Late City Edition Monday 27th February, 2012 13 SL Navy sink BRC hree half-centuries by Chanaka (Asela Gunaratne 155, Manjula de Zoysa Warnapura 108 (4x7, 6x1) runs and MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) in 2007, after taking 708 test wickets Ruwansiri, Asitha Weerasuriya 66, Seekkuge Prasanna 79, Ravindra Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran’s unbeaten — Former Australia leg-spinner from 145 matches, including his Tand Malith Cooray helped Sri Palleguruge 32; Prasad Kellepotha 5/126, half-century were the highlights as their Shane Warne will be inducted into “ball of the century” to dismiss Lanka Navy SC record 157-run win over Matheesha Perera 4/125) and 15 for no Premier League Tier ‘B’ match against the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame England’s Mike Gatting at BRC in their Premier League Tier ‘B’ wicket in 2.4 overs. Sri Lanka Air Force SC ended in a draw at the annual Allan Border Medal Manchester, England in 1993. match which ended at BRC yesterday. at Riffle Green yesterday. presentations on Monday. He was also crucial to Australia’s SL Navy continuing from their Malith saves Panadura SC Brief Scores: Hall of Fame chairman David World Cup success in 1999, but overnight score 68 for 3 posted 304 in the Malith Chathuranga fell seven runs CCC 175 all out in 50.1 overs and 339 Crow said Sunday that Warne was missed the 2003 tournament because second innings setting BRC 368 for victo- short of a well-deserved century, but his for 6 wkts in 85.3 overs decl. (Sangaran the selection committee’s unanimous of a doping ban. ry. efforts were enough to help Panadura Nandalal 89, Madawa Warnapura 108, choice. The first cricketer to take 700 “To be mentioned in the same Chasing the target, BRC were bun- save their match against Sri Lanka Ports Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran 60 n.o.; test wickets, Warne was named as breath as some of those cricketers dled out for 210. Authority in their Premier League Tier Buddika Sandaruwan 4/93, Sameera one of only five Wisden cricketers of who have already been inducted into Brief Scores: Vithana 1/66) the century in 2000. the Hall of Fame, and to be inducted SL Navy 279 all out in 94.2 overs and SL Air Force SC 234 all out in 73.2 Crow said Warne “revived so soon after my international 304 for 9 wkts in 78.2 overs decl. (Pubudu overs and 136 for 4 wkts in 58 overs legspin, combining accuracy with retirement, is a great privilege,” Edirisinghe 20, Chanaka Ruwansiri 69, Premier (Achira Eranga 43, T. Nadeera 40, Angelo variety and enormous turn ... it was Warne said in a statement. Asitha Weerasuriya 55, Malith Cooray 72; Emmanuel 21 n.o.; Maduka the timing of his performances, in Warne said he idolized pace Malan Madusanka 6/88) League Tier ‘B’ Liyanapathiranage 2/51, Sameera Perera addition to his sheer weight of wick- bowler Dennis Lillee as a boy. BRC 215 all out in 55.5 overs and 210 2/49) ets, that further underlined his leg- “Watching some of these guys all out in 33.2 overs (Mohamed Asker 80, ‘B’ match at Baybrooke Place yesterday. endary status.” growing up, and as kids pretending I Nimesh Perera 36, Gihan Dilruk 30, Chathuranga’s 93 was backed up by Draw at Kurunegala Warne, who plans to attend was one of them with my brother in Safraz Farook 23; Lakmal Keerthiratne two half-centuries by Nilantha Cooray Batsmen dominated as the Premier Monday’s ceremony, said “to be the backyard,” Warne said. 5/45, Dulanjana Mendis 3/71) and Amila Perera. League Tier ‘B’ match between inducted into the Hall of Fame is just The Australian Hall of Fame Brief Scores: Kurunegala YCC and Saracens SC ended a massive honor.” began in 1996 with Lillee and Don Seekkuge guides Army Panadura SC 123 all out in 45.4 overs in a draw at Kurunegala yesterday. Warne retired from test cricket Bradman among 10 initial inductees. Leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna’s and 319 all out in 105.2 overs (Amila Brief Scores: match bag of 14 wickets backed up by Perera 63 n.o., Malith Chathuranga 93, Kurunegala YCC 413 for 8 wkts in Asela Gunaratne’s 155, helped Sri Lanka Nilantha Cooray 59, Sanjaya Fernando 101.1 overs decl. and 226 for 3 wkts in 63 Army record a ten-wicket win over 3/83, Charith Jayaweera 2/32, Shanuka overs (Gayan Maneshan 114, Udesh Police SC in their Premier League Tier Dissanayake 2/66, Chanka Komasaru Perera 69) ‘B’ match played at Panagoda yesterday. 