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SLC Decision Disappoints Spectators for Jayawardene Tuesday 27th March, 2012 REX CLEMENTINE Jayawardene in Test cricket, as he managed SCOREBOARD reporting from Galle just one century and two half-centuries in 23 innings, but with responsibility on his shoul- Sri Lanka 1st Innings Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene ders now, the big runs are coming his way. played one of his best innings against the After three early wickets, it was slow going L.Thirimanne c Swann b Anderson 3 world’s number one ranked team, compiling as Sri Lanka managed just 66 runs in the T. Dilshan c Strauss b Broad 11 morning session, where 30 overs were an unbeaten 168 to deliver his team from the K. Sangakkara c Prior b Anderson 0 doldrums, as Sri Lanka fought their way back bowled. Thilan Samaraweera required nearly M. Jayawardene not out 168 in the opening Test against England, here at an hour and 31 balls to get off the mark, but the Galle International Stadium, yesterday. once set, he looked in good touch before his T. Samaraweera run out 20 England had spent three weeks in Colombo innings ended when he was run out, backing D. Chandimal c Bell b Patel 27 in the lead up to the first Test, while the Sri up. England went on to pick up the wicket of P. Jayawardene lbw b Anderson 23 Lankans had been busy playing a couple of Dinesh Chandimal as well, in the afternoon S. Randiv run out 12 ODI tournaments and the tourists’ prepara- session and then Prasanna Jayawardene was R. Herath lbw b Patel 5 tions looked to be paying dividends when the trapped leg before wicket by Anderson, soon C. Welagedera not out 10 seam bowlers reduced Sri Lanka to 15 for after tea. Then Suraj Randiv was run out by a Extras: (6lb, 4nb) 10 three, in the first 20 minutes. direct hit from Andrew Strauss to leave Sri TOTAL: (For eight wickets) 289 Then there was a fine rearguard action Lanka on 191 for seven. It looked all downhill Overs: 90 from the Sri Lankan captain, as he dazzled for the hosts at that point. Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-11, 3-15, 4-67, 5-128, 6- The script would have read along those with a mixture of defence and attack as he 170, 7-191, 8-253 strangled England in the scorching heat of lines had Anderson managed to hold on to a Still to bat: Suranga Lakmal Galle, in the decisive final session where Sri return catch with Jayawardene on 90 and the Lanka gained lost ground. “Mahela total on 192 for seven. Bowling: Anderson 17-5-56-3, Broad 18-1-66-1 Jayawardene has batted how I would imagine Jayawardene then let England pay a heavy (4nb), Panesar 23-11-42-0, Swann 23-3-92-0, God would have played….genius!” tweeted price, cashing in with the tourists looking Patel 9-1-27-2 Michael Vaughan. jaded and there were too many loose balls. Toss: Sri Lanka The century was the 30th of Jayawardene’s Into the bargain, Monty Panesar, who didn’t Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan and Rod Tucker, career and the seventh against England. This pick up a wicket, dropped Jayawardene twice, Australia Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene is also his sixth Test hundred at Galle and he the first one enabling him to complete 150 TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford, Australia celebrates scoring a century runs. completed 2000 runs at the venue, becoming Match referee: Javagal Srinath, India. during the first day’s play in the the only batsman to score over 2000 runs at Jayawardene added a crucial 62 runs for two venues. He has already completed 2500 the eight wicket with Rangana Herath and an Lanka milking 121 runs in 29 overs. first Test against England in Test runs at the SSC. unbroken 36 runs for the ninth wicket with At stumps, Jayawardene was unbeaten on Galle, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Last year was a disappointing one for Chanaka Welagedara. In the last session only, 168 having batted for over six hours and faced (Pic by Eranga Jayawardena) he scored 88 runs in just 105 balls, with Sri 289 balls. He hit 20 fours and three sixes. Ford full of praise SLC decision disappoints spectators for Jayawardene REX CLEMENTINE reporting from Galle Not that the scorching heat in Galle is something that Graeme Ford is unfamiliar with as he hails from steamy Durban, but the way Sri Lanka started off their cam- paign was tough, as they lost three early wickets with 15 runs on the board after electing to bat first in the first Test against England, yesterday. A brilliant unbeaten 168 from captain Mahela Jayawardene helped the hosts to recover and be in the hunt and with the wicket