathan 98no – completed 1000 runs for the season – Viduneth Wilson 73, Sheron Kannangara 68, Extras 10 – Viduneth Wilson / Sheron Kannangara 125 run opening stand, Viduneth Wilson / Sharujan Shanmuganathan 53 runs for the 02nd wicket – then 03 wickets fell for the addition of 34 runs – Sharujan Shanmuganathan / Chamath Chathurya 53 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 33 runs – Shakesh Minon 3 / 99, Ravindu Sigera 2 / 76.
Wesley, Colombo in reply, 185 all out – ( 55.5 Overs ) Uvin Perera 71, Anuga Pahansara 40, Sanithu Amarasinghe 23 – lost the first 03 wickets for theaddition of 28 runs – Uvin Perera / Anuga Pahansara 96 runs for the 04th wicket – the last 07 wickets fell for the addition of 51 runs – Skipper Chamath Chathurya 4 / 51, Vihara Aththanayake 2 / 45, Mevan Dissanayake 02 catches & following on 260 / 8 – ( 73.3 Overs ) Disula Yapa 59, Rukshan Tharanga 53, Uvin Perera 49, Jathon Wieman 23no, Skipper Linal Subasinghe 21 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 38 runs – Uvin Perera / Anuga Pahansara 50 runs for the 04th wicket – Disula Yapa / Rukshan Tharanga 99 runs for the 06th wicket, Rashmika Amararathne / Jathon Wieman 33 runs unbroken for the 09th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 20 runs – Dinath Semila 3 / 31, Mevan Dissanayake 2 / 46.
Player of the Match : Sharujan Shanmuganathan St. Benedict’s, Kotahena
St. Benedict’s College
Captain : Chamath Chathurya
Vice Captain : Sharujan Shanmuganathan
Head Coach : Pemlal Fernando
Master in Charge : Rev. Bro. Dilshan Vimukthi
Sports Co-ordinator : Rev. Bro. Dilshan Vimukthi
Principal : Rev. Bro. Pubudu Rajapaksha
Wesley College
Captain : Linal Subasinghe
Vice Captain : Disula Yapa
Head Coach : Keerthi Gunaratne / Mahesh Wijenayake
Master in Charge : Wasantha Kasthuriaarachchi
Prefect of Games : Shiraz Jaldin
Principal : Avanka Fernando
St. Benedict’s, Kotahena beat Wesley, Colombo by 19 runs, Luke Shield retained with series 2 – 0 for the Benedictines
02nd One Day Big Match – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo
St. Benedict’s, Kotahena electing to bat, 241 all out – ( 47.1 Overs ) Shenel Samarathunge 74, Skipper Chamath Chathurya 46, Mevan Dissanayake 32, Viduneth Wilson 20, Extras 13 – lost the 04 wickets for the addition of 57 runs – Mevan Dissanayake / Chamath Chathurya 70 runs for the 05th wicket, Shenel Samarathunge / Vihara Aththanayake 44 runs for the 07th wicket, Shenel Samarathunge / Harshan Joseph 46 runs for the 08th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 21 runs – Sanithu 5 / 43, Uvin Perera 2 / 33, Chamath Gomaz 2 / 33, Rukshan Tharanga 05 victims, Ashan Isira 02 catches.
Wesley, Colombo in reply, 222 all out – ( 47.4 Overs ) Skipper Linal Subasinghe 56, Ashan Isira 36, Anuga Pahansara 32, Chamath Gomaz 29, Uvin Perera 26, Extras 12 – the first 03 wickets fell for the addition of 38 runs – Ashan Isira / Uvin Perera 43 runs for the 04th wicket, Linal Subasinghe / Anuga Pahansara 75 runs for the 06th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 26 runs – Vihara Aththanayake 3 / 41, Skipper Chamath Chathurya 2 / 48, Mevan Dissanayake 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Shenel Samarathunge St Benedict’s, Kotahena
Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy Nathan Shanmuganathan