Day 5 – Kandy 2nd Match vs Dharmaraja College

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Keen to improve on the performance in the first match, Mill Hill left for their second match of the tour vs Dharmaraja college, Kandy,

The grounds of the College were situated on a hill overlooking Kandy and catered for over 4,500 pupils as well as Sri Lanka’s largest Scout Lodge.

Mill Hill lost the toss and went out to bowl. Excellent early spells from Ethan Bamber (6-1-23-2), Charlie Plummer (4-0-21-1), Adnan Rahman (2-0-6-2) and in particular Matthew Thal (5-0-13-0) restricted our hosts to 133-8 after 30 overs. All the boys fielded excellently, especially Luca Cicarle and Harry Rapley. 

Charlie Plummer takes a wicket.

Some excellent catches were taken by Cambell Castagna, Kush Thakrar and Ethan Bamber, while Jamie Davis and Kush Thakrar both achieved excellent run outs.

Scotty with his new pals!

After lunch, Mill hill, sensing that a victory was possible, went out to bat. Jamie Stewart and Ethan Bamber opened the batting, putting on 25 for the first wicket.

Charlie Plummer and Lukas Vanhaesebroeck took Mill Hill to within a fraction of victory. Charlie Plummer hit 26 off 27 balls with 4 4s before being caught, while Lukas scored 43 not out. Kush Thrakrar and Henry Webster helped to score the winning runs. 

Lukas contemplates a successful innings. 

Following the match, in a touching act of generosity our hosts presented the Mill Hill pupils with Dharmaraja College caps. The boys were ecstatic following their well-earned victory and all felt they had contributed to the team’s success. 

After returning to the hotel we all travelled into Kandy for a cultural show of dancing and fire walking. This was an incredible experience for the boys, who all really enjoyed themselves. 

A stimulating presentation was given by Kush, Charlie, Ben, Lorenzo and Lucca on aspects of Sri Lankan culture, including the dances we had just witnessed.

The boys went to bed early, hotly anticipating the prospect of a second tour win in their next fixture vs St Anthony’s College, Kandy.

The scorecard can be viewed here: http://www.crichq.com/matches/125609 (please disregard where it says St John’s College. This is tomorrow’s match!)