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an equally strong middle order Katugastota, captained by Hiran which includes the likes of Wickramasekara in Comparison, Trinity College, Kandy Kavinda Jayasuriya and Heshan has not fared as well as Trinity Wanniarachchi who are capable College. In 14 matches they have of swelling the total with Akila three outright wins. They lost to Jayasundara and Tissa Bandara, St. followed by young Ron Sebastian’s College, Chandragupta. Moratuwa, while gaining first Tissa Bandara is the pace innings points in seven outings. spearehead, while Premasinghe Their wins were registered and Aamil Anas are excellent against Kalutara Vidyalaya, St. spinners. Sylvester’s College, Kandy and Fifth year player and Trinity Vidyartha College, Kandy. Lion, Jayasundara has amassed They also took major honours 650 runs and taken close to 50 against S. Thomas’ College, with his right arm leg Mount Lavinia, Mahanama spinners, while Niroshan College,Colombo,D.S. Dikwella, a third year colours- Senanayake College, Colombo, man, who is the vice , is Zahira College, Colombo, St. their leading run getter with Joseph’s College, Colombo, Royal over 800 runs and two centuries College, Colombo and St. to his credit. The keeper Benedict’s College, Kotahena. has 35 catches/stumpings. They lost on the first innings Kavinda Jayasuriya, playing to Wesley College, Colombo. in his third year, has scored over The main cog in their wheel 600 runs and captured close to 35 with nearly 900 runs and four (Seated from L to R): Tissa Sanjeewa Bandara, Janishka Premasinghe, Keheliya Athugoda, Sampath Perera (Coach), Akila Jayasundera (Captain), wickets with his right arm off centuries is fifth year colousman Brigadier Udaya Ariyaratne (Principal), Niroshan Dickwella (Vice Captain), A. Vishnuwarthan, (Master-in-Charge), Kavinda Jayasuriya, Aamil Anas and breaks. Hiran Wickramasekara, who is Heshan Wanniarachchi, a hugely talented. Heshan Wanniarachchi. (Standing from L-R): Dinuk Wickremanayake, Tharindu Makuldeniya, Mohammed Shameer, Lakshitha Dissanayake, Amrith capable bat, has to his credit 452 All-rounder Aravinda Srimohan, Alwin Fernando, Bhagya Palihawadana, S. Sachintha, O. Jayasundera, Ron Chandragupta and Madhushan Subendra. runs plus 12 wickets. Premaratne, the vice captain He is a right arm off spinner. has captured 80 wickets with his Tissa Bandara, who has sliced right arm off breaks and has St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota through many an opponent’s bat- scored over 350 runs,playing in ting has captured over 15 wickets his fourth year. and scored 452 runs, playing in Manoj Sarathchandra, with his second year. two centuries, has scored over Left arm leg spinner Aamil 600 runs. Anaz is their most impressive Yohan Woods, who opens the bowler. He has taken over 80 batting, has scored over 350 runs. wickets. The other reliable batters are The lanky Janishka middle order batsmen Kanishka Premasinghe, a steady all round- Ranaraja and Aruna Bandara. er who opens the batting for the Pulasthi de Silva has been a Lions has scored nearly 400 runs, revelation. He has scored two whilst capturing close to 40 wick- hundreds. ets, with his right arm off Tharaka Jayasinghe, Dinuk breaks. Herath and Nimesha Keheliya Atugoda, who has Gunasinghe have also impressed. scored nearly 300 runs, has also In most games, St. Anthony’s helped Trinity’s cause. have opened their bowling with Alvin Fernando is yet another Pulasthi de Silva, who has cap- player the Lions have tried out in tured over 30 wickets. many matches. He has proved to The school by the ‘Mahaweli’ be a success. river has spinners aplenty, since The youngest player in the the return of youth team is Ron Chandraguptha. The player and leg spinner Saranga (Seated from L-R): Samitha Dhanushka (Assistant Coach), Keerthi Aluvihare, (Master-in-Charge), Manoj Sarathchandra, Aravinda Premaratne (Vice 15-year-old has scored close to 280 Rajaguru. He has captured over runs, in just nine outings. 23 wickets while top spinner Captain), Rev. Fr. Titus Rodrigo (Principal), Hiran Anthony Wickremasekera, (Captain), Kanishka Ranaraja, Yohan Woods and Champika Siriwardena Meanwhile, Rajitha Jayathunga, Aravinda Premaratne with over (Coach) (Standing from L-R): Bhagya Liyanage, Madhusha Pusswella, Tharaka Jayasinghe, Saranga Rajaguru, Himesh Kodituwakku, Dinuk de Silva, who has scored 225 runs and 80 wickets has brought down Romesh Macwin, Aruna Bandara, Thushan Hettige and Nimesh Gunasinghe. (Absent):Pulasthi de Silva. Dinuk Wickramanayake, who many batsmen. has over 170 runs, in a few Off spinner Kanishka BY RUKSHAN RAZAK Rajaguru with 40 wickets is a potential threat. Right arm off he Trinity Lions, who have 95th ‘Battle of the Blues’ in the hills spinner Thushara Hettige has been denied a win for as created a very good impression Tlong as 24 years, are well in his first game and has cap- equipped this season and will go tured close to 25 wickets. out as firm favourites when they The Antonians are coached by take on St. Anthony’s College, old boy and Kandy CC cricketer, Katugastota, in the 95th ‘Battle of Champika Siriwardana while Will the Lions roar their Master-in-Charge is Keerthi the Blues’ encounter today and tomorrow, at Aluvihare. Katugastota. The Trinitians are coached by The Lions, led by dynamic all former D. S. Senanayke College, rounder Akila