Royal and Richmond enter pre-quarters

Royal College Colombo (A) and Richmond College Galle (A) advanced to the pre quarter final round of the Under 15 division One inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.

Royal College Colombo (A) won the first inning against St. Benedict’s College Kotahena (A) in the second round fixture played at Reid Avenue Colombo and Richmond College Galle (A) won the first inning against Prince of Wales College Moratuwa in the second round fixture played at Moratuwa.

Sehadu Sooriyarachchi of Royal College (A) made second century in this season. Sehadu Sooriyarachchi scored unbeaten 100 runs in 148 balls with 10 boundaries and a six against St. Benedict’s College Kotahena (A).

* At Reid Avenue (Royal College Colombo (A) won the first inning)

Royal (A): 254/4 d (51.1) (Sehadu Sooriyarachchi 100 n.o., Hirun Maneesha 84, Thevindu Wewelwala 31)

St. Benedict’s Kotahena (A): 217 (48.5) (Dumeen Liyanarachchi 54, Buddhima Tharupathi 25, Akein Perera 21, Ushitha Illeperuma 3/31, Oshan Sulakshana 3/39)

* At Moratuwa (Richmond College Galle (A) won the first inning)

Prince of Wales College (A) Moratuwa: 128 (38.5) (Sethika Wijethunga 56, Disitha Hewage 4/38, Tenura Dias 3/24, Punal Hansajith 2/34)

Richmond College Galle (A):180/9 d (54) (Tharun Ariyaratne 36, Imalsha Udeera 32, Disitha Hewage 28, Binuka Hasarel 25, Nehan Anuhas 3/21, Vonal Perera 3/29). (YK)