Monday 20th June, 2011 fight back Sri Lanka earn rare first place after England declaration in Davis Cup stumps with night watchman BY REVATA S. SILVA straight sets. Rangana Herath on two. On Sunday the virtual Sangakkara, who has scored heav- One of the most success- final of the competition saw ily in Australia, has failed to master ful campaigns of the nation- Sri Lanka beat Lebanon 3-0. conditions in England having scored al men’s team in the recent RESULTS a mere two half-centuries in nine history saw hosts Sri Lanka 1st to 2nd Places Play- Tests here and will be looking for a emerge first in Asia- offs: Sri Lanka bt Lebanon big one in possibly his last Test Oceania Zone Group-III, out 3-0 - Oshada Wijemanne Match in England. of eight participating beat Karim Alayli 5-2 Earlier, an unbeaten hundred by nations, at the Davis Cup, retired middle order batsman Ian Bell pro- sponsored by BNP Paribas, Harshana Godamanna pelled England’s total past 350. After in Colombo yesterday. beat Giovani Samaha 6-2, 6-1 resuming from the overnight total of Sri Lanka lost just two Rajeev Rajapakse & 195 for four, Bell added 45 runs for matches out of 15 which Oshada Wijemanne bt the fifth with night watchman were played against five Patrick Chucri & Jiovanni Jimmy Anderson. It took Sri Lanka oppositions this year Samaha 1-0 retired three quarter of an hour in the through five days of play Final standings: morning to dismiss Anderson who that was over on Sunday Sri Lanka and Lebanon batted well for his 27 with some (June 19) at the SLTA hard promoted to Group-II in exquisite cover drives. courts. 2012 That was the only wicket the Sri Those five opposition UAE and Myanmar Lankans could claim in the morning countries were Vietnam demoted to Group-IV in 2012 session as Bell added 137 runs for the (beaten by SL 3-0 ), Vietnam, Oman, Kuwait sixth wicket with . Bell reached his half-century with a late cut off Suranga Lakmal. Fast bowler Dilhara Fernando, supposed to be the leader of the Sri Lankan attack was disappointing once again. Fernando, who has been part of the Sri Lankan side over a decade has hardly justified his place in the side in recent times. He limped off the field after bowling just six overs due to a knee strain the previ-