Jayasundra who Colombo captain Sampath has loads of experience will take or the Eagles soar? Perera while their Master-in- the field to wrap up the season in Charge is A. Vishnuwardan. grand style. The Trinitians have won 22 against formidable outfits such Dharmasoka College, in a no decision. Akila could be described as matches provides more power to matches while the Antonians as St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, Ambalangoda. They won major The only occasion that they the best schools’ cricket captain their batting. have won 11. Kingswood College, Kandy, honours against St. Joseph’s have played below their potential of the 2010/2011 season. He has The other players who have The Antonians are the last to Vidyartha College, Kandy, College, Colombo, Lumbini was in their penultimate fixture guided the team to a record 10 impressed are, Lakshitha record a victory. They won in Nalanda College, Colombo, College, Colombo, S. Thomas’ against Royal College, Colombo, outright wins while securing Dissanayake, Bagya 1992 under Umesh De Alwis. Thurstan College, Colombo, St. College, Mount Lavinia and where they lost on the first first innings points in four out- Palihawadana, Tharindu Trinity last won in 1986 under Peter’s College, Colombo, Wesley Prince of Wales College, innings. ings, while one match ended in a Makuldeniya and Amrith the leadership of Thushara College, Colombo, Mahanama Motaruwa. Trinity has depth in their bat- no decision. Srimahan. Weerasuriya. College, Colombo, St. Servatius’ Their match against Maris ting with Niroshan Dikwella and All their wins have come St. Anthony’s College, College, Matara and Stella College, Negombo, ended Janith Premasinghe opening and

St. Sebastian’s College Prince of Wales College

(Seated from left): Lantra Fernando (Coach), Shehan Jayasuriya, K. A. Somapala (Senior Deputy Principal), Isuru (Seated from left): Frank Cooray (MiC), Deshan Dias, Anuk de Alwis, Sanitha de Mel (Captain), Rev. Fr. Bonnie Thilina (Captain), Rohana Karunarathne (Principal), Tarindu Dilshan and Susantha Mendis (MiC). (Second row from Fernandopulle (Rector), Charith Fernando (Vice Captain), Oshada Fernando, Amila Aponso and Neil Rajapaksha left): Shanuka Withanawasam, Rajeeva Perera, Nishka Hewavitharana, Chamika Fernando, Eshan Fernando, Amila (Coach). (Standing from left): Ramesh Mendis, Ruwan Fernando, Angelo Silva, Nishamal Fernando, Luke Jayadeva, Sudesh, Hashan Fernando, Primesh Fernando and . (Back row from left): Adeesha Devadithiya, Vishwa Fernando, Marlon Fernando, Rusiru Gunathilaka, Anushka Perera and Kalana Silva. Suchira Fernando, Ashen Mendis, Aruna Fernando, Bindu Rupasinghe, Nipun Perera and Namindu Fernando. BY REEMUS FERNANDO arm spinner Amil Aponso. The Sri Lanka Under-19 bowler has cap- ant to watch a high per- 61st ‘Battle of the Golds’ tured over 50 wickets. Together with formance Big Match? former captain Anuk de Alwis, they W form a deadly spin combination. The De Soyza Stadium Meanwhile, the Cambrians will Moratuwa is probably the best place There could be fireworks! pin their hopes on spinners for you to be this weekend to wit- Tharindu Dilshan and Jayasuriya ness one such encounter, as St. National teams is likely to produce to enjoy most, just be there when combination come up against the Holy Cross College, Kalutara, prolif- to control the formidable batting Sebastian’s College and Prince of all what a cricket enthusiast could speedsters de Mel and Vishwa Cambrian top order batsmen inclu- ic opener Deshan Dias and deputy line-up of the Sebs. Wales College, inclusive of Sri ask for. Fernando share the new ball for the sive of prolific scorer Shehan skipper Charith Fernando and The decades old encounter has Lanka Under-19 players, meet to put The unbeaten St. Sebastian’s Sebs. Arguably the most dangerous Jayasuriya it would make for an Marlon Fernando have also been not produced a result after the an end to a long series of draws, at College is captained by Sri Lanka pace bowling combination this sea- interesting contest. dominant. Cambrians won the encounter the 61st ‘Battle of the Golds’ Under-19 spearhead Sanitha de Mel, son, they are the bowlers most bats- The Seb’s top order is flooded For the Cambrians, Jayasuriya under the captaincy of Pemlal encounter today and tomorrow. while his opposite number Isuru men would want to avoid facing. with batsmen who have amassed has amassed nearly 800 runs. And Fernando in 1977. With two unbeat- With three Sri Lanka Under-19 Thilina will have Sri Lanka Under- While Sanitha’s abilities are huge scores this season. While together with Tharindu Dilshan, en teams taking field, it could be players, a batsman with a massive 19 all-rounder Shehan Jayasuriya known even overseas, Vishwa has Oshada Fernando has crossed the Kusal Mendis and skipper Isuru anybody’s game. tally of 1000 runs, at least half a playing a key role in both batting probably the highest haul of wick- 1000 run mark for a second consecu- Thilina, their batting too is as The Cambrians lead the victory dozen youngsters who have gone and bowling. ets, (over 50). tive season, setting a St. Sebastian’s strong as that of their rivals. tally 6-2, while the rest of the match- close to winning places in Junior If it is pace bowling that you like When the left arm right arm record of an unbeaten 235 against The Seb’s player to watch is left es have ended in draws.