Skipper Dinesh Walpita anchored the late order with an unbeaten 53 runs for S. Thomas’ College to post 148 for eight wickets at close, after a first innings loss to Isipatana College in their Inter School Under-19 match which ended at Colts Grounds, yesterday.

Leg spinner Anushka Samaratunga starred for Isipatana with a match bag of 11 wickets.

S. Thomas’ 87 all out in 59.1 overs (Lalindra Peiris 37, Anushka Samaratunga 8/39) and 148 for 8 at close in 88.2 overs (Dinesh Walpita 53 n.o, Chamod Pathirana 36, Lalindra Peiris 27; Anushka Samaratunga 3/66, Samitha Sulochana 4/21)

Isipatana 33 for 3 overnight 110 all out in 42 overs (Harshana Cooray 33, Dimithri Perera 32; Chamod Pathirana 2/19, Neyomal Wickramasekara 3/10, Madushan Ravichandrakuma 2/31)

The all round performance of Chathuranga Kumara, who backed up his century with a six wicket haul and a half century in the second innings was the highlight as St. Joseph’s College recorded a first innings victory over St. Sylvester’s College in their match which ended at Police Grounds, Kandy, yesterday.

St. Joseph’s 238 all out in 52 overs (Chathuranga Kumara 142, Enrico Silva 21, Rosco Thattil 27; Dananjaya Athauda 3/78, Waruna Wijesinghe 2/51, Dushan Malalasena 3/24) and 116 for 5 in 25.4 overs (Rosco Thattil 26, Chathuranga Kumara 56; Sachith Alwis 2/28)

St. Sylvester’s 159 all out in 74.5 overs (Nuwan Nilantha 21, Janith Herath 23, Dananjaya Athauda 22; Angelo Rodrigues 2/11, Chathuranga Kumara 6/50)

A notable double of 70 runs and six wickets by Udara Hettige and a half century by Hasitha Dharmaprema helped Kingswood College record a first innings victory over Holy Cross College, in their match which ended at Kalutara, yesterday.

Holy Cross 219 all out (Ayesh Madushan 54, Nuwan Maduwantha 51, Janaka Arampath 42; Udara Hettige 6/56, Ravindra Edirisinghe 2/34, Ushan Wickramasinghe 2/23)

Kingswood 227 for 9 at close (Udara Hettige 70, Hasitha Dharmaprema 58, Madusha Premawardena 16 n.o, Ushan Wickramasinghe 16; Ayesh Madushan 3/33, Nipuna Lakshan 2/50)

The inter school match between St. Sebastian’s College and St. Aloysius’ College ended in a draw at Moratuwa, yesterday.

St. Sebastian’s 127 for 3 decl. (Deshan Dias 58, Kasun Fernando 48 n.o) and 160 for 5 at close in 41 overs (Viroshana Alwis 54 n.o, Oshada Fernando 38; Anupa Ashan 2/24)

St. Aloysius’ 150 all out in 66.3 overs (Samith Shiroman 34, Dinushka Marlon 23; Amila Aponsu 6/57, Sanitha de Mel 2/16, Anuk de Alwis 2/35)

Paceman Imran Khan and Bhanuka Rajapakse shared nine wickets between them as Royal College skittled out Thurstan College for 75 runs on the first day of their match which commenced at Reid Avenue, yesterday.

Thurstan 75 all out in 28.3 overs (Supun Nawaratne 25; Bhanuka Rajapakse 5/33, Imran Khan 4/06)

Royal 205 for 6 in 42.5 overs (Chalaka Bogoda 27, Bhanuka Rajapakse 21, Kithruwan Vithanage 37, Waruna Dissanayake 79n.o; Ranga Wijewickrama 1/22)

Three half centuries from Buddhika de Alwis, Sampath Dharmasiri and Tharindu Dilshan helped Prince of Wales College post 251 runs after being 75 for five wickets at one stage, in their match against Dharmasoka College which commenced at Moratuwa, yesterday.

Prince of Wales 251 all out in 67.3 overs (Isuru Thilina 29, Buddhika de Alwis 57, Sampath Dharmasiri 69, Tharindu Dilshan 50; Ramesh Mendis 4/98)

Spinner Matheesha Rasuwan picked up four wickets for Ananda College to restrict Maliyadewa College to 120 runs on the first day of their match which commenced at Kurunegala, yesterday.

Maliyadeva 120 all out in (Dilshan Wickramasinghe 26; Ruwinda Shamen 2/35, Matheesha Rasuwan 4/38, Minura Janadhi 3/24)

St. Anne’s College were 43 for three wickets at close in reply to the Ben’s 268 for 6 declared in their match which commenced at Kotahena, yesterday.

St. Benedict’s 268 for 6 decl. in 54 overs (Roy Sheran 62, Rukshan Weerasinghe 53n.o, Sandun Sampath 39, Imal Fernando 36 n.o, Dinushan Wanigasuriya 25, Waruna Fernando 21; Akila Fernando 2/65, Chanaka Silva 2/33)

St. Anne’s 43 for 3 at close in 19.1 overs (Chanaka Silva 20 n.o)