The 105th edition of the Hill Country Battle of the Blues between St Anthonys College Katugasthota and Trinity College Kandy ended in a draw at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium today (16).
Captain of St Anthonys College, Thisara Ekanayake was named Man of the Match for his allround performance of 63 runs, one wicket and one catch. Bimash Samarasinghe also of St Anthonys was adjudged the Best Bowler while Viduka Dhammage of Trinity College received the Best Batsman award.
Scores:
St Anthonys 1st innings 249/10 in 89 overs (Thisara Ekanayake 63, Kaushika Kumarasinghe 32, Janith Rathnasiri 59; Manula Kularathne 2-68, Dinuka Thennakoon 2-43, Wathila Udara 2-33, Supun Waduge 2-14)
Trinity 1st innings 232/9 in 96 overs (Viduka Dhammage 70, Dimantha Mahavithana 39, Manula Kularathne 36, Dinusha Peiris 21; Bimash Samarasinghe 3-30, Kaveesha Piumal 2-60)