Sri Lanka: AMW and HNB win (27 May 1997)

Tuesday 27, May 1997

AMW and HNB win

By Ranjan Anandappa

ASSOCIATED MOTORWAYS scored a fine 7_wicket win over Singer in their Mercantile `A' division cricket encounter at Reid Avenue yesterday.

In reply to Singers' 155 off 44 overs, AMW, aided by two entertaining knocks by Janaka Kumudu (40), and Nishantha Tillekeratne( 62 n.o.), reached the required runs off 36 overs.

At the Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Hatton National Bank beat John Keells by 75 runs. Left-hander Avishka Gunawardena was in good nick, hammering 81 off 96 balls with eight fours and a six for the bankers.

At Reid Avenue Associated Motorways beat Singer.

Singer: 155 off 44 overs ( Dayal Dharmaprema 24, Dinesh Dharmaratne 24, Kasun Dikkakumbura 24,D.Kumara 19, Anil Rideegammanagedera 2 for 22,Hasitha Rajapakse 4 for 24.)

Associated Motorways: 156 for 3 off 36 overs ( Janaka Kumudu 40, Nilantha Tillekeratne 62 n.o., Anil Rideegammanagedera 14, Dammika Sudharshana 17 n.o.).

At the R.Premadasa Stadium.

Hatton National Bank: 200 for 9 off 50 overs (Russel Arnold 20, Gamini Wickremasinghe 22, Avishka Gunawardena 81, Wendell Labrooy 18,Manoj Perera 20 n.o., Chaminda Hathurusinghe 3 for 30, Angelo Rajaratnam 3 for 36, Niroshan Bandaratileka 2 for 34,)

John Keells: 125 off 43 overs ( M.Fernando 30, S.Janaka 14, P.Abeygunasekera 17,N.Fernando 12, A.Rajaratnam 13 n.o., R.Arnold 3 for 30, Manoj Perera 2 for 15, S.Wijenaike 2 for 25.)

Source :: Daily News (http://www.lanka.net)