Yet another Victory, Congratulations to our Cricket Team..!!!!

St. Mary's College : 168/all out [1st innings]  | 116/6 [2nd innings] (Declared)
168 all out in 57.4 overs (Mohammed Malik 32, Malinda Gunaratne 32, Chathuranga Ranaweera 40, Sahan Opatha 12, Samadhi Dissanayake 3 for 52, Udara Tillakasiri 4 for 38, Asanga Balasuriya 3 for 23) and 116 for 6 decl, in 37.1 overs (Mohammed Malika 22, Malinda Gunaratne 68, Samadhi Dissanayake 6 for 40)

Kegalu Vidyalaya : 103/all out [1st innings]  | 4/1 [2nd innings] (Match ended due to bad weather/poor light conditions)
103 all out in 41.4 overs (Nimantha Ratnayake 11, Udara Tillakasiri 29, Malinda Gunaratne 5 for 42, Prince Jayakumar 4 for 27) and 3 for 1 in 0.3 overs (Malinda Gunaratne 1 for 3)

Best Batsman: Chathuranga Ranaweera (St. Mary’s College) Man of the Match: Malinda Gunaratne (St. Mary’s College), Best Bowler: Samadhi Dissanayake (Kegalu Vidyalaya)

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St. Mary’s have advantage over Kegalu Vidyalaya
FRIDAY, 25 MARCH 2011 00:00
By – U.J. Jezeem - Kandy Sports Corr.
http://print.dailymirror.lk/sports/128-local/39230.html
Copyright © 2010 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.

St. Mary’s College Kegalle should go out favourites to win the Sabaragamuwa’s “Battle of the Golds” against Kegalu Vidyalaya in their 33rd encounter to be played at the Kegalle Esplanade on March 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sunday). The Marians are enjoying their best ever season having secured no less than nine outright wins during the season and drawn the balance six games to remain unbeaten. Two of the matches were abandoned due to rain.

Kegalu Vidyalaya on the other hand have played 16 matches, winning one, losing two and drawing the rest.

St. Mary’s College will be led by fifth year coloursman, Malinda Gunaratne who has scored over 700 runs and his off spinners had proved to be deadly to their opponents capturing 91 wickets. He has been the mainstay of the side.

Christopher Denipitiya is the vice captain of the side who has scored over 600 runs and captured over 60 wickets.  Prince Jayakumar has been another top performer capturing 60 wickets and scoring over 400 runs.

Kegalu Vidyalaya will be led by sixth year coloursman Chaluka Weerasinghe who has scored over 650 runs and captured 15 wickets. Deputy skipper Udara Tillakasri has performed well with both bat and the ball scoring 675 runs and capturing 60 wickets with his spinners. Tharaka Somatillake has scored 550 runs and captured 25 wickets.

Though he Marians go out favourites, Kegalu Vidyalaya are determined to clinch their maiden victory, which they could have achieved four years ago when the match had to be abandoned when 10 runs away from victory with six wickets in hand before a crowd invasion.

St. Mary’s College lead the series with 3 wins against none by Kegalu Vidyalaya.

St. Mary’s College squad from Malinda Gunaratne (Captain), Christopher Denipitiya (Vice captain), Prince Jayakumar, Kevin Galdeniya, Madhawa Herath, Iraj Jayamanne, Jude Perera, Mohammed Malik, Shan Opatha, Chathuranga Ranaweera, Chamika Karunaratne, Prageeth Edirisinghe, Chamika Senaratne, Akalanka Madusanka,

(Coach S. Ekanayake, MIC- Prabath Sundarapperuma)

St. Mary’s College lead the series with 3 wins against none by Kegalu Vidyalaya.

Kegalu Vidyalaya squad from Chaluka Weerasinghe, Kalpa Bandaranayake, K.C. Ranasinghe, Asanka Balasuriya, Tharaka Somatillake, Tharindu Somaratne, Samadhi Dassanayake, Wimanha Ratnayake, D.R.D.B. Dissanayake, B.M.L.S. Perera, P.V.V. Withanage, A.S. Wijesinghe, F.S. Chamara, Ruwan Jayasuriya, H.R.I. Dananjaya, L.P.L.S. Pathirana, I.D. Pathirana (Coach M. Shukri, MIC S. Indrajith)

Congrats to our cricket team...!!!!

