President’s College, Rajagiriya, cruised to an easy innings and nine run victory over Lumbini College as leg spinner Soniyer Perera completed a match bag of 11 wickets to hold their opponents to 147 runs in the second innings in their Inter School First XI match which ended at Mahara Prison Grounds on Tuesday.

President’s 231 all out in 78 overs (Nipuna Geethanga 20, Sagara Upuldeniya 44, Sanath Silva 118; Shanaka Nuwan 3/56)

Lumbini 75 all out in 30.4 overs (Heshan Rusiru 25, Mohamed Aslam 34, Soniyer Perera 6/17, Rajitha Chathuranga 3/40) and 147 all out in 72.4 overs (Ashan Rusiru 23, Prabath Chathuranga 32, Saranga Malshan 50 n.o; Soniyar Perera 5/74, Rajitha Chathuranga 4/49)

St. John’s College, Nugegoda, came up with a fine all-round performance to record their first outright victory of the season, as they stunned Carey College by bettering their first innings performance to score an eight wickets victory in their match ended at Railway Grounds on Tuesday.

While Rashen Amanda bagged eight wickets, a fine 61 from Mayura Ranasinghe in the first innings and an unbeaten 71 runs by Shehan David stood in good stead for St. John’s.

Carey 184 all out in 53 overs (A. Ajireen 67, M. Bandara 17, B. Senaratne 32; Rashen Amanda 4/51, Keshawa Eranda 3/59) and 115 all out in 33 overs (A. Ajireen 31, B. Senaratne 21; Rashen Amanda 3/06, Himalaka Perera 3/19, Charith Nirmala 2/45)

St. John’s 166 all out in 60 overs (Mayura Ranasinghe 61, Dimuth Indeewara 29, Nimesh Maduranga 28; Harshana Gunawardena 4/38, Rehan Rizvi 4/35) and 134 for 2 in 37.2 overs (Shehan David 71 n.o, Imran Aziz 40; Harshana Gunawardena 2/27)

Devananda College bettered their first innings performance, posting a fighting 267 runs, but it couldn’t stave off defeat as Kasun Pussewela and Yasoda Lanka topped 40 runs for Richmond College to record a five wicket victory in their Inter School First XI match ended at Ratgama, on Tuesday.

Devananda 131 all out in 34.2 overs (Samith de Silva 33, Ramesh Lakshitha 21, Isuru Jayaweera 18, Ruvinda Sharmen 17; Lahiru Rajantha 3/52, Supun Wijewardena 5/20) 267 all out in 69.3 overs (Ruvinda Sharmen 32, Ramesh Lakshitha 36, Supun Priyanga 82, Isuru Jayaweera 31, Danusha de Soysa 27; T. Nadeera 4/39, Lahiru Rajantha 2/56, Pabasara Waduge 2/14)

Richmond 246 all out in 54.2 overs (Mahesh Niroshan 23, Yohan Dilshan 42, Kusal Praboda 106, Supun Wijewardena 25; Ruvinda Sharmen 3/47, Supun Priyanga 3/30, Sham Suranga 3/68) and 155 for 5 in 25 overs (Kasun Pussewela 43, Yasoda Lanka 46, T. Nadeera 18, Asitha Weerasuriya 15 n.o; Ruvinda Sharmen 3/51)

Set a target of 180 to win, Royal College were 117 for 8 at close as Banuka Rajapakse dropped anchor with a half century, in their drawn inter School First XI match against Ananda College at Air Force Grounds, Colombo, on Tuesday.

Ananda 250 all out in 75 overs (Sameera Wijesuriya 64, Paraboda Seneviratne 40, Ishara Wickramasinghe 35, Sachin Devage 31, Udara Peiris 26, Udara Jayasundara 21; C. Rajaratne 4/34, K. Botheju 3/70, D. Nanayakkara 2/31) and 79 for 2 decl in 17.5 overs (Praboda Seneviratne 39, Udara Peiris 30 n.o)