(Final) S.Thomas’ Down Royal by Roshen Steelman Dharmasoka Edge Royal College Ran out of Ideas in the Dying Stages of a Thrilling Game Against S
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Wednesday 24th March, 2010 Under-15 Colombo South Zonal Basketball Tournament (Final) S.Thomas’ down Royal by Roshen Steelman Dharmasoka edge Royal College ran out of ideas in the dying stages of a thrilling game against S. Thomas’ College, Mount out Vidyaloka Lavinia, before the latter defeated Upali Gunasekara, Principal their arch rivals Royal College, Royal, College hands over the nents, who play in the Colombo 68-60 in the final overall trophy to Michael by Reemus Fernando Division III school tourna- encounter of the Under-15 Colombo Alphonus, captain S. Thomas’ ment. South Zonal Basketball College Mount Lavinia after his Dharmasoka College Earlier, batting first, Tournament at Reid Avenue, yester- team beat Royal 68-60 in the final. recorded a 71 run victory Dharmasoka lost six wickets day. (Pix by Nishan S. Priyantha) over Vidyaloka College, for 85 runs before Adeesha When it comes to Royal- Galle, thanks to a valuable Punchihewa helped them Thomian encounters, the two score. half century from Adeesha reach 175 runs with a half schools battle each other to the very Thomian, Michael Alphonus Punchihewa century. end. Three days to go for their first was outstanding as he contributed and good bowl- Punchihewa Royal-Thomian T-20 Encounter, the 20 points to finish as the most valu- ing from the scored six fours basketball final helped build the ble player of the final while his spinners in and one six in ideal atmosphere for the cricket teammate Avishka Ranasinghe net- the Inter his 80 ball encounter. ted 22 points and was adjudged as School Under- knock, while Although the Royalist lost this the best offensive player of the tour- 19 Limited Yogan de Silva match by eight points, they stayed nament. Overs added a valuable in the game from the world ago. The Ashen Menuka who top scored Tournament 27 runs. losers paid the price for their ball for Royal with 20 points was match played handling mistakes they committed adjudged as the best defensive play- at Scores: in the crucial moments of the game. er of the tournament. He was amply Ambalangoda Dharmasoka It was the Royalists who got off to a supported by his teammate Julian yesterday. 175 all out in 48 overs flying start as they led 18-16 at the Gunasinghe who chipped in with 12 After being strongly (Adeesha Punchihewa 50, end of the first quarter and they points. placed at 80 for two wickets Yohan de Silva 27, Chalitha continued their good work to enjoy St. Sebastian’s College, at one stage, chasing 176 to Madushan 16, Ashen the same lead at the half way mark. Moratuwa meanwhile defeated St. win, Vidyaloka collapsed for Kavinda 16; Uchitha Ishan The Thomians who were trail- Joseph’s Boys’ School, Nugegoda by just 104 runs as leg spinner 4/39, Isuru Sureka 2/26) ing in the first two quarters man- 81 points 40 in the consolation final. Chamath Gunasinghe and off Vidyaloka 104 all out in aged to comeback when the score Rajin Fernando with 34 points spinner Yohan de Silva 32 overs (Nimesh Eranga was leveled (46-46) at the end of the and Nishen Perera with 11 were the shared seven wickets 29, Rusiru Lakshan 22; third quarter. The winners contin- top scores for the winners while between them to rattle the Chamath Gunasinghe 4/29, ued to apple pressure on the Royal Sameera Chanaka was the top scor- batting line up of the oppo- Yohan de Silva 3/15) lads in the final quarter. Just three er with 14 points for the losers. minutes away from the final whistle Julian Gunasinghe of Royal College drives in while Michael Alphonus The top four teams will be select- the scores were leveled at 54 all, but (S.Thomas’ College) who won the most valuable players’ award ed to the All Island ‘A’ Division the Thomians picked up from their defends in the final of the Colombo Zonal Basketball Tournament that Tournament which is scheduled to England closes in on sweeping onwards and recorded their final was worked off at Reid Avenue, yesterday. begin on April 3 at four venues. Bangladesh series DHAKA, Bangladesh Swann 2-38. (AP) - England was on the Junaid Siddique was 47th Senior National Basketball verge of sweeping the two- caught and bowled by James test series against Tredwell in the other wicket C’ship from Friday Incheon to hold environment Bangladesh on Tuesday, to fall between lunch and trailing by 95 runs with only tea. four wickets left to take by Brief scores: Mercantile friendly Asiad for the first time stumps on the fourth day. Bangladesh, 1st Innings: Stuart Broad and 419 (Tamim Iqbal 85, by Revata S. Silva Graeme Swann claimed two Mahmudullah 59, Naeem Services look to Organising Committee, visited wickets each to restrict Islam 59; Graeme Swann regain reputation The next Asian Games will be Sri Lanka this week