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The Way Forward 14 Friday 16th September, 2011 Under-23 Division-I semis begin today Chilaw Marians take on Moors BY ROSHEN STEELMAN goods. Chilaw Marians will be depending on Sachith Chilaw Marians CC, which Pathirana while Moors SC recorded four outright wins will bank on Sanjaya out of six matches in the Fernando. group stage of the Under-23 Tamil Union Vs Colts tournament, will take on Meanwhile the other semi- Moors SC, which also has final, featuring Tamil Union four outright victories, in the and Colts, will get underway semi-final of the Under-23 today at R. Premadasa BY RUSSELL PALIPANE By the way, the Indian team was Division-I inter-club Stadium. Both Colts and accommodated in a hotel a negligible Tournament which begins Tamil Union have registered “Shopping is for sissies.” – The distance away from where the awards today at Colts Cricket Club in four outright victories each late Sri Lanka Foreign Minister, presentation took place. Colombo. in the tournament. Lakshman Kadirgamar. Ravi Shukla, a senior BCCI official Chilaw Marians’ batting Tamil Union will be That was in 1996, (when Sri Lanka, who attended the ceremony said: “I line-up will be powered by expecting Asahan Priyanjana India and Pakistan co-hosted the Wills thought those who were nominated Buddhi Samarawickrama to do well in today’s match. World Cup, which Sri Lanka won), would be attending the ceremony.” He who has scored 579 runs with Priyangana has scored 556 responding to Aussie leg spinner Shane added that he was not aware that the three centuries and half cen- with two centuries and two Indian team was not turning up for the Warne, who said that he wouldn’t want tury so far in the tourna- half centuries so far in the ceremony. to be out shopping in Colombo, if a ment. Moors SC will be tournament. Meanwhile bomb goes off or if there is an LTTE Meanwhile, the ICC’s depending on their top order Colts will miss their highest attack and that was the reason for the Communications Officer, Colin Gibson bat Shehan Jayasuriya who run scorer Shehan Kamlieen Australians not to play their game told the media that the ICC informed as he will be flying to India against Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka. the Board of Control for Cricket in has scored 586 with a century with the Ruhuna team to take In the Provincial Edition of ‘The India (BCCI), via email on August 26, and three half centuries. Island’ of 15th September, 2011, we pub- 2011, regarding the awards ceremony Both teams are expecting part in the qualifying round lished a story filed from London, under and that the whole Indian team was their spinners to deliver the of the champions League. the headline, ‘Indian cricket team invited for the event. gives ICC awards a miss’. In this age of mobile phones, SMS The Manager of the touring Indian and what not, could not the Indian team, Shivla Yadav was quoted as hav- team manager have contacted the play- Carlton Basketball Tournament ing said that he was informed of the ers? event at 12.00 noon. He also says that It seems that the late Lakshman the Indian cricketers were not in the Kadirgamar was right. Colombo BC thrash Army hotel as they were out, sight-seeing and Shopping is for Sissies! Field Force recorded a shopping as it was their last day in Team India Retired Hurt or What? BY ROSHEN STEELMAN London. Indian cricket captain, MS Dhoni. comfortable 57-50 win over Last year’s runners-up Police ‘B’ in a ‘B’ Division Colombo BC thrashed SL match of the Carlton Army 60-47 in an ‘A’ Division Basketball Tournament Skipper Dilshan himself match of the ongoing Carlton played at Police Park on Sri Lanka to face should play with more responsi- Basketball Tournament Wednesday. T. Amarasinghe bility, instead of throwing his played at Police Park in top scored for the winners stiff opposition in Sri Lanka cricket - bat around as if playing in a T- Colombo on Wednesday. with 27 points while Sampath 20 match. Colombo BC dominated Herath scored 12 points for Both Dilshan and the proceedings from the the losers. Davis Cup 2012 Paranawithana have been vul- word go. They were 28-24 Today’s Fixtures nerable to the moving ball. In ahead at the end of the first 5. 