Thurstan well placed

Moratuwa Sports Corr

Thurstan College were sitting pretty at the end of day one in their inter-school under 19 cricket tournament match against Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa.

Thurstanites winning the toss and invited Cambrians to take the first lease and their gamble worked off when Cambrian wickets fell at regular intervals without score board moving. At one stage Cambrians were reeling with 77 for 7 and some resistance came from the bats of Malshan Mendis 25 and Thushara Alwis unbeaten on 32 runs and Cambrians were all out for 154 runs. Ravindu Wijeratne took 3 for 28.

Thurstan were 157 for 4 at the close on first day with Shehan Kamaleen 47 and Nuwan Darshana 51 runs.

Chief Scores

PWC - 154 (Malshan Mendis 25, Thusara Alwis 32 N/O, Ravindu Wijeratne 3/28, Chamlka Gamage 2/19, Ishan Perera 2/2).

Thurstan - 157/4, (Shehan Kamaleen 47, Nuwan Darshana 51, Udara Theekshana 25, Shehan Jayasuriya 2/61).