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ST. PETER’S COLLEGE ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE 72ND ‘BATTLE OF THE SAINTS’ Petes and Joes

RAJEEVA WEERASINGHE ANGELO MATHEWS () HANS FERNANDO (CAPTAIN) LAHIRU PEIRIS (V. CAPT) (V. CAPT) enter arena with confidence

by Reemus Fernando represented Krishal Magage, Ruwan Under-19 at the recently held Wickramanayake and f it’s confidence that mat- Under-19 Would Cup, a close- keeper batsman Dasun ters in contriving a result ly contested encounter could Randika Anjelo Perera pro- in a game of , then be expected this year. vide additional support, to I DELON UDUGAMASURIYA PRABUDDHA PERERA DIMUTH KARUNARATNA THISARA PERERA the ‘Saints’ in the ‘battlefield’ Whoever fields first today the Petes. today are abundantly blessed should expect a huge score The Josephians, though with it. Two Sri Lanka on the beautiful P.Sara score- minus Mathews’ bowling, Under-19 players, skipper board. can definitely rely on their Angelo Mathews and Hans Prolific all rounder and seamers. Fresher Thisara Fernando, a key player in the skipper Angelo Mathews, Perera together with Sri Lanka Under-19 tour of who is back in the side after Treshan Rajasooriya form a Bangladesh last year, will recovering from injury has formidable pace attack. lead the Joes and the Petes, loads of experience. Dimuth Meanwhile, vice captain with optimism, in order to Karunaratna, the depend- Rajeeva Weerasinghe, who achieve a result which has able opener, Roshane Silva bowls right arm spin will not been forthcoming for 26 (the Josephian’s leading strengthen the spin depart- long years. scorer) and Hashan ment with his brother, In the 71 year long history Gunathilaka, with the ability Sameera Weerasinghe. of the ‘Battle’, St. Joseph’s to deal with any type of bowl- While right arm bowlers College has secured the ‘Rev. ing attack and having proved Delan Udugamasuriya, KRISHAL MAGAGE LAKSHAN RODRIGO HASHAN GOONETHILEKE ROSHANE SILVA Fr. Maurice J. Legoc Trophy’ it by producing huge scores Krishal Magage and Umhar on 11 occasions while the during the past few months, Samsudeen provide pace, the Peterites trail with seven vic- are all capable of compiling Peterites can use their ace tories. mammoth scores for the spinner Lakshan Rodrigo, as The Peterites were the last Josephians. a trump card. to pull off a victory. They The equally talented Hans Lakshan Rodrigo, who has beat the Josephians in 1978 Fernando, Lahiru Peiris, the cleared the 100 barri- under Suraj Abeysekara and leading run-getter this er this season, arguably will took home the trophy after a school cricket season, be a key figure in this battle. period of six years. Prabuddha Perera, the He has been consistent and This year, the Joes are aggressive middle order bats- has played a major role in the looking forward to regain man and reliable opener three Peterite victories this their glory after 34 years. Delan Udugamasuriya make season. The Joes last won the trophy strong the Peterite batting The two wicket-keepers, under the captaincy of line-up. Sahan Wijesiri (Joes) and Rohan Fernando in 1972. Hard hitting right hand Dasun Randika (Petes), hav- ANGELO PERERA ANTON DE LIVERA TRESHAN RAJASOORIYA Incidentally, he will be the batsman Anton de Livera ing claimed over 40 victims UMHAR SAMSUDEEN chief guest at the match. and opening batsman each, are equally talented . With both teams having in Ruwantha Fernandopulle behind stumps. H ’ S their ranks outstanding add quality to the Josephian (Pix by Nihal Chandrakumara) schoolboy cricketers who batting line-up, while E ‘BATTLE OF THE SAINTS’HOW IT STANDS

