14 Wednesday 28th March, 2012 Zahira in Under-19 Black Caps semis after two decades force draw their group ahead of Nalanda. Yesterday, Zahira did not field their key batsman Imraz Rafi because of an injury. They will meet Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda in the semi- final at the same venue on Friday.

Scores: Zahira 179 all out in 48.1 overs (Basith Marikkar 24, Dilshad Hilmi 61, Arshad Immamudeen 52; Banuka Madupriya 3/33, Prabath Nishantha 3/26) Richmond 139 all out in 32.3 overs (Sithara Gimhana 42, Pabasara Waduge 22, Kelum Shehara 24; Pradeep Ananda 5/33, Irshad Umer 4/29)

Zahira College cricket team, with their school officials, pose for ‘The Island’ photographs after they beat Richmond Dickwella clobbers 162 as Trinity enter semis College by 40 runs to secure entry into the semi-finals for the first time in two decades in the Inter School Under-19 Last year finalists Trinity Limited Overs Cricket Tournament at CCC Ground yesterday. College secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Under-19 cricket BY REEMUS FERNANDO shared nine between them in two good partnerships of 47 and tournament as skipper Niroshan to bowl out Richmond for 139 runs 81 runs for the first two wickets Dickwella clobbered 162 runs in 127 ahira College, Maradana in the 33rd over. with Basith Marikkar and Arshad balls inclusive of 18 fours and three booked a berth in the Inter Chasing the target, Richmond Immamudin respectively. But sixes to guide his team to huge 203 ZSchool Under-19 Limited Overs had a cautious start as their open- Zahira could not capitalise on the runs victory over Maliyadeva Cricket Tournament for the first ers Sithara Gimhana and Pabasara solid start as their late-order College after amassing 387 runs in time in as many as two decades as Waduge guided them pass 60 runs flopped against Banuka Madupriya their essay in the quarter-final they beat Richmond College, Galle in their first ten overs. But when and Prabath Nishantha, who shared played at Kandy yesterday. by 40 runs on a spinner-friendly Ananda had opener Sithara three wickets apiece, mopped up the Gimhana out lbw for 42 runs, wick- tail. While Hilmy scored 61 runs at CCC Ground, Colombo yes- Scores: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson celebrates his terday. ets started to fall at regular inter- with six fours (in 119 balls), Trinity 387 for 9 wkts. in 50 against South Africa on the fifth day of the third internation- The comprehensive victory made vals. Immamudeen hit four fours and a overs (Niroshan Dickwella 162, al cricket Test, at the Basin Reserve, in Wellington, New the officials of Zahira College busy Umer picked up three quick six in his 52 runs which came off in Dinuk Wickramanayake 54, Ron Zealand, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. digging their past records. wickets thereafter to reduce 96 balls. Chandraguptha 85, Bhagya They could not immediately con- Richmond to 78 for four in the 14th Zahira beat P. de S. Kularatne Palihawadena 26; Chandima (AP Photo/SNPA, Ross Setford) firm as to when they entered the over before Kelum Shehara and A. MV,Ambalangoda, Prince of Wales Bandara 2/75, Kusal de Silva 2/55, The Black Caps have the tourists earlier in the day, semi-final stage of the tournament K. Tyrone put up a 42-run stand for College, Moratuwa in their first two Nimna Karunaratne 2/68) earned a draw in the third and New Zealand never looked a last, but the PoG of the school said the fifth wicket. After they were knockout stage matches to secure Maliyadeva 184 all out in 39.1 final Test against South Africa chance of reaching the total that they had not entered the semi- parted, there was hardly any resist- the quarter-final berth. The team’s overs (Sarinda Dassanayake 34, at the Basin Reserve courtesy especially after losing the final stage of the tournament for ance from the tail-enders as Ananda entry into the knockout stage was Kusal de Silva 31, Dilshan of a stoic century from Kane wickets of Daniel Flynn and nearly two decades. completed a five-wicket haul to seal guaranteed when they secured a Danushka 29, Hashan Gunathilaka Williamson. Brendon McCullum with just Yesterday’s victory was made to the victory. mere 0.01 point lead over Nalanda, 23; Janishka Premasinghe 2/46, Williamson (102) and Doug one run on the board. look easier by spinners Pradeep Earlier, deciding to bat first, who were eliminated from the first Akila Jayasundara 2/26, Alwin Bracewell (20) batted for During the middle session, Ananda and Irshad Umer as they opener Dilshad Hilmi was involved round. Zahira was placed fourth in Fernando 3/38). almost 19 overs to ensure a Morkel completed a five-wicket draw as New Zealand finished haul as he dismissed Martin on 200 for six - still 189 runs