30 PM Jaffna BC Vs BY REVATA S. SILVA The way my opinion, Dilshan should half. P. Udugalamulla top Wattala ‘B’ at Police Park (B play down the order and either scored for Colombo BC with Sri Lanka will have to feature in a rela- Lahiru Thirimanne or Mahela Division) 15 points while his-skipper tively tough Group-II in her region, the Asia- Jayawardene should open the 6.30 PM SMI Vs Four Roshan Randima netted 11 Oceania Zone, next year (2012) in the presti- batting. Angelo Mathews must Wings at Amal International gious Davis Cup, the virtual men’s World forward points. For the losers D. School (B Division) play higher up the order. He is Cup of tennis. definitely a better batsman than Sampath and D. Fernando 7.00 PM Police ‘A’ Vs Sri Lanka, represented by Harshana BY NEIL PERERA duced by Sri Lanka. As a stu- wicket keeper Prasanna scored 19 and 13 points Wattala ‘A’ Police Park (A Godamanna, Oshada Wijemanne, Rajeev dent of the game, a past club Jayawardena. respectively. Division) Rajapakse and Thangarajah Dineshkanthan, There is no doubt that Sri cricketer and Manager of Sri All the cricketers who have Field Force outplay Police ‘B’ won first place out of eight (8) participating Lanka cricket at present, is in Lankan Cricket teams, I would problems as indicated above countries in this year’s Group-III, held in the doldrums. For a start, Sri like to make my own observa- should take a lesson from our Colombo last June after they were demoted Lanka Cricket (SLC), should tions regarding the present World Cup winning captain, to that Group, from Group-II, last year (2010). conduct an in depth study of impasse. With regard to the Arjuna Ranatunga. Following are the eight (8) countries that the causes of the recent poor below par performance of most In the late 1990s, when Under-19 Cricket are most likely to feature alongside Sri performances of our cricketers of our batsmen in the current Arjuna was under performing Lanka in Group-II Davis Cup next year: and find solutions without Test series, one of the reasons with the bat, he went to his * Five (5) countries that will remain in delay. was the lack of application and school coach, Lionel Mendis, for Wickramanayake Group-II next year: Fortunately, SLC has an concentration and not being advice. Soon after he received 1. Hong Kong - China 2. Pacific Oceania array of past cricketers of dis- mentally tuned towards a long the necessary advise from (region), 3. Pakistan, 4. Indonesia. 5. Rep. of tinction, who I am sure would stay at the wicket. The manner Lionel Mendis, we saw Arjuna century propels Trinity Korea or Thailand (from Sep. 16-18, Korea be able to guide some of the tal- in which many of the top line at his best in subsequent match- will play Thailand in Seoul, Korea to decide ented cricketers who appear to batsmen, excluding Mahela es. Dinuk Wickramanayake 34, Naveen Silva 34, Janaka which country gets promoted to Group-I, have lost their way when play- Jayawardena, Kumar I think Dilshan and others, scored an unbeaten century Dayananda 32, Dayan Perera from II, and who remains in Group-II next ing in the big league. Any crick- Sangakkara and who are not performing as they and helped Trinity College 30, Senura Welagedara 17; year) et board would have been proud Angelo Mathews virtually should follow the example of to post 224 runs after being Lakshan Jayasinghe 5/45, threw away their wickets away * The country that is demoted from to have in its ranks, past crick- Ranatunga. 67 for five wickets at close Akila Jayasundara 3/43) and at crucial stages of the game, Group-I to II this year: eters of the calibre of Michael Meanwhile, the eminent past on the first day in reply to 17 for 3 at close in 11.2 overs Chinese Taipei or Philippines (from Sep. Tissera, Anura Tennakoon, mainly by flashing their bats at cricketers mentioned above, Mahanama College’s 176 (Janishka Premasinghe 16-18, these two nations play each other in Duleep Mendis, Sidat balls wide outside the off should put their heads together runs in their Under-19 crick- 2/05) Lapu-Lapu, Philippines to decide which Wettimuny, Marvan Atapattu, stump, and guide Sri Lanka cricket et encounter which ended in Trinity 67 for 5 country is demoted from Group-I to II in Rumesh Ratnayake etc. or at balls too close to the off towards the place it rightly a draw at Reid Avenue yes- overnight 224 all out in 80 2012) While Sidat Wettimuny and stump, not once but many times, deserves in world cricket. terday. overs (Akila Jayasundara * Two (2) countries that are promoted Marvan Atapattu were out- showed a complete lack of con- Finally, I would suggest that from Group-III to II this year: standing opening batsmen, centration, even when they had there should be more interna- In their second essay 22, Janishka Premasinghe Sri Lanka and Lebanon who became first Michael Tissera, Anura to save the team from defeat. tional exposure for Sri Lanka ‘A’ Mahanama were 17 for three 15, Dinuk Wickramanayake and second respectively in this year’s Group- Tennakoon and Duleep Mendis Even the batsmen lower down and Sri Lanka ‘B’ teams as well wickets at close.
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