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Western Province City v Southern Province
Singer President's Trophy 1994/95
VenueNondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo on 22nd, 23rd, 24th February 1995 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossWestern Province City won the toss and decided to field
ResultWestern Province City won by an innings and 134 runs
PointsWestern Province City 17.5 (Batting 1.5, Bowling 4); Southern Province 2.3 (Batting 0.7, Bowling 1.6)
UmpiresBC Cooray, WAU Wickremasinghe
Close of play day 1Western Province City (1) 77/1 (Arnold 35*, Nawaz 21*)
Close of play day 2Southern Province (2) 18/1 (Fonseka ?*, Rajapakse ?*)
Southern Province first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HSS Fonsekac UC Hathurusingha b Villavarayan9     
+HSGS Silvac Bandaratilleke b Dharmasena14     
WS Jayanthac Wickremasinghe b CM Hathurusingha10     
*H Premasiric Bandaratilleke b CM Hathurusingha1     
HMNC Dhanasinghec Bandaratilleke b Villavarayan0     
KBC Jayanathc Wickremasinghe b Dharmasena15     
SM Faumic UC Hathurusingha b Dharmasena0     
H Rajapaksec Villavarayan b Dharmasena5     
AMCV Kumarab Villavarayan5     
STR Jayasekerac Wickremasinghe b Villavarayan7     
WK Jayalathnot out8     
Extras(5 lb)5
Total(all out, 38.3 overs)79
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Fonseka), 2-28 (Jayantha), 3-34 (Premasiri), 4-35 (Dhanasinghe), 5-43 (Silva), 6-43 (Faumi), 7-49 (Rajapakse), 8-55 (Kumara), 9-69 (Jayanath), 10-79 (Jayasekera, 38.3 ov)
Western Province City bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Villavarayan15.36284--
CM Hathurusingha11   1292--
Dharmasena11   5174--
Bandaratilleke1   100--
Western Province City first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*UC Hathurusinghac Fonseka b Jayasekera12     
RP Arnoldc Rajapakse b Dhanasinghe68     
MN Nawazc Premasiri b Jayasekera21     
MS Atapattuc Fonseka b Jayasekera71     
VSK Waragodac Dhanasinghe b Faumi16     
UDU Chandanac Fonseka b Faumi106     
HDPK Dharmasenac Silva b Kumara80     
+AGD Wickremasinghec Silva b Faumi22     
MRCN Bandaratillekenot out13     
MS Villavarayandid not bat      
CM Hathurusinghadid not bat      
Extras(3 b, 3 lb, 14 nb, 9 w)29
Total(8 wickets, declared, 94.3 overs)438
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (UC Hathurusingha), 2-79 (Nawaz), 3-129 (Arnold), 4-163 (Waragoda), 5-245 (Atapattu), 6-386 (Chandana), 7-419 (Wickremasinghe), 8-438 (Dharmasena, 94.3 ov)
Southern Province bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Kumara17.31721--
Jayasekera24   21213--
Faumi17   0663--
Dhanasinghe9   1541--
Jayalath12   0440--
Rajapakse9   0560--
Jayantha2   080--
Fonseka4   0110--
Southern Province second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HSS Fonsekarun out26     
+HSGS Silvac Wickremasinghe b Villavarayan0     
H Rajapakseb CM Hathurusingha9     
*H Premasiric sub (YN Tillakaratne) b CM Hathurusingha21     
WS Jayanthac CM Hathurusingha b Bandaratilleke73     
HMNC Dhanasinghec Bandaratilleke b Dharmasena20     
KBC Jayanathb CM Hathurusingha19     
SM Faumic UC Hathurusingha b Dharmasena22     
AMCV Kumarab Bandaratilleke21     
STR Jayasekerac Dharmasena b Bandaratilleke13     
WK Jayalathnot out0     
Extras(1 nb)1
Total(all out, 64.5 overs)225
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Silva), 2-19 (Rajapakse), 3-51 (Premasiri), 4-59 (Fonseka), 5-80 (Dhanasinghe), 6-113 (Jayanath), 7-163 (Faumi), 8-197 (Jayantha), 9-221 (Kumara), 10-225 (Jayasekera, 64.5 ov)
Western Province City bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Villavarayan3   041--
CM Hathurusingha16   0653--
Dharmasena22   4662--
Bandaratilleke10.53283--
Chandana3   0370--
UC Hathurusingha10   4250--
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> MS Atapattu (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 58
--> STR Jayasekera (2) passed his previous highest score of 12 in First-Class matches
--> CM Hathurusingha reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed WS Jayantha, his 1st wicket in the Southern Province first innings
--> MRCN Bandaratilleke reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed AMCV Kumara, his 2nd wicket in the Southern Province second innings