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Johnians win Battle of the North

27 Jan 2020

By Ravivarman Arumaikili, our Jaffna Sports Corr. [caption id="attachment_74765" align="aligncenter" width="803"] The victorious Johnians[/caption] Scores: Jaffna Central 150 (V. Viyaskanth 30, S. Sarangan 25, M. Sansajan 20, A. Nithshan 20, R. Rajclinton 18; K. Karison 3/10, Y. Vithushan 2/42) and (o/n 51/3) 124 (T. Indujan 56, M. Sansajan 27, S. Sarangan 16; A. Saran 5/32, T. Dinoshan 3/15) St. John’s 291 (A. Sukethan 49, T. Dinoshan 44, K. Sabesan 43, T. Vinojan 27, A. Abishek 25, A. Saran 24 n.o., S. Piranavan 18, N. Sawmiyan 16; T. Vidushan 5/79, V. Viyaskahn 3/80) St. John’s College, Jaffna on Saturday (7 March) beat Jaffna Central to record their 37th Big Match victory at the historic 114th “Battle of the North” three-day cricket encounter in Jaffna. St. John’s won by an innings and 17 runs. Awards: Best batsman - B. Inthujan (Central), Best bowler - Anton Saran (St. John’s), Best fielder - K. Sabesan (St. John’s), Best all-rounder -  T. Dinoshan (St. John’s), Best wicketkeeper - S. Piranavan (St. John’s), Player of the Match - Anton Saran (St. John’s)


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