Guptill (18), Dean Brownlie shy of victory.South Africa (15) and Daniel Vettori (0) to won the three match series 1-0. add to the earlier scalps. OMVSC triumph Morne Morkel took all of Williamson and van Wyk Deepal unanimously re-elected South Africa’s wickets finish- put on 80 runs to get New ing with 6-23. Zealand through to 163 for five by 10 wickets Williamson faced 228 balls - before Morne Morkel struck Suminda Manjula, with a match- at the crease to bring up his yet again with a caught and bag of 14 wickets for 57 runs, to lead KTC for another year second test century and the bowled to take his figures to 6- enabled Old Moratu Vidyalians Members of the Kalutara Town He is the son of Siri Perera, a first by a New Zealander 18 for the innings. Sports Club to beat Kelaniya Sports Club (KTC) at its 124th Annual past president of KTC and a against South Africa at the Van Wyk departed for 39 Club by 10 wickets in their inter- General Meeting (AGM) unani- prominent lawyer. Deepal, prior Basin Reserve in 80 years. after 100 minutes at the crease. club Div-II cricket tournament mously re-elected Deepal V.Perera to being elected as president was Set 381 runs in 81 overs by (APNZ) match played at Moratuwa for the to lead the club for another term. also elected as the youngest secre- Donavan Andree Trophy recently. Established in 1888 by British tary of KTC in 1995 and later SCOREBOARD first, OMVSC scored 172 planters, KTC is one of the oldest served as the vice president. runs with Avishka Peiris scoring cricket clubs in the country. Apart from his contribution South Africa, 1st Innings: 474-9 declared 50. Lahiru Sandaruwan claimed Addressing the members, presi- and support for sports at KTC, he New Zealand, 1st Innings: 275 four for 37. dent-elect Deepal Perera said that is an active social worker in the South Africa, 2nd Innings In reply, Kelaniya SC were skit- his vision is to make KTC the best Kalutara district via the interna- (Overnight: 75 without loss) tled out for 43 runs and following outstation club in the country and tional Lions movement. He is an Alviro Petersen run out 39 on, they fared somewhat better to said that vision and the mission old boy of Wesley College, Graeme Smith c Bracewell b Vettori 41 make 132. statements of the club will be Colombo and St. Thomas’ College, A.B. de Villiers c Williamson b Bracewell 68 launched soon to achieve that tar- Guruthalawa. J.P. Duminy not out 33 Brief Scores: get. Extras: (3lb, 3w, 2nb) 8 OMVSC 172 (Avishka Peiris 50, KTC, in its activities last year, Kalutara Town Club officials TOTAL: (For three wickets) 189 Milinda Sepala 24, Lasitha Mendis introduced the first-ever ladies’ 2012-13 Overs: 29.4 26, Lakmal Gomes 34; Lahiru cricket team which competed in President – Deepal V.Perera Fall of wickets: 1-77, 2-106, 3-189 Sandaruwan 4/37, Thushantha tournaments conducted by Sri Deepal V. Perera Vice Presidents - Colin Silva, Did not bat: Hashim Amla, Jacques Rudolph, , Kumar 2/32, Mahesh Lankan Cricket. In its cricket Dixon Punchihewa and Pinsith Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Marchant de Priyadarshana 2/26) and 4 for no development initiatives, KTC is and Sujeewa De Silva. Perera Lange loss. currently engaged in coaching At present, the KTC cricket Secretary – Wasantha Bowling: Chris Martin 10-0-44-0, Doug Bracewell 6.4-0-47-1 (2w), Kelaniya SC 43 (Suminda youngsters in the area, at its team is performing well in the on- Ariyawickrama Mark Gillespie 6-0-55-0 (2nb), Daniel Vettori 7-1-40-1 (1w) Manjula 6/13, Lasitha Mendis 2/8, indoor nets with the objective of going Sara Trophy League Assistant Secretary – H. D. New Zealand, 2nd Innings Chatura Vithane 2/2) and 132 creating professional cricketers. Tournament conducted by Sri Dharmasekera Martin Guptill c Rudolph b Morkel 18 (Amila Perera 23, Mahesh In 1931, KTC made it into the Lanka Cricket. KTC team Treasurer – Palitha Jayaneththi Daniel Flynn c Boucher b Morkel 0 Priyadarshana 57; Suminda history books of then Ceylon, emerged group champions defeat- Social Secretary – Gaya Brendon McCullum lbw b Morkel 0 Manjula 8/44). when the club won the country’s ing Malay Cricket Club recently. Gunatilleke Kane Williamson not out 102 first ever inter-club cricket tour- Deepal, a die-hard member of Sports Secretary – Dilp Dean Brownlie b Morkel 15 nament, which saw the annex the KTC, joined the club in 1989 and Chaminda Daniel Vettori b Morkel 0 Daily News Trophy, under the has been involved in the develop- Bar Secretary – Wills Perera Kruger van Wyk c and b Morkel 39 Man United beats leadership of Sir Cyril de Soyza. ment of KTC for nearly two Committee Members – Percy Doug Bracewell not out 20 Since then, the club had decades. Abeysekera, Sumith Liayanage, Extras (6lb) 6 Fulham to take groomed