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MSBA Semi League Basketball tournament Bloomfield win Cambrian David Peiris and Ceylinco Group record Wing Cricket Sixes impressive wins by Manjula D. Phillips The Cambrian Cricket Wing Bloomfield were declared prize of Rs. 100,000.00. conducted the Annual Inter- champions for the second suc- Army were the runners-up and In a ‘C’ Division match played last Monday Club Cricket Sixes for the 3rd cessive year amidst a large gath- were awarded a trophy and Rs. in the on-going MSBA Semi Basketball tourna- successive year recently, at the ering and they carried home the 50,000.00 ment at Otters Aquatic Basketball courts, David De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa. Champions trophy and a cash Tillekeratne Dilshan of Peiris Motor Company beat Dialog Telecom ‘B’ 73-56. At half time, the winners were ahead 32- Bloomfield was named the Man 27. of the Match while Selvin D. Dassanayaka and L. De Silva led the way Perera of Lankans CC was for the winners scoring 21 and 17 points repec- named the Best Bowler. tively. Raju Gayashan, also from For Dialog, R. Maharoof and E. Mendis Lankans CC, won the award for scored 14 and 11 points respectively. the Best Batsman. Asela The MSBA Semi League Basketball tourna- ment is organized by the Mercantile Basketball Wewelwala of Ambalangoda Association and sponsored by Hatton National Rio won the award for the high- Bank. est number of sixes in the tour- In the second match of the day in the ‘D’ nament. Division, Ceylinco Group beat Commercial Brief scores: Bank ‘B’ with a massive 34 points lead. The final Semi-finals: scores were 78-44. At the short whistle the win- Bloomfield beat Singhe ners were ahead 44-24. G. Jayasinghe who was Ambalangoda by 38 runs the top scorer of the match (21) led the way for Bloomfield 96/1 (T. M. Ceylinco while D. Sameera (14) played a sup- Dilshan 40*, C. Jayasinghe 36, C. porting role. A. Tennakoon and N. Chathuranga Silva 16*) (9) did most of the scoring for Commercial Bank Singhe 58/4 (D. Ramanayake ‘B’. Twenty eight teams are participating in the 28, Shanuka Dissanayake 2 for 8) Ajantha Mendis receives the runners-up trophy and tournament. The tournament commenced October 2 and Army SC beat Lankans CC the cash prize from Jayantha Perera, President, by 24 runs 67 matches are scheduled to be played. Army SC 60/4 (D. Cambrian Cricket Wing. The semi finals begin November 28. The grand final will be on December 4. Balasuriya 19*, S. Prasanna 16, S. Chanaka 2/11) Final: 21, N. Ratnayake 20*) Tillekeratne Dilshan of Bloomfield receives the Lankans CC 36/3 (R. Bloomfield beat Army by Bloomfield 53/2 (T. M. Championship trophy and the cash prize from K. Gayashan 15*, A. Mendis 1/8) four wickets Dilshan 22*, C. Silva 22, A. Mathivanan, Secretary, . Armys SC 52/3 (C. Prasad Mendis 1-10) Royal break the ice, outstation teams and 17th Annual International Schools debut Water Polo Eheliyagoda on top at encounter for Wesleyite Sixes from Friday Dr. R. L. Sabaragamuwa rugby C’ship by Reemus Fernando Hayman trophy Text and pix by M. Farook Lantra Five combined teams from the outsta- The 17th tions and two international schools will Annual Water Polo The Sabaragamuwa Province compete for the first time while Royal encounter between Rugby Football Union held its College, will make a comeback Royal College and 7th Annual Provincial Inter - after a lapse of several years, when the Old S. Thomas’ College Club Knockout tournament at Wesleyites organized Inter School for the Dr. R. L. the Kelani Valley Grounds, Invitational Six-a-Side tournament com- Hayman trophy Talduwa on October 4. mences at Campbell Park on Friday. will be played on Eight rugby clubs and four Combined teams from Anuradhapura, October 13 and 18. schools from Sabaragamuwa Polonnaruwa, Ampara, Jaffna, Nuwara The ‘Hayman’ is took part in the tournament, Eliya, Badulla and Trinco will compete for the first time in the tournament that has continuing with its which was conducted by the come under a new sponsor this year. tradition of being Sabaragamuwa Rugby Football Gateway and Lyceum are the two inter- the benchmark in Union. national schools who are making their Sri Lanka water The tournament was spon- debut in the tournament. polo with its objec- sored by Sampath Bank, Although outstation teams have compet- tive of improving Avissawella. ed in this tournament, it will be the first the standard of Eheliyagoda RFC won the time that combined teams from the outsta- water polo. This Sabaragamuwa Province tions compete in the tourney which will be year too, the match- Champions Cup in grand style played for three days starting Friday. es will be played at defeating Ratnapura RFC by 27 The skipper of Eheliyagoda RFC, H. S. Veranga