offering some turn, their first innings total could prove to be crucial. “If Samaraweera hadn’t been unfortu- nately run out, the game could have been pretty different. But the fight-back after being 15 for three is really pleasing. I can’t honestly say enough of the quality of Mahela’s innings,” Ford told journalists, yesterday. Galle’s devoted cricket fans watch Monday’s play in the first Test between England and Sri Lanka from the nearby bus stand. The minimum price of a ticket to witness a day’s proceedings There has been lot of criticism regard- is Rs. 5000! ing the scheduling of the series, as the Sri Lanka’s players had just a couple of days to The cricket fans here in Galle were the reach of devout Galle fans, officials some first class cricketers of the area. Some observers on Sunday pointed prepare for the Test series against the cursing Sri Lanka Cricket’s bigwigs of the Galle Stadium had given the SLC has come in for heavy criticism out that by keeping the local fans away world’s number one ranked team, but Ford yesterday for denying them an opportu- locals access to a small portion of the during the last three years, with former from the venue, Nishanha Ranatunga understood the realities. “International nity to see the world’s number one area. However, there was no cover or Sports Minister C. B. Ratnayake calling was set to gain as the series is telecast cricket is such that itineraries are hectic ranked team in action, after the board seats available for them. A large por- the D. S. de Silva and Nishantha by Carlton TV, of which he is the CEO. had raised the prices of tickets by tion of spectators were trying to wit- Ranatunga run Cricket Interim According to Sri Lanka’s Sports Law, and we knew for some time that this was many folds. The minimum price of a ness the game from the nearby bus Committee the third most corrupt insti- (which is often flouted by those in going to be tough. Adapting from the pretty ticket to witness a day’s play is Rs. stand and the Galle ramparts. tution in the country. During power), Nishantha Ranatunga is ineli- mad and crazy One Day schedule into Test 5000. Of all Sri Lankan grounds, Galle has Nishantha’s previous stint as Secretary, gible to hold office at SLC, as he is the cricket wasn’t easy.We are very happy with Although controversial SLC had the best attendance for Test match- Interim Committee, SLC was under head of a media institution. the focus and the way the boys have gone Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga had es and SLC’s decision to deny the local investigation by the Parliamentary Does the rule of law prevail in Sri about with their cricket. A lot of sides said that there would be no reduction spectators entry at a reasonable price, watchdog, Committee on Public Lanka, one is tempted to ask. (RC) would have faulted under the pressure in the price, putting the game beyond was frowned upon by many, including Enterprises (COPE). from the situation we were in earlier on today, but the character these guys have shown is remarkable. They are never down and out and they are always fighting back,” Ford remarked. CIS wins double at Sri Lanka ended day one on 289 for eight Gayle signs agreement with WICB and Ford wasn’t sure what was a good first innings total in Galle. “You never know Chris Gayle, the former West West Indies side. He is contracted to Ritzbury Challenge until the second side has batted, but it cer- Indies captain, has signed a CARI- represent Royal Challengers tainly has got us into a comfortable situa- COM-brokered agreement with the Bangalore in the IPL from April 4 to BY CHATHURA PINNAWELA Colombo International’s trusted source tion, than what we were in the morning. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), May 27 and Somerset in England’s for goals in the tournament, Shehara We didn’t set a total in mind. It’s about win- but with a ‘side-letter’ whose con- domestic Twenty20 tournament later Colombo International School won Subaideen. Ishani Gupta doubled the ning one session at a time. We really want- tents are yet to be disclosed. in the summer. the double at the Ritzbury advantage three minutes later and ed to win that first session, unfortunately “Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves A resolution to the year-long dis- International Schools U-17 football apart from a late consolation from we lost that first session and from there on Dilroshini Karunaratne, it was always [of St Vincent] provided a copy of pute between Gayle and the WICB challenge beating Elizabeth Moir it was all fighting back,” he added.
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