FLASHBACK – INAUGURAL JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE CRICKET ENCOUNTER

FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 1932 PLAYED AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE GROUNDS, BAMBALAPITIYA

TEAMS

St. Joseph’s College – Robert Fernando (Capt.), Douglas Moreira, K.C. Pathmanathan, Tommy Le Mercier, Claude Wijesinghe, Victor Albert, J.P. Maloney, Peter Peiris, Hugh Swaris, W.L.A. Karunaratne, Simplicus Cruze.

St. Peter’s College – George Jayaweera (Capt.), Kenneth de Silva, Dodwell Pereira, Everard Bartholomeusz, P.S. Anthonisz, George Walles, Jerry Abeysekara, Shirley de S. Illesinghe, Tybat Herath, Cyril Dias, Walfordf Pietersz.

Result: St. Joseph’s College won by an innings and 105 runs.

St. Joseph’s College – 225 All Out – Robert Fernando, 31, Douglas Moreira, 26, K.C. Pathmanathan, 31, Tommy Le Mercier, 32, Peter Peirs, 36, WLA Karunaratne, 19. Bowling: Cyril Dias 19-0-64-9

St. Peter’s College – 1^st Innings 50 All Out – Kenneth de Silva, 17. Bowling: Claude Wijesinghe 8-5-8-4; Peter Peiris 7-3-16-2. And 2^nd Innings 70 All Out – Kenneth de Silva, 15, Dodwell Pereira, 11, P.S. Anthonisz, 11. Bowling: Douglas Moreira 14-5-20-3; Peter Peirs 10-3-17-3; Claude Wijesinghe 13-5-11-2; KC Pathmanathan 12.2-10-4-2.

Man of the Match: Cyril Dias (SPC) 9 wickets for 64 runs

Interesting Trivia

• George Jayaweera who captained SPC is Tissa Jayaweera’s father. Tissa played for SPC in 1961 & 1962;
• Tommy Le Mercier who played for SJC is Tyrone Le Mercier’s father. Tyrone captained SPC in 1963;