to inform Bangladesh to 172-6 at Shere 4-114, Tim Bresnan 2-57). held for the first time in an envi- their progress in organising Bangla National Stadium. England, 1st Innings: 496 Colombo Basketball Club, under the ronment friendly main stadium Asia’s biggest sporting event and Tamim Iqbal scored 52 (Ian Bell 138, Tim captaincy of Faisal Mohamed who denied in the Incheon Metropolitan City to find ways to help Sri Lanka off 68 balls, including five Bresnan 91, Jonathan Mercantile Services from recording their boundaries, for his seventh Trott 64; Shakib Al Hasan ninth consecutive victory at the 46th of South Korea, a Korean special further its prospects of winning test fifty after being dropped 4-124, Abdur Razzak 3- Senior National Basketball Championship delegation which addressed local more medals in this grand sport- on 47 by Jonathan Trott. His 132). Bangladesh, 2nd will be one of the teams to watch, when media at Colombo’s National ing event held every four years. innings ended when he was Innings: 172-6 (Tamim 47th Senior National Basketball Olympic Committee headquar- Dr. Lee said they hoped to caught by Broad off Swann, Iqbal 52, Jahurul Islam Tournament gets underway on Friday (26) ters revealed yesterday. make the entire 4 billion Asian who later bowled Jahurul 43, Junaid Siddique 34; at five venues. With more than four years to people proud by hosting the 17th Islam for 43. Stuart Broad 2-37, Mercantile Services, who have the go for the Asiad, which is to be Asiad in a 17,000 capacity main Broad took 2-37 and Graeme Swann 2-38). most number of National players in their staged in September 2014 in stadium which will be solely ranks, won the tournament eight years in South Korea’s third largest city, solar-powered. “The Korean tech- a row, starting in 2000, but Colombo BC Incheon, the Korean delegation nology will try to make the Asiad came up with a huge upset to defeat them Coach fined for showing dissent in the final of the last edition of the Senior headed by Dr. Yun-Taek Lee, better than the Olympics,” the President of the Games’ delegations stressed. Dr. Yun-Taek Lee Bangladesh coach Jamie The coach pleaded guilty National Basketball Championship which Siddons has been fined 10 per to the charge and accepted was worked off in late 2008, at Nugegoda. cent of his match fee for the sanction handed out to Men’s Tournament Draw breaching the ICC code of him by the ICC match referee Group A: Colombo BC, Kandy BC, conduct on Tuesday during Jeff Crowe during the lunch Puttalam BC, Kurunegala BC, Police the second Test match interval at the Mirpur SC Afridi to lead Pak in World Twenty20 against England at Dhaka. Stadium. Group B: Gampaha BC, Ratnapura Siddons was charged with “Jamie became increasing- BC, Army SC, Navy SC Karachi: Pakistan Cricket the captaincy in Afridi said he was elated at get- a Level 1 offence under article ly frustrated and let his emo- 2.1.3 of the code which relates tions out during the second Group C: SL Schools, Jaffna BC, Board appointed allrounder the Test and ting the captaincy back despite the to “showing dissent at an session of day three, which Hambantota BC, Batticaloa BC Shahid Afridi as captain of the One-day forms recent fine of Rs 3 million on him. Group D: Mercantile Services, umpire’s decision during an was obvious for all to see,” team for the forthcoming of the game as “It is a big honour for me to Badulla BC, Kegalle BC, Air Force SC, international match”. said Mr Crowe. Galle BC Twenty20 World Cup in the West well. lead my country and I relish the (Cricketnirvana.com) Women’s Tournament Draw Indies, bringing an end to the Sources challenge. I just want to assure my Group A: Mercantile Services, Galle uncertainty on the leadership within the people that this team is perfectly BC, Colombo BC, Kurunegala BC, issue. board said that capable of defending its title suc- Committee to investigate cricket funds Ratnapura BC The honour for Afridi, who was during a meet- cessfully in the West Indies,” Afridi Group B: SL Schools, Air Force BC, recently fined Rs 3 million for his ing which was Afridi said. Islamabad: A parliamentary million rupees (3.5 million Kandy BC, Jaffna BC ball-tampering act in Australia, attended by the He also ruled out any chance of committee in Pakistan has dollars) of cricket money. (RS) came just hours after he had chairman of the board, Ejaz Butt, problems within the team after the ordered an inquiry into “The irregularities were received the President’s Pride of national team coach, Waqar recent happenings in New Zealand alleged misappropriation of highlighted in an audit report Performance award, a top civilian Younis and manager, Yawar Saeed and Australia which led to the more than 3.5 million dollars for the period of 2003 to 2008,” honor, for his feats in the World along with with Afridi on Tuesday, board imposing bans on of the country’s cricket funds, a PAC spokesman said.