England’s Ian Bell hits a ball from Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath during the fourth day of the 3rd Test match at the Scoreboard Rose Bowl ground, Southampton, England, Sunday June 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) Sri Lanka first innings 184 all out Sri Lanka 2nd Innings England 1st innings (195/4 overnight) T. Paranavithana ct Swann b Anderson 10 REX CLEMENTINE eight. Lahiru A. Strauss ct Paranavithana b Welagedara 03 L. Thirimanne ct Strauss b Tremlett 38 reporting from Southampton Thirmanne and A. Cook ct Samaraweera b Fernando 55 K. Sangakkara 44 Tharanga J. Trott ct P. Jayawardene b Lakmal 04 M. Jayawardene ct Prior b Broad 06 Paranavithana survived ri Lanka were fighting to save K. Pietersen ct P. Jayawardene b Perera 85 R. Herath not out 02 the third and final Test Match that spell without being I. Bell not out 119 Extras: (b 8, lb 2, w 1, nb 1) 12 Sagainst England after an horren- separated but Anderson J. Anderson ct P. Jayawardene b Welagedara 27 struck after tea when Total: for three 112 dous batting collapse in the first E. Morgan ct P. Jayawardene b Lakmal 71 he had Paranavithana Overs: 49 innings and set to survive 49 overs on M. Prior ct M. Jayawardene b Perera 00 the penultimate day with 193 runs caught at second slip by To bat: T. Samaraweera, P. Jayawardene, T. S. Broad ct Randiv (Sub) b Lakmal 00 behind, they reached 112 for three at . Perera, S. Lakmal, C. Welagedara and D. Extras: (lb 2, w 3, nb 8) 13 stumps here at the Rose Bowl yester- Debutant Lahiru Fernando. Total: for eight wickets declared 377 day. Thirimanne showcased Bowling: Anderson 12-5-22-1 (1w), Tremlett Overs: 92.4 The tourists are still 81 runs the temperament 13-4-34-1 (1nb), Broad 11-4-22-1, Swann 10-3- Fall of wickets: 1-04, 2-13, 3-120, 4-191, 5- behind England’s first innings total, required for a Test 16-0, Pietersen 3-1-8-0. 236, 6-373, 7-374, 8-377. but with weather predictions not Match player with a Toss: England patient knock. He was Did not bat: G. Swann and C. Tremlett. looking good for today’s final day, Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker they appear to have got out of jail. unruffled by the con- Bowling: Welagedara 24-3-90-2 (1w) (2nb), (Aus) Today’s entire day, however, will not stant short pitched bow- Lakmal 24.2-2-99-3 (1w) (2nb), Fernando 10.2- be washed out and Kumar ing and took a knock or 0-47-1 (1w) (4nb), Perera 24-3-101-2, Herath 9- Third Umpire: Billy Doctrove (WI) Sangakkara will have to show the two on the knuckles 1-33-0, M. Jayawardene 1-0-5-0. Match Referee: Alan Hurst (Aus) Harshana Godamanna whose untiring efforts through application he exhibited the last five years or so for his country helped her yesterday if Sri Lanka his knock, which last- ous day.He looked to be in some pain gain admirable positions all the time in gruelling are to avoid a 2-0 defeat ed for two and half yesterday and bowled just four overs Davis Cup campaigns. Here he is serving in yester- in the series. hours under trying that too off a short run up and left day’s tie against Lebanon at the SLTA, Colombo Sri Lanka famously circumstances, was the field towards the latter part of collapsed in their second worth its weight in which the hosts won 3-0. Sri Lanka finished first out the England innings. innings in the first Test gold. of eight nations in this year’s Davis Cup to get a pro- in Cardiff to be bowled Thirimanne was Sri Lanka opted for the new ball motion to Asia-Oceania Zone Group-II. out for 82 runs inside 25 eventually dismissed immediately after it was available, (Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi) overs to lose the Test by for 38 when Tremlett but weren’t able to produce anything an innings and 14 runs returned for his sec- that would trouble the England bats- Myanmar (3-0), Kuwait (2-1) and Malaysia remain in and have no chance of ond spell and forced men. Eoin Morgan reached his half- in the first round and Group-III for 2012 century with a boundary off squaring the series, but him to nick one to Malaysia (2-1) and Lebanon (NB - Out of the eight Chanaka Welagedara. Soon after that (3-0) in the second round or their pride is at stake at participating countries, Bell reached his 14th Test hundred the Promotion Play-offs. after a lackluster per- first slip. He made 38 Lebanon played in Group-III formance so far in the in 112 balls with four and the second in the series pulling In fact, one of the two last year and earned a pro- series. fours. Suranga Lakmal for a single. matches which Sri Lanka England Andrew Strauss boldly.The only weakness he seemed Sangakkara, who has come under England lost three wickets for just lost was not a decisive one motion to Group-II this gave Jimmy Anderson and Chris to be having was attempting to drive much criticism in this series for not one run in search of quick runs and as in that she played her time. Malaysia was in Tremlett six overs before tea to make balls that were too close to his body, being among the runs showed plenty Strauss declared the innings with the fourth player, Thangarajah Group-II last year and will early inroads in the Sri Lankan sec- but given the way some of the of application in a knock that lasted total on 377 for eight. Bell was Dineshkanthan, instead of have to stay another year in ond innings when he declared famous names in the Sri Lankan line for 149 minutes. He was unbeaten on unbeaten on 119 in 169 deliveries her regular Doubles player Group-III. Sri Lanka will go England’s first innings on 377 for up have batted in this series so far, 44 off 111 balls with four fours at with 12 boundaries. Harshana Godamanna in a back to her Group-II posi- ‘dead rubber’ against tion which they held in Malaysia on Saturday. Their 2010. The rest of the five only genuine defeat was nations, Vietnam, Oman, recorded when they lost the 2nd Singles match against Kuwait, UAE and Myanmar, Kuwait when Oshada will have to stay in the same Wijemanne lost his Singles Groups which they were in The Finance Turbo-boost for Havelocks last year.) to Mohammad Ghareeb in

BY RUSSELL PALIPANE The team, which is a blend of youth and experience (including It was a momentous occasion! two foreign internationals from the It was Friday, June 17, 2011 and Pacific Islands), started off the sea- the time somewhere around 6.20 pm son by rattling reigning champions and it took place on the lawn of the Kandy Sports Club. Fans’ fury as play is stopped in sun Havelocks Sports Club, in Colombo. Ana Saranapala, Havelocks Sports Club Director of Coaching Sri Lanka’s oldest finance com- period of good weather. and Chairman of the Selection BY SCYLD BERRY pany, now known as The Finance At around 4.00 pm, Co. PLC, and Havelocks Sports Club, Committee, said of the Kandy game: The Rose Bowl’s inaugu- umpires Aleem Dar and Rod which was established 93 years ago, “We lost the game in the last 10 min- utes.” ral Test match was laid open Tucker led the players out forged a mutually beneficial rela- to ridicule on Saturday tionship. Havelocks then went on to beat — and promptly took them Army Sports Club. “We are aiming when the match officials off again without a ball This year, The Finance Company chose to take the tea inter- PLC will be sponsoring Havelocks to lay our hands on the silverware being bowled as another this season,” added Saranapala. val just as bright sunshine rugby in the on-going Inter-Club The Chairman of The Finance Company PLC (2ndR), hands over the shower arrived. Ten min- The sponsorship package was broke out on a day blighted rugby season. sponsorship cheque to the President of Havelocks Sports Club, by regular showers. utes later, with the sun shin- Last year, the Park Club had a handed over by Preethi Tyronne Coonghe, at the club premises on June 17, 2011. The full house of 15,000 ing, the umpires inexplica- disappointing season, but indica- Jayawardene, Chairman, The Finance Company PLC, to Havies’ (Pic by Dharmasena Welivita) were left dismayed and bly called tea, despite spec- tions are, they will be a major force angry by the bizarre deci- tators having at that point to be reckoned with, this time President, Tyronne Coonghe. cials. of Ceylon, the Employees Trust sion to keep the players off seen only 23.5 overs in the around. The Finance Company PLC is Among the main shareholders Fund and Brown & Company now managed by a new team of offi- now are the People’s Bank, the Bank Limited. the field during the rare day.

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