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Vettel Cruises to Win Turkish GP Monday 9th May, 2011 Bloomfield Chandimal scores 1000 runs Vettel cruises to NCC’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh emerge Chandimal finished the inter-club domestic tour- nament with 1000 runs. champions win Turkish GP This year’s Premier League Tier ‘A’ tourna- Bloomfield finished Randiv, but we missed ment ended yesterday and the Premier League Tier him during the latter part Chandimal finished with ‘A’ tournament on top of of the tournament and we 1065 runs. He scored four the points table following realised that a collective centuries and seven fifties five victories and one performance from players averaging 85 runs per defeat. They were closely can match his perform- innings. (RS) followed by Colts CC, who ance. Our bowlers Dinesh Chandimal were unbeaten throughout Tharanga Lakshitha and the tournament. Colts CC Tyron Gamage did well too recorded five victories during the latter part to to collect 110.52 points match Randiv’s perform- Colts finish while Bloomfield who had ance” Dammika said. more first innings victo- Randiv who played second ries than Colts collected seven matches in the sea- 114.46 points to clinch the son captured 52 wickets. Earlier Bhanuka overall championship. Chinthaka Jayasinghe Premier League Cricket Rajapaksa powered SSC’s Tharaga Dammika, skipper of the Bloomfield first innings with 166 runs. Colts CC finished the Bloomfield coach in an finished as the highest Brief Scores: Premier League Tier ‘A’ SSC 500 for 9 wkts in 104 interview with The Island runs getter with 717 runs. Tournament in a high note said that a collective per- Chilaw Marians, who overs dec.(Bhanuka Rajapaksa securing the second place in 166, Kaushal Silva 82, formance enabled his suffered a ten wicket the points table after recording team to win this year’s defeat at the hands of Dammika Prasad 67, Tharanga ten wicket win over Chilaw Paranavitana 32, Kaushal championship. Colts finished third with Marians in the tournament Lokuarachchi 32, Sachithra “We were heavily rely- two wins and three match which ended at Colts Senanayake 50 n.o.; Vimukthi ing on the spin of Suraj defeats. CC, yesterday. Perera 3/132, Rajeeva Asked to follow on, Chilaw Weerasinghe 3/96) and 366 for Marians were bundled out for a 9 wkts in 78 overs (Kaushal stop the total of 254 leaving Colts with a Silva 173, Bhanuka Rajapaksa Isipathana play- target of 12 runs. Colts knocked 54 n.o.; Chanaka Wijesinghe ers, a Science their target without losing any 4/98, Ashen Silva 2/99) College player wickets. Lankan CC (197 for 8 threw a block tack- Colts’ Sajeewa Weerakoon overnight) 204 all out in 72.4 le and was lucky who completed 600 first class overs (Chanaka Wijesinghe 76, to be let off with a wickets during the season fin- Roshan Laksiri 26, Damitha ished the game with a match warning by refer- Hunukumbura 25; Sachithra bag of nine wickets while ee A. C. Senanayake 6/70, Sohan Roshen Silva and Malinda Boralessa 2/56) Tennakoon. Warnapura hit centuries. Science got Sameera de Zoysa leads Brief Scores: Ragama CC’s fight back their act together Colts CC (359 for 6 wkts during a missed After Tamil Union posted a overnight) 404 all out in 102.5 mammoth first innings total, penalty kick when overs (Malinda Warnapura 131, Ragama CC fought back skipper Nimesh Roshen Silva 109, Dilruwan through Sameera de Zoysa as Kaluvitharana fol- Perera 66, Chinthaka Perera their Premier League Tier ‘A’ lowed the ball and 2/39, Shaminda Eranga 5/86) match ended in a draw at P. scored close to the and 12 for no wicket in 1.4 Sara Oval yesterday. left corner flag. overs Zoysa scored an unbeaten Ashan Malik slot- Chilaw Marians 161 all out 150 off 217 deliveries with 12 ted the ball in 51.4 overs (Amal fours and two sixes and was through the Athulathmudali 61, Geeth amply supported by Rumesh uprights to put Kumara 31; Sajeewa Buddika and Nayana Fernando Science 12-3 in the Weerakoon 3/50, Dilruwan who scored 85 and 83 runs lead. Perera 3/45, Ishara respectively. Amerasinghe 2/06) and (58 for The Isipathana Jeevan Mendis’ double cen- A Science College player is gang tackled 2 wkts overnight) 254 all out in back division tury scored in Tamil Union’s first by two Isipathana College players in their 55 overs (Janaka Gunaratne made some sweep- innings was the highlight in this inter-school rugby match which the latter 55, Shaminda Eranga 58, ing moves which match. won 23-17 at Mount Lavinia yesterday. Geeth Kumara 35; Sajeewa Brief Scores: caught their coun- Weerakoon 6/126, Dilruwan (Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi) terparts on the Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany reacts on the podium