St. John's College, Panadura, emerged winners in the Under 19 Division III Inter Schools Cricket tournament as they beat Veluwana MV by 171 runs at at Ananda Sasthralaya College grounds, on Tuesday. The tournament was conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and Masscom Limited. St. John’s Panadura 259 all out in 49.5 overs (Sasindu [...]

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Ibbagamuwa Central College scored a smashing first innings win over Wayamba Royal College, Kurunegala to remain in the Division II of the schools under 19, in the relegation match played at Ibbagamuwa yesterday. It was a sad day for Wayamba Royal College who in a desperate bid to remain in the Division II of the [...]

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Trinity College Kandy created an Under 19 inter-schools cricket record when they bagged their third title by emerging the Under 19 inter-schools T20 champions with a 12-run win on the Duckworth Lewis system against St Peter’s in the final played at the CCC ground yesterday. Trinity’s first title for the Under 19 inter-schools cricket season [...]

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The Under 19 inter-school cricket season which began in late September last year is almost at the tail end. So for some schools it has been a long journey having played the league matches followed by the traditional big matches and then the limited over matches (traditional and tournament). It’s no doubt going to be [...]

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Richmond outclassed De Mazenod Kandana by 62 runs in the quarter final encounter of Under 19 inter-school T20 cricket tournament played at Reid Avenue yesterday. Richmond taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 110 and then their bowlers A.K. Tyrone, Thisara Bhanuka and Prabath Nishantha wrecked the Maznodians to bundle them [...]

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St. Sylvester’s recorded a four wicket win over Zahira in another quarter final encounter of the same tournament played at the CCC grounds yesterday. The low scoring game saw Zahira batting first being restricted to 93 and St. Sylvester’s reaching the target in the 16th over. St. Sylvester’s too advanced to the semi finals and [...]

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A last ball six by Madura Madusanka who made an unbeaten 39 in 27 balls with four boundaries and a six helped St. Benedict’s record a thrilling four wicket win over Prince of Wales in their pre-quarter final encounter of the Under 19 inter-school T20 tournament played at Kotahena yesterday. St. Benedict’ after restricting the [...]

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It was goose pimples for the Trinity College Lions before they posted a narrow ten run win over Wesley College to enter the quarter finals of the schools under 19 Twenty 20 Cricket tournament match played at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday. Wesley College chasing a victory target of 107 to win with the scoreboard [...]

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Opener Pabasara Waduge guided Richmond to the quarter final of the Under 19 inter-schools T20 cricket tournament with a knock of 69 helping his side record a 33-run win over St Anthony’s Katugastota in the pre-quarter final match played at Rathgama yesterday. Richmond taking first lease of the wicket were helped by a 93-run stand [...]

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Ranitha Liyanaarachchi cracked an unbeaten 67 in only 36 balls to help St Peter’s record an easy 30-run win over Maliyadeva in their Under 19 inter-school T20 pre-quarter final encounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. St Peter’s invited to take first lease of the wicket by Maliyadeva underwent an early setback when they lost their first [...]

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“I am happy that we are taking the only title that eluded us to the hill capital,” summed up an ecstatic yet composed Trinity College cricket captain Niroshan Dickwella at the awards presentation ceremony that followed the Dialog Youth19 Limited over final. An appreciative crowd at Maitland Crescent, predominantly Trinity diehards, witnessed their young guns [...]

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Trinity fulfilled their ambition which eluded them last year to emerge the Under 19 inter-school champions when they defeated Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in a match worthy of a final played at the CCC grounds yesterday. The hero for the Trinitians was their deputy skipper Janishka Premasinghe who came to his side’s rescue when they needed [...]

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It was so near yet so far for Zahira as their hopes of advancing to the final of the Under 19 limited over tournament for the first ever time were dashed by Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda who too were looking to book final berth for the first time, prevailing by one wicket in the second semi [...]

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Trinity qualified for the final of the Under 19 limited over tournament for the second successive year when they defeated St. Peter’s by a massive 87 runs in the semi final encounter played at the CCC grounds yesterday. Trinity being invited to take first lease of the wicket by St. Peter’s skipper Shehan Fernando made [...]

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The two Fernando’s, skipper Shehan and Shasheen, guided St Peter’s to the semi finals of the Under 19 limited over tournament by cracking unbeaten half tons to help the side record a convincing ten wicket win over St Sylvester’s in the quarter final encounter played at the Bloomfield ground in Reid Avenue yesterday. Shehan hit [...]

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Royal Panadura helped by an all round performance by Kavindu Ashan recorded their fifth outright win of the 2012 Under 19 inter-school season crushing Devapathiraja MMV Rathgama by an innings and 192 runs in the match concluded at the Panadura Esplanade yesterday. The second day’s play saw Royal Panadura declaring on their overnight score of [...]

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Dharmasoka MV guided by an unbroken 107 run stand for the fourth wicket between Adeesha Thilanchana and Yohan Rashmika recorded a stunning seven wicket win over St. Benedict’s in the prequarter final encounter played at Karandeniya yesterday. Adeesha made a quick fire 66 in just 48 balls which comprised nine boundaries and two sixes while [...]

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Zahira advanced to the quarter finals of the Under 19 inter-school limited over tournament with a comfortable 34 run win over Prince of Wales in the match played at Kotte yesterday.zahira taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 193 which came on the back of a 75 run stand for the [...]

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St. Peter’s outclassed Gurukula MV Kelaniya by ten wickets in another pre-quarter final match played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. Gurukula MV taking first lease of the wicket was bundled out for a paltry 53 with right arm pacie Ali Khan ending with impressive figures of 5 for 21. St. Peter’s in their turn needed just 6.1 [...]

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An unbroken 46-run stand for the ninth wicket between Sarinda Dassanayake and Thineth Manishka who made knocks of 30 helped Maliyadeva record a thrilling last ball victory over S. de S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala in another match of the same tournament played at Dehiwala. S. de S. Jayasinghe MMV taking first lease of the wicket [...]

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