receives the Sabaragamuwa Two time champions Royal College the Sugathadasa points (2 goals 2 tries and 1 Champions rugby trophy from the chief guest, Asoka Jayawardane. return to the Old Wesleyites Sixes Cricket Swimming Pool penalty) to 7 (1 goal). The try tournament after a lapse of several years. and will be officiat- scorers for Eheliyagoda were Royal College, who won the inaugural tour- ed by two FINA Harshana Prabath, S. Weeranga, nament in 1993, did not take part in the tour- (world governing Rajitha Seneviratne and Malith nament for several years, after the school body) approved and Arasakulasooriya. For gave up playing the shorter version of the qualified referees Ratnapura, the only try was game. from Singapore. planted by winger Duminda Royal College did not take part in any of Over the last 17 Prasad. the Limited Overs tournaments, including the Inter School Under-19 Limited Overs (50 years, this The Plate was won by overs) tournament for several years. This encounter has pro- Sabaragamuwa Campus who beat year, when the SLSCA adopted a Limited duced over 75% of Kegalle RFC by 12 points to 10, Overs tournament for junior age categories the Sri Lanka team while the Bowl was won by (Under-17 and Under-15) Royal College took and has been Embilipitiya RFC, who beat Old part in those tournaments. Apart from the responsible for the Zahirians RFC, Mawanella, by 27 Annual Limited Overs against S. development and points to 7. Thomas’ College, Royal College has not improvement of The schools segment was won taken part in any limited overs matches for the sport, culminat- by Embilipitiya MV who beat the past several years. ing in the National Talduva Buddhist College by 12 The tourney, sponsored by Ceylon team securing a sil- points to 5. Biscuits Ltd., will include 36 teams. They ver medal at the The chief guest was former will compete in four groups. Ananda and D. last SAF Chief Minister Sabaragamuwa S. Senanayake are the favourites in Group A Swimming and and present Provincial Council which includes Zahira (Colombo), Maris Water Polo Member, Asoka Jayawardana Stella, De Mazenod and Maliyadeva Colleges Championships. while the guest of honour was and combined teams from Jaffna, The present Suranga Arunashantha, Sri Polonnaruwa and Ampara. Strangely, none of the teams in Group A have ever won the tally stands at 11 Lanka National rugby player/Air The skipper of Sabaragamuwa Campus S. T. S. Wijeratna receives the Plate trophy wins to S. Thomas’ Force. title. from Arjun Dharmadasa, President, Sabaragamuwa RFU. Nuwara Eliya and Gateway will have College, three wins tough opposition in Group B, that consists for Royal College of five time champions Nalanda College, and two draws. ‘Aerobee’ wins Gamini Lokuge trophy two time champions, Kalutara Vidyalaya, Royal College Thurstan (1995 champions), Richmond, has been on a win- Isipatana, St. Sebastian’s and Moratu ning streak with Vidyalaya. their wins being in Group C includes a combined team from the last three con- Badulla and Anuradhapura and school secutive years. teams from Royal (Panadura), Joseph Vas, This year’s Wesley, St. Thomas’ (Matale), S. Thomas’ encounter promis- (Mount), Dharmapala (Pannipitiya) and es to be a close Royal (Colombo). affair, with Royal All eyes will be on defending champions College holding an Basilica College, Ragama, who will compete edge, having beaten in Group D. The other teams in the tough the Thomians Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda were the runners-up in the Under-12 All Island Milo Group D are St. Peter’s, St. Benedict’s, when they last met Netball Championship held at Welagedara Stadium recently. The picture shows the Prince of Wales, Kegalu Vidyalaya, St. at the Inter School Joseph’s, Lyceum, Lumbini and a combined runners-up team with officials. Front row from left: Heshana Wijetunga (Captain), P. K. ’Aerobee’, owned by Isira Dassanayake, trained by S. Water Polo tourna- Peiris (Asst. Principal), Sandya Neelamani Malaviarachchi (Principal), Disna team from Trinco. D. Lalith and ridden by Jockey S. D. Janaka won the From the 36 teams, four teams, namely, ment. Siriwardena (Sports Advisor) and Manjula Jayakadu. Back row from left: Methma ‘Gamini Lokuge Trophy’ for thoroughbred horses Jaffna, Thurstan, St. Thomas’ (Matale) and The matches Chandrasiri, Samudrani Praboda, Ruwani Theekshana, Kavindi de Silva, Supipi Class (I) race held at the Nuwara Eliya Race Course Kegalu Vidyalaya will receive byes to will commence at Dilhara, Dulanga Sandaruwani, Divya Poonima, Parami de Silva, Irangi Nanayakkara on Friday October 3. The meet was organised by the advance to the second round. 4.30 p.m. and Nirodya Andradi (Pic by Anton Fernando) Sri Lanka Turf Club. (Pic by Jayakody Ratnayake)