St. John’s Panadura wins U-19 div III title
St. John's College, Panadura, emerged winners in the Under 19 Division III Inter Schools Cricket tournament as they beat Veluwana MV by 171 runs at at Ananda Sasthralaya College grounds, on Tuesday. The tournament was conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and Masscom Limited. St. John’s Panadura 259 all out in 49.5 overs (Sasindu [...]
Sri Lanka juniors beaten by a Karnataka team
Coca Cola XI, a provincial team from Karnataka State, India, beat Sri Lanka Under 17 national team by two wickets in a friendly limited over match played at Karnataka State Cricket Association stadium Mysore, on Thursday. Kusal Mendis (24) and Sadeera Samarawickrama added 54 runs for the first wicket and later right handed batsman Kavindu [...]
Sports Medicine Unit chief warns against T/20 cricket for juniors
The Sports Medicine Unit’s chief Prof. Arjuna de Silva has said that T/20 cricket is not suitable for Under 18 school cricketers. This decision will be officially informed to the ministry of Education sooner than later. Prof. de Silva cited the following as reasons to halt them from T/20 cricket. Playing Cricket throughout the year [...]
Mahaweli Marians, royal Rockers and Volga Warriors qualify for Bandarawela cricket final
Mahaweli Marians, Royal Rockers and Volga Warriors qualified for the final round of the Inaugural Cricket tournament conducted in Bandarawela by the old boys association of Bandarawela Tamil Central College at the Bandarawela Municipal grounds. Mahaweli Marians beat TMMV Tuskers by 13 runs, Royal Rockers beat Nile Nagas by 59 runs and Volga Warriors beat [...]
Favouritism ruins under 17 junior selections
Though the under 17 junior cricket team to India has been selected by the Selection Committee they have failed to release the squad to the media as there are many discrepancies according to reliable sources. The committee is delaying the release of the names as the discrepancies may come to light and thus cause mayhem. [...]
Ibbagamuwa Central College live on in Under 19 Division II
Ibbagamuwa Central College scored a smashing first innings win over Wayamba Royal College, Kurunegala to remain in the Division II of the schools under 19, in the relegation match played at Ibbagamuwa yesterday. It was a sad day for Wayamba Royal College who in a desperate bid to remain in the Division II of the [...]
Trinity celebrates remarkable cricket achievement this year
There at two tables were the Trinity cricket team, resplendent in their bright blue blazers with the insignias of Colours with three members sporting their coveted Lion. Coach Sampath Perera had steered his charges to a remarkable achievement of winning all their matches with consummate ease as though the opposition were mere skittles. After the [...]
Inaugural Ruhunu Maya encounter ends in a draw
The inaugural big match between Rahula College Matara and Dharmapala College Pannipitiya ended in a draw at the Uyanwatta stadium on Sunday. Rahula opted to bat first on winning the toss and declared their innings with the score at 242 for 9 wickets after 68.1 overs were bowled. Sukitha Dinusanka and Harsha Rajapaksa scored 40 [...]
Trinity clinch T20 c’ships for record third title
Trinity College Kandy created an Under 19 inter-schools cricket record when they bagged their third title by emerging the Under 19 inter-schools T20 champions with a 12-run win on the Duckworth Lewis system against St Peter’s in the final played at the CCC ground yesterday. Trinity’s first title for the Under 19 inter-schools cricket season [...]
Inaugural girls’ big match in Bandarawela drawn
The first ever girls cricket big match at Bandarawela ended in a draw when heavy rain curtailed the game at Bandarawela Urban Council grounds on Tuesday. Winning the toss Kudha Kusum Maha Vidyalaya decided to bat first and scored 221 runs for 8 wickets in 30 overs. Pumi Nilukshika top scored with 74 runs and [...]
Trinity, Richmond, St Peter’s, St Sylvester’s clash for final berth
The Under 19 inter-school cricket season which began in late September last year is almost at the tail end. So for some schools it has been a long journey having played the league matches followed by the traditional big matches and then the limited over matches (traditional and tournament). It’s no doubt going to be [...]
Rahula confront Dharmapala
The inaugural big match between two leading Buddhist educational institutions of learning in the island Rahula College Matara and Dharmapala College Pannipitiya will commence at the Uyanwatta Stadium Matara on April 7. Rahula College host this years encounter. Vihanga Kalhara Kottawasingha leads the Rahula team to the inaugural first match in the series. He is [...]
Richmond outclass De Mazenod
Richmond outclassed De Mazenod Kandana by 62 runs in the quarter final encounter of Under 19 inter-school T20 cricket tournament played at Reid Avenue yesterday. Richmond taking first lease of the wicket made a modest score of 110 and then their bowlers A.K. Tyrone, Thisara Bhanuka and Prabath Nishantha wrecked the Maznodians to bundle them [...]
St.sylvester’s by four wickets
St. Sylvester’s recorded a four wicket win over Zahira in another quarter final encounter of the same tournament played at the CCC grounds yesterday. The low scoring game saw Zahira batting first being restricted to 93 and St. Sylvester’s reaching the target in the 16th over. St. Sylvester’s too advanced to the semi finals and [...]
Madusanka steers St.benedict’s
A last ball six by Madura Madusanka who made an unbeaten 39 in 27 balls with four boundaries and a six helped St. Benedict’s record a thrilling four wicket win over Prince of Wales in their pre-quarter final encounter of the Under 19 inter-school T20 tournament played at Kotahena yesterday. St. Benedict’ after restricting the [...]
Dharmasena elected president of SLSCA
The Principal of Ananda College,Colombo L.M.D. Dharmasena was elected as the president of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association unanimously atthe Annual General Meeting held at the Nalanda College, Colombo. Meanwhile, the secretary’s position was contested by two persons and a voting took place with Dilshan de Silva, the S.de S. Jayasinghe College’s master in [...]
Trinity scrape to narrow win
It was goose pimples for the Trinity College Lions before they posted a narrow ten run win over Wesley College to enter the quarter finals of the schools under 19 Twenty 20 Cricket tournament match played at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy yesterday. Wesley College chasing a victory target of 107 to win with the scoreboard [...]
Pabasara guides Richmond Richmond St Anthony’s
Opener Pabasara Waduge guided Richmond to the quarter final of the Under 19 inter-schools T20 cricket tournament with a knock of 69 helping his side record a 33-run win over St Anthony’s Katugastota in the pre-quarter final match played at Rathgama yesterday. Richmond taking first lease of the wicket were helped by a 93-run stand [...]
Ranitha steers St Peter’s
Ranitha Liyanaarachchi cracked an unbeaten 67 in only 36 balls to help St Peter’s record an easy 30-run win over Maliyadeva in their Under 19 inter-school T20 pre-quarter final encounter played at Bambalapitiya yesterday. St Peter’s invited to take first lease of the wicket by Maliyadeva underwent an early setback when they lost their first [...]
Trinity lions, Kings of inter school cricket
“I am happy that we are taking the only title that eluded us to the hill capital,” summed up an ecstatic yet composed Trinity College cricket captain Niroshan Dickwella at the awards presentation ceremony that followed the Dialog Youth19 Limited over final. An appreciative crowd at Maitland Crescent, predominantly Trinity diehards, witnessed their young guns [...]