ERERA St. Joseph’s College 11 wins Best bowling figures St. Peter’s College 7 Wins 9 for 51 by Shenal Warnakula of St. Joseph’s Draws 53 College 72nd Battle Last victory Date: 03-04 March 2006 St. Joseph’s College in 1972 – Under the captain- Venue: P. Saravanamuttu Stadium cy of Rohan Fernando Captains: St. Joseph’s College - Angelo THIWANKA SILVA SHAMEERA WEERASINGHE RUWANTHA FERNANDOPULLE St. Peter’s College in 1978 – Under the captaincy Mathews DASUN RANDIKA of Suraj Abeysekara St. Peter’s College - Hans Records Fernando Highest score by a batsman Match Ref: Upali Warnapura 204 not out by Clive Inman of St. Peter’s College Adjudicators: Ruwan Kalpage (Neutral) Asela Pathirana (SJC)

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Angelo Mathews (Captain) Rajeeva Weerasinghe (V. Cap), Hashan Perera, Ruwantha Fernandopulle, Hashan Goonethileke, Shameera Weerasinghe, Anton de Livera, Treshan Rajasooriya. Roshane Silva, Thisara Perera, Dimuth Karunaratna, Harsha de Silva (Coach)

ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Hans Fernando (Captain), Lahiru Peiris (V. Cap), Thiwanka Silva, Jayan Rajakaruna, Angelo Perera, OGER IJESURIYA OACH SAHAN WIJESIRI HARSHA DE SILVA (COACH) Lakshan Rodrigo, Dasun Randika, Delon Udugamasuriya and Krishal Magage. Prabuddha Perera , Anuk ANUK SILVA R W (C ) Silva

Netball Nationals Dhammisara National volleyball champs powered by Caltex Kern clobbers postponed 126 for Wesley The Senior Netball Nationals, which was to be Caltex Lubricants Lanka the team. by Reemus Fernando held this weekend in Polonnaruwa, has been post- Limited, has extended their Speaking on the occasion, An entertaining 126 by poned to March 25 and 26. The event will now be support once again to managing director of Caltex, Rayan Kern (11 fours and four held in Colombo. Dhammisara Vidyalaya, Kishu Gomes stressed the sixes) and an impressive part- In addition, due to popular request a Men’s Nattandiya. The company importance of developing skills nership of 112 runs for the Netball Nationals too will be held to coincide with the signed an agreement yet again through sports and encouraged sixth wicket between Kern women’s tournament. with the school to sponsor their the students to work towards and D. Wijesinghe who struck volleyball team for another two development of these skills in a 53 ball 60 were the highlights years. The team won the order to meet future challenges, of the rain interrupted inter ‘Bulls’ stage six-a-side National School Championship both academically and profes- school two day cricket match in 2003, and over the year has sionally. He stated that; between Wesley College and cricket competed both at national and “Leadership is about thinking St. Sebastian’s Cpllege, which international levels. and doing things differently. It by T. Rajah – Badulla sports correspondent ended in a draw at Campbell At the school’s awards cere- is something that we all possess An All Island Six-a-Side Softball Cricket tourna- park recently. mony held in Nattandiya and it is up to each and every ment, organised by “Bull’s” Cricket Club, Badulla will recently, organised in recogni- one of us to identify and devel- be conducted on March 4 at the Public Grounds in Chief Scores: tion of the team’s outstanding op it.” Hali Ela. Wesley 328 for 7 declared performance during the year Well over 20 teams are expected to participate in Other distinguished guests (C. Karunaratne 15, S. 2004/2005, managing director of this tournament where the winners will be awarded a at the event were Minister Rupasinghe 57, A. Caltex Lubricants Lanka cash prize of Rs.7,500 in addition to the trophy and Dilan Perera and Deputy Katapearachchi 19, A. the runners-up will receive the trophy and a cash prize Limited presented the principal Minister of Ports and Aviation Liyanage 23, D. Vijesinghe 60, of Rs.5,000. of Dhammisara Vidyalaya, Dayasritha Tissera. Lubricants Lanka Limited and the equipment necessary for the Rayan Kern 126; R. Fernando Special prizes will also be awarded to the Best Nattandiya with a letter of com- Similar to the earlier agree- Dhammisara Vidyalaya, activities of the school’s volley- 2/62, J. Jayawardena 3/74) mitment indicating an exten- Batsman, Best Bowler, Best Fielder and the Man of ment signed between Caltex Nattandiya in February 2004, ball teams over the assigned St. Sebastian’s 78 for 4 at the Match. sion of the sponsorship towards this agreement too will provide period. close (Dilhan Cooray 20 n.o)