Defending champions Kandy SC will take the field as one of the favourites in the newly introduced super round tournament and are sure to warm up with a morale-boosting win over CH & FC at Nittawela on Sunday. Both Kandy SC and CH & FC will be hoping to gain their first victory of this year’s super round tournament, where the first four teams of the league table will compete in the Cup championship. For Kandy SC, a win in this clash is a must and although they picked up losing points against Havelock SC last Saturday, a win today will help them to meet the winners of Havelock SC vs. CR & FC game next Saturday. In tomorrow’s game the fly-halves will be crucial and both sides. CH have superb pivots in Nigel Ratwatte and Rohitha Rajapaksa. Both are excellent thinkers of the game and although that aspect of their play will be important, it's their play making skills which will be in the spotlight. Nigel is the more experienced of the two but Rohitha is a talented player who enjoys the running game and he will be determined to put his side in front with his strong attacking play.
Nugawela’s Viraj Ekanayake reaches 1000 runs
Viraj Ekanayake from Nugawela Central College is the only player from a Kandy school to score 1000 runs this season. A big hand should go to his coach Sampath de Silva for guiding him the proper way. The school plays in the under 19 division III tournament in the current season. Some of Viraj’s top scores are 95 v Ranabima Royal College, 73 v St.Thomas’ Bandarawela, 161 v Azhar Akurana, 44 v St John’s Kotalawala Kurunegala, 93 v D.S.Senanyake Amapara, 69 v Royal Wayamba and 218 v Maliyadeva.
Motivational session for KSC
Kandy SC had invited Chandana Ekanayake and Chathuranga Thoradeniya to conduct a motivational session for the team. Both Chandana and Chathuranga played first XV rugger for Dharmaraja College and accepted the invitation. They delivered a good session for the players on Monday from 5.30 pm to 8 pm at Nittawela grounds. Ekanayake the Commissioner of Prisons is an all-rounder who has excelled in Athletics, Rugby & Hockey for Dharmaraja College, Prisons Department and the States Services. He is an internationally qualified athletics coach who has represented the country on a number of occasions including the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Thoradeniya who has read for his Bachelors at the Kotalawela Defence University and the National Diploma in Training and Development at the IPMSL, is an ex-Air Force Officer. He excelled in both Academics and Sports. He is the first Certified Trainer to deliver Simulation and Gasification based Training (Silega) in Sri Lanka and one of the most experienced and a qualified Outward Bound Training (OBT) facilitator who has helped a number of Private and Public sector organizations to groom their human capital in unique ways.
Only Trinity
Only Trinity College from Kandy has qualified to play in the Singer U19 Division-One cricket tournament 2018/19. With the school cricket governing body deciding to set-up the tournament in a different structure this year unlike the previous years, only 3 teams will advance from each group. Hence, the group-toppers will directly qualify to the quarterfinals while the remaining 8 teams will play in a playoff round to select the other 4 teams. Trinity College had a successful season so far recording 4 outright wins and 2 first-innings wins with 2 first-innings defeats.
Antonians runner-up in U13 cricket
St.Anthony’s College went down to Royal College in the Singer Trophy under-13 division one inter school cricket final match at Kurunegala. Royal scored 157 for 4 when the match was called off due to rain and won on bonus points. Royal College: 157/4 (Buda Kumaratunga 54, Kevan Panapitiya 46, Ovina Ambanpola 27).
Lawrence House champions
Lawrence House won first place at the annual Inter House sports meet of Girls' High School Kandy which was held at Bogambara Stadium Kandy last Friday. Results: Lawrence House were number one with 633 points, and the overall winner of the Shield donated by Dawn Margaret and Heather Lindsay. Number two place went to Eaton House with 626 points, number three to Langdon House with 485 points and number four to Sansom House with 415 points. The top athlete was Sriyalatha de Alwis.
Hillwood’s Bellerby House champions
Hillwood College Kandy’s Bellerby House won first place at the 129th annual Inter House Sports Meet held at Asgiriya Stadium. Winners: 1st - Bellerby House (953), 2nd - Naish House (885) and 3rd - Ireland Jones House (735). The best junior athlete was Sachini Gamage (Bellerby House), Intermediate best athlete - Hasini Abeyaratne (Bellerby House), Best Athlete Senior - Kusalika Aluwihare (Bellerby House), Best Performance - Track - Hasini Abeyratne (Bellerby House), Best Performance: Field - Dinoli Munasinghe (Naish House), Relay Championship - Bellerby House, Group Event Shield - Bellerby House, Drill Display - Ireland Jones House, Senior Squad - Naish House.
Antonians Dark Blue House champions
At the annual Inter House sports meet of St. Anthony's College held at their Katugastota grounds, Dark Blue House won first place with 697 points, runner-up were Light Blue House (546 Points), 2nd runner-up Maroon House (536 points) and 3rd runner-up Double Blue House (516 points).
102nd Trinity-St.Anthony’s big match on March 8 and 9
The 102nd clash between Trinity College and St. Anthony’s College will take place at Katugastota on 8 and 9 of March.
They are two of the oldest colleges and this encounter is also the sixth oldest Big Match in Sri Lanka and the second oldest in Kandy.
The first encounter was played at the Bogambara grounds in March 1914 which the Antonians won.
113th Battle of the Maroons - Rajans v Kingswoodians
All old and present boys are looking forward to the 113th Battle of the Maroons of Kandy between Dharmaraja College and Kingswood College played for the T.B. Tennekoon Memorial Trophy on 23 and 24 of March at Pallekele Stadium.
Their first big match was played in 1893 which makes this big match the oldest cricket match in Kandy.
60th Battle of the Babes - Vidyartha v Sylvester’s
The 60th Battle of the Babes Big Match between St. Sylvester’s and Vidyartha will take place on March 15 and 16. The two teams first met in 1955.
Battle of the Gold’s Sri Rahula v Sumangala
The much awaited cricket encounter between Wariyapola Sri Sumangala (St. Paul’s) College and Sri Rahula College, Katugastota named the Battle of the Gold’s will take place for the 21st time.
The date has still not been fixed due to problems of obtaining a ground.
Azhar-Madeena big match
This is the only big match played between two Muslim schools in the country between Azhar College Akurana and Madeena Central College Madawela which has not been played for three years due to a misunderstanding between the two schools.
Some of the old boys and officials of the two schools are trying their best to revive it this year.
Trinity College Cricket Academy to India
The Trinity College Cricket Academy are hoping to tour Andhra Pradesh this year too and are hoping to leave in April.
Like the last occasion the teams will be selected from players from under 11 and 14 age groups.
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