posted Jul 19, 2016, 2:40 AM by Lasith Nanayakkara
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updated Jul 19, 2016, 2:58 AM
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BRC dream run for success By Naushad Amit BRC became champions in the Sri Lanka Cricket
Emerging T20 and Emerging 3 day tournament.
Following is a report on BRC cricket in the Sunday
Times:
Standing from left: Shashin
Dilranga, Chameera Dissanayake, Rajitha Wickramarachchi (Captain), Indika De
Saram (Coach cum player), Vikum Sanjaya, Upali Manukularathna (Cricket
Secretary), Rahula Dassenaieke (President), Hashen Ramanayake, Mangala Kumara,
Nuwan Perera, Kavindu Silva, Dulanja Silva. Squatting from left: Lisula
Lakshan, Poorna Aluthge, Damith Rangana, Pranama Sri Vimukthi, Savin
Gunasekara, Senal Deelaka
With
many setbacks around them, a young, gritty set of cricketers, guided by the
most eligible veteran player in the game as player cum coach and with the
backing of ever-resolute club officials, made a long term dream come true.
Burgher
Recreational Club, better known as the BRC in the domestic cricketing circle,
earned a double – first pocketing the Emerging Twenty20 championship pursued by
the much awaited Emerging Championship – which will give them passage to compete
alongside at the top sides in the Premier Championship from next season.
The
Championship Winning Team was captained by Rajitha Wickramaarachchi with Indika
De Saram as Coach.
Road to Success…
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BRC
beat KYCC on first innings - 4,5,6 Dec 2015
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BRC:
304 in 72.5 overs (Madhuranga Zoysa 64, Vikum Sanjaya 35, Lisula Lakshan 31,
Indika de Saram 30, Nuwan Perera 30, Mangala Kumara 26 n.o., Shasheen
Dilranga 26, Mohammed Sirash 3/58, Duminda Dissanayake 3/62) and 49/1 in 5
overs (Madhuranga Zoysa 24)
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Kurunegala
YCC: 152 (93/2 0/n) in 50 overs (Rasanjana Jayaratne 45, Damith Perera 24,
Kalpa Bandaranayake 24, Darshana Madhuwantha 20, Mangala Kumara 5/42, Vikum
Sanjaya 2/53) and 265 in 71.4 overs (Kalpa Bandaranayake 56, Damith Perera
51, Rasanjana Jayaratne 41, Hashan Prabath 35 n.o., Thilina Herath 22, Poorna
Aluthge 4/73, Mangala Kumara 3/62)
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BRC
vs Lankan CC - No Results - 11,12,13 Dec 2015
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Match
was called off due to bad weather
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3
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BRC
Lost to Panadura SC on first innings - 18,19,20 Dec 2015
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Panadura
SC: 301 all out in 84.0 overs (S. Umayanga 110, L. Sanjaya 50, H. Ramanayake
4/15, V.Sanjaya 2/59, N.Perera 2/58) and 165/6 in 42.4 overs (C. Vithanage
65, H.Salgadu 41, M. Kumara 2/58, N Perera 2/43)
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BRC:
230 all out in 57.1 Overs (H. Ramanayake 39, Nimesh Vimukthi 7/90)
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BRC
beat Kalutara TC by an innings and 85 runs - 26,27,28 Dec 2015
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BRC:
365 all out in 78.5 Overs (H. Ramanayake 81, HSM Zoysa 67, L. Lakshan 54, I
Dilshan 4/77)
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Kalutara
TC: 151 all out in 38.3 Overs (M. Nimesh 43, D. Ashan 33, Poorna Aluthge
3/46, C. Dissanayake 3/44) and 129 all out in 37.3 Overs (H. Silva 31, I
Dilshan 30, C. Dissanayake 3/55, M. Kumara 3/17)
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BRC
beat Kalutara PCC by 134 runs - 1,2,3 Jan 2016
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BRC:
179 all out in 54.1 Overs (Poorna Aluthge 39, I De Seram 35, S. Surange 4/35)
and 303/3 in 52.3 Overs (L. Lakshan 98, H. Ramanayake 72, R. Wickramarachchi
71 n.o, S Dilshan 2/74)
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Kalutara
PCC 162 all out in 57 Overs (S. Sampath 60, B. Janith 30, V. Sanjaya 6/39, C.
Dissanayake 3/23) and 186 all out in 52.3 Overs (R. Rangana 70, R. Upamal 32,
C. Dissanayake 3/48, H. Ramanayake 3/30)
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BRC
beat Police SC by 9 Wickets - 8,9,10 Jan 2016
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Police
SC: 112 all out in 53.0 Overs (MMP Kumara 37, NCM De Silva 26, C. Dissanayake
4/32, Poorna Aluthge 4/50) and 184 all out in 56.2 Overs (MMP Kumara 44, AHL
De Silva 71, Poorna Aluthge 5/74, V. Sanjaya 2/16)
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BRC:
181 all out in 57.2 Overs (Pranama Sri Vimukthi 53, H. Ramanayake 48, K.
Rathnapriya 5/38, TGS Wijethilake 3/29) and 110/1 in 17.0 Overs (L. Lakshan
30, HSM Zoysa 54 n.o, H. Ramanayake 24 n. o)
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BRC
beat Police SC by 9 Wickets - 15,16,17 Jan 2016
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Moratuwa
SC 186 all out in 57.3 Overs (MCD Aponso 56, N. Gamage 39, V Sanjaya 4/39, N.
Perera 2/35, M. Kumara 2/32) and 135 all out in 35.1 Overs (A. Perera 39, V.
Sanjaya 4/14, C. Dissanayake 3/50)
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BRC:
245 all out in 58.3 Overs (HSM Zoysa 55, I De Seram 43, L. Lakshan 38, N.
Randika 3/28) and 77/2 in 14 Overs (R. Wickramarachchi 48 n.o., WSU Perera
1/12, P. Hewage 1/19)
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BRC
beat Air Force by an innings and 21 runs - 22,23,24 Jan 2016
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BRC
339 (Maduranga Zoysa 95, Rajitha Wickramarachchi 74, Indika de Saram 71,
Hashen Ramanayake 35, Lisula Lakshan 16: Lasanda Rukmal 6 for 43)
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Air
Force SC 134 (Sahan Jayawardena 33, Lahiru Sri Lakmal 24: Heshan Ramanayake
2/9, Indika de Saram 2/17, Mangala Kumara 2/23, Vikum Sanjaya 2/33) and 185
all 0ut (Buddika Sandaruwan 37, Achira Eranga 21, WS Rangika 30 n.o.,
Udayawansa Parakrama 35, Mangala Kumara 5/58, Poorna Aluthge 2 for 26)
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BRC
vs Navy
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BRC
149 all out (Lisula Lakshan 22, S.I De Saram 40, Poorna Aluthge 34: Amith
Eranda 3/26) and 413 all out (S.I De Saram 150, R.S. Wickramarachchi 65,
H.S.M. Zoysa 64: Ashan Ranasinghe 4/136)
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Navy
SC 256 all out (B. Hasaranga 68, Ashan Ranasinghe 43: Chameera Dissanayake
6/98) and 204/6 (Sameera Sandamal 71, B. Hasaranga 55: N.L. Perera 2/49, W.S.
Bandara 2./34)
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