Highlight of the match was a fine double of 60 and 43 a match-bag of 7 for 90 by St Mary’s College skipper Malinda Gunaratne. Malinda Gunaratne who is an off-spinner has now captured 81 wickets for the season and also scored 650 runs during the season. St Anne’s College who made 173 in the second innings set their opponents a victory target of 150 in 9 overs and they made 73 for 3.

St Anne’s College: 177 and 173 all out in 59.3 overs (M Udagedara 46, M Perera 40, C Perera 27, M Afsal 25, Malinda Gunaratne 4 for 30, Christopher Denipitiya 3 for 37, Prince Jayakumara 3 for 78).

St Mary’s College:(97 for 4 overnight continued) 193 all out in 54 overs (Malinda Gunaratne 60, Eraj Jayamanne 21, Chathuranga Ranaweera 24 n.o, Sahan Opatha 13, M Afsal 3 for 30) and 73 for 3 in 9 overs (Malinda Gunaratne 43, Kevin Galdeniya 13, C Denipitiya 12, C Perera 2 for 31).

(c) Daily News /S M Jiffrey Abdeen, - Kandy Sports Correspondent

Ref: http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/28/news16.asp

S M Jiffry ABDEEN - Kandy Sports Correspondent
Ref: http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/16/spo03.asp

St Mary’s College, Kegalle, set a victory target of 197 in 25 overs, accepted the challenge boldly and threw caution to winds to reach their target with just three balls to spare to register their fifth outright victory when they registered a five wicket win over St Thomas’ College, Matale in their school’s under 19 cricket tournament match concluded at Matale yesterday.

This was Marians fourth outright in the tournament games.
The Marians scored at almost at eight runs per over in their run chase. Architects of their win were Christopher Denipitiya 52 not out (3 sixes, 4 fours, 42 balls), Malinda Gunaratne 47 (4 sixes, 1 four), Kevin Galdeniya 43 (8 fours, 24 balls).
For the Thomians S N Wijetunga made 81 with 6 sixes and 4 fours which helped them to declare at 243 for 8 and set a daunting task which the Marians achieved racing against the clock.

The scores:
St Thomas’ College, Matale 157 all out in 44.5 overs (N G Madushanka 54, V Wijebandara 37, M Wijetunga 13, V Kumarasinghe 13, Kevin Galdeniya 4 for 15, Christopher Denipitiya 2 for 43) and 243 for 8 declared in 54.2 overs (S N Wijetunga 81, K Wijewansa 47, J Kennedy 21, C Kumarasinghe 14, C D Madusanka 56, Malinda Gunaratne 3 for 56, Kevin Galdeniya 2 for 43, Christopher Denipitiya 2 for 46).

St Mary’s College, Kegalle 205 all out in 55.4 overs (Chathuranga Ranaweera 56, Malinda Gunaratne 40, Eraj Jayamanne 26, Christopher Denipitiya 26, Jude Perera 15, C Karunaratne 11, L D Madushanka 4 for 53, L L Adikarinayake 2 for 35, N Kumarasiri 2 for 10) and 197 for 5 in 24.3 overs (Malinda Gunaratne 47, Christopher Denipitiya 52 n.o., Kevin Galdeniya 43, M Malik 17, Chathuranga Ranaweera 22, L Adikarinayake 2 for 45).

March 5, 6 

on Kegalle public ground


A Sparkling First innings VICTORY from M-A-R-I-A-N-S

What an Excellent batting display from our guys. Great attacking inning from Star batsman - Malinda Gunarathne for his 95 & Christopher Denipitiya's SIXES were flied away from the ground. We are keeping our UNBEATEN record, since the first BATTLE OF THE GOLDS.

Proud to be a MARIAN

Score Card

KMV - 1st Inning

251/8 (dec.)

Roshan Weerasinghe - 113

Chaluka Weerasinghe - 30

SMC - 1st Inning

253/8 (dec.)

Malinda Gunarathne - 95

Kalpa Sriyarathne - 49

KMV 2nd Inning

13/0 (End of the match)


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