many youngsters from Deepal becomes the youngest Lyn Gunawardena, Ravindra TOTAL (For six wickets) 200 Kalutara who have represented ever to be elected to this presti- Vithanage and Kinsula Liyanage. Overs: 43 Sri Lanka, including Dilshan gious post in the 124-year-old his- Patrons - Siri Perera and Rohan Fall of wickets: 1-1, 1-2, 3-32, 4-83, 5-83, 6-163 3-point lead Thilakaratne, Malinga Bandara tory of the club. Cooray. Did not bat: Mark Gillespie, Chris Martin. Ross Taylor (injured) Bowling: Morne Morkel 16.4-7-23-6, Vernon Philander 18.4-6-29- MANCHESTER, England (AP) 0, Marchant de Lange 17.2-4-77-0, Dale Steyn 15-9-14-0, J.P. — Wayne Rooney sent Manchester Duminy 13-2-51-0 United three points clear in the Toss: Won by New Zealand Premier League on Monday, scoring Asoka Vidyalaya indoor nets Umpires: Aleem Dar, Pakistan, and Richard Kettleborough, a first-half goal in a 1-0 victory over England Fulham to earn the reigning cham- TV Umpire: Billy Doctrove, West Indies pions their sixth straight league Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka win. to be declared open tomorrow Result: Match drawn. The England striker ensured Series: South Afric wins three-test series 1-0. The newly built indoor cricket The annual rally which is con- Vidyalaya premises. United capitalized on title rival nets at Asoka Vidyalaya, Colombo ducted parallel to the Big Match The events are organised by the Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Stoke will be declared open tomorrow, by between Asoka Vidyalaya and Vice Principal,A.A.S.P. on Saturday by stroking home a the Western Provincial Council President’s College, Rajagiriya will Amaratunga, under the guidance close-range winner high into the Chief Minister, Prasanna also be held on the same day, com- of the Principal, Prasanna SL Cricket Scorers’ Association AGM net in the 42nd minute at Old Ranatunga. mencing at 7.30 a.m. at Asoka Upashantha. Trafford, his 21st league goal of the season. Anura, Jagath elected With only eight games left in the campaign and what appears an eas- ier run-in than City, Alex Sri Lanka beat Tanzania and Finland at President and Secretary Ferguson’s side is now the favorite Anura Rathnayaka, the Assignment Secretary: to extend its record haul of English World Table Tennis Team C’ships Coordinator for Schools Chinthaka Munasinghe titles to 20 at the expense of one of Cricket Development at Sri Vice Presidents: Chinthaka its fiercest rivals. Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s men’s team, represented by Rohan Sri Lanka is represented at the Lanka Cricket, and journalist Jayanath and Saman Peiris, “It’s a good position to be in but table tennis players did their coun- Sirisena, Nirmala Jayasinghe and championships by Ishara Jagath Premachandra were Asst Secretary: Nalin it’s not decisive,” Ferguson said. try proud by winning their match- Dinesh Deshappriya, won their Madurangi, Umaya Tharaki and elected President and Priyankara “It’s a good game for us tonight — es played at the World Table Tennis games with ease. Sri Lanka’s male Erandi Warusavithana, with the Secretary respectively, of the Asst. Treasurer: Chandana that’s what it will be like for us for Team Championships against players beat Tanzania 3-0. latter going for five sets before win- Sri Lanka Cricket Scorers’ Shantha Tanzania and Finland respectively In the women’s segment of the ning 4/11, 12/10, 7/11, 11/3 and 11/4 the rest of the season.” Association at its AGM held Committee Members: in Dortmund, Germany yesterday. championships, Sri Lanka record- against Unnonen Henrika. recently. Romesh Fernando, M. From a position of total authori- According to the TTASL, the ed a rousing 3-0 win over Finland. (RN) Following are the other offi- Nandalal, Kamal ty, United endured some nervous cials elected to various posts. Weththasinghe, Udesh Peiris moments in the final 10 minutes Treasurer: Lalin and Sanjaya Jayasinghe. and could have conceded a late Premarathne Auditor: F. M. Jayawardena. penalty when Michael Carrick Dharmaratne to attend ITTF’s AGM in Germany appeared to bundle over midfield counterpart Danny Murphy in the Shehenaz Dhananjaya Germany, the TTASL states in a Dharmaratne works as the area. Dharmaratne, Executive press release. Assistant General Manager “I think everyone in the stadium Committee Member of the Table Dharmaratne is expected to be (Supplies) at Land Reclamation President’s walk on March 31 Tennis Association of Sri Lanka elected uncontested as General and Development Corporation expected a penalty, to be honest,” (TTASL), is expected to attend the Secretary of the Table Tennis under the Ministry of Defence and The annual walk of OBA and the present students Fulham manager Martin Jol said P id t’ C ll K tt ill f th h l ill