2/74) Saracens SC 423 all out in 95.3 overs Brief Scores: SL Ports Authority CC 353 all out in (Gamindu Kanishka 103, Amila Police SC 317 all out in 84.3 overs and 114.1 overs and 67 for 4 wkts in 12 overs Sandaruwan 93, Nuwan Darshana 47, 136 all out in 34.3 overs (Malinda (Shanuka Dissanayake 20 n.o.; Sampath Lahiru Sri Lakmal 38, Mohomad Aslam Abeyratne 38, Prasad Kellepotha 31 n.o., Perera 2/28) 51, Amila Mendis 22 n.o.; Darshana Anura Priyantha 25; Seekkuge Prasanna Mahawatte 3/53, Narada Ratnayake 3/75, 7/55) CCC and SL Air Force settle for draw Ajith Ekanayake 2/98) SL Army SC 442 all out in 103 overs CCC’s opening batsmen Madawa (RS) Banned Sri Lanka paddlers Amir bite the dust Shane Warne at Asian Table Tennis Beckham in boost to starving returns children in East Africa Championships Nations’ Children’s Fund, spoke out BY DUNCAN LARCOMBE home avid Beckham last week threw after a heartfelt appeal by Prince BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE his weight behind The Sun’s William and wife Kate. ISLAMABAD, (AP) — Pakistan’s Dcampaign to highlight the His comments come after The Sun went to the horn of Africa to find the banned cricketer Mohammad Amir Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s teams famine crisis facing 300,000 children in East Africa. young victims of the drought. returned home Sunday after serving were forced to experience the harsh real- He was among celebrities, includ- Becks said: “As a father I know his jail sentence for spot-fixing in ities of professional sport in Macau in ing Sir Alex Ferguson and comedian there is nothing I wouldn’t do for my London. the team event of the 20th Asian Table Eddie Izzard calling on our readers to children and I am sure you feel the Amir was sentenced for six months, Tennis Championships when they suc- help those caught in Africa’s worst same - but for those families in East but was released earlier this month due cumbed to far superior opposition. drought for 60 years. Africa facing a perilous and uncertain to good behavior after serving half his Strong teams represented the island Soccer legend Becks, a Goodwill future, they need you to do some- sentence, for spot-fixing with two team- nation at the championships, but their Ambassador for Unicef, the United thing.” mates — Salman Butt and Mohammad best wasn’t good enough as they lost the Asif — during a test against England at majority of the games. Lords in August 2010. Butt and Asif are According to the Table Tennis still serving their jail sentences. Mohammad Amir Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL), the The 19-years-old Amir did not speak men’s team beat Maldives and to the waiting media on arriving at Turkmenistan (both 3-0), but lost to Iran Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Butt, the then Pakistan captain, was and Thailand. The men’s team represent- Airport. jailed for 2 1/2 years and Asif for 1 1/2 ed by Rohan Sirisena, Dinesh Local television showed the young years after being convicted for receiv- Deshappriya and Nirmala Jayasinghe leftarm fast bowler — sitting on the ing money to ensure no-balls were finished 12th overall out of 21 countries. back seat of a white car — being driven bowled in the Lord’s test 18 months ago. In the women’s segment Sri Lanka away to his house in Lahore. Amir was considered one of crick- beat Turkmenistan, but lost to India (3- Amir is banned by the International et’s brightest prospects, claiming 51 0), Kazakhstan (3-0) and Indonesia (3-1) Cricket Council until September 2015 wickets in 14 test matches and 25 wick- with Ishara Madurangi being the only for bowling deliberate no-balls. ets in 15 ODIs before bowling those player to win her match. Sri Lanka’s Amir pleaded guilty and did not infamous no-balls. women team represented by Ishara contest his case in London’s Southwark The leftarm paceman could appeal Madurangi, Erandi Warusavithana and Crown Court last year and was given in the Court of Arbitration for Sport Umaya Tharaki finished 14th out of 21 less punishment than Butt and Asif. against the ICC ban. countries..