after he finished first at Ragama CC 225 all out in the Formula One race at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack on Sunday, May 8, 2011. Perera 3/83) 60.2 overs (Nayana Fernando Damith Indika fights back (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) 50, Madura Lakmal 54; Jeevan for Badureliya Mendis 5/80, Sachithra Isipathana Damith Indika’s fighting cen- Serasinghe 2/17) and 336 for 3 ISTANBUL (AP) — Red Bull driver overtaking early on, and where the top tury supported by T. N. wkts in 82 overs (Sameera de Sebastian Vettel easily won the Turkish four drivers all made four tire changes. Sampath’s 81 helped Zoysa 150 n.o., Rumesh Grand Prix on Sunday, clinching his Alonso was third, giving Ferrari its Badureliya to pull off a draw in Buddika 85, Nayana Fernando huff and puff their Premier League Tier ‘A’ third win of the season ahead of his first podium this season. 83; Isuru Udana 1/61) match against NCC which Tamil Union 546 for 8 teammate Mark Webber and extending Vettel won the opening two races ended at NCC yesterday. his overall lead. and finished second behind McLaren’s overnight in 112 overs decl. to beat Science 23-17 Badureliya were trailing by (Denuwan Rajakaruna 37, The Formula One champion was Lewis Hamilton in China last month. 182 runs and managed a total Dinidu Jayathilake 51, Jeevan never in trouble at Istanbul Park after Hamilton never challenged for the BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE wrong foot. Isipathana of 336 for 8 declared which Mendis 205, Sachithra scored just before half time starting from pole position for the lead and finished fourth. helped them save the game. Serasinge 111, Isuru Udana 66 Indika’s 127 came off 214 deliv- Isipathana College had to when Prasad Madushanka fourth consecutive time. Webber will also be thrilled, having n.o.; Nisala Tharaka 1/39, eries with 14 fours. fire all cylinders before touched down off a line out “Yes! Yes! That’s what I’m talking improved at every race since the sea- Rushan Jaleel 5/128) securing a hard fought 23-17 about!” the 23-year-old Vettel shouted son-opening Australian Grand Prix. NCC chasing a target of Saracens records their drive. 154 in 14 overs were 69 for victory against a fighting Isipathana played a bet- over the race radio, before jumping out The Australian was fifth in Melbourne, first victory Science College out fit at without loss at stumps. Saracens SC recorded their ter game in the second half of his car to hug team engineers and fourth in Malaysia and third in China. Brief Scores: Mount Lavinia yesterday. with their threes excelling mechanics. Webber sneaked up on Alonso on lap first victory of the tournament Science shook Isipathana Badureliya SC 160 all out when they defeated CCC by each time they ran with the Red Bull started 1-2 on the grid and 51, squeezing past him and then hold- in 57.5 overs (Tharindu with an early gem of a try, 170 runs in their Premier ball. Webber passed Spanish driver ing the Spaniard off as the two-time Attanayake 52, Shalika and even led 12-10 at half League Tier ‘A’ match which A try by Shenal Dias in Fernando Alonso late on in an exciting former F1 champion tried to pass Karunanayake 26; Kosala time. But the ‘Green Shirts’ ended at Maitland Crescent the second minute of the race that saw a lot of bumping and straight back. Kulasekara 3/12, Tharaka managed to pull through, yesterday. second half put Isipathana Kottehewa 3/12, Ramesh Saracens despite their victo- thanks to the kicking boots in the lead. The visiting Subasinghe 2/56, Roshan of full back Shanaka ry finished bottom of the table team forced Science into a Lakmal 2/67) and (77 for 3 with 46.03 points. Kumara because both teams defending mode as they U-17 ‘A’ Division Boys Basketball overnight) 336 for 8 wkts in Brief Scores: scored three tries apiece. retained the ball and 83.4 overs dec. (Damith Indika Saracens SC 255 all out in Science College players pushed forward, earning a 127, T.N. Sampath 81, 83.4 overs (Dasun Randuka 50, had only themselves to penalty off the boot of Yashodha Lanka 32; Roshan Shihan Kamileen 51, Samith blame as faulty ball han- Lyceum record Lakmal 3/92) Kumara in the process. Dushantha 38; Sachith NCC 343 for 7 wkts in 100.4 dling by their backs, Skipper Prasad Devinda Pathirana 5/57, Nisal Randika overs decl. (Dinesh Chandimal throughout the game, gave got over the line virtually 2/22) and (81 for 3 overnight) 69, Chamara Kapugedera 57, their opponents all the con- on his own to swell the thrilling one point win 195 all out in 65.4 overs fidence they needed. Kosala Kulasekara 84, Angelo (Shihan Kamileen 37, Geeth team’s score to 23 as against Perera 92; T.N.
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