BCCSL Elections: Arjuna, Aravinda seek vice Presidency posts (6 March 1999)
Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga and vice captain Aravinda de Silva will contest the 51st annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) for the posts of vice presidents
06-Mar-1999
6 March 1999
BCCSL Elections: Arjuna, Aravinda seek vice Presidency posts
Sa'adi Thawfeeq
Thilanga, Clifford Presidency clash
Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga and vice captain Aravinda de Silva
will contest the 51st annual general meeting of the Board of Control
for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) for the posts of vice presidents.
Their names were among seven nominees received for the two posts of
vice president when nominations closed at 12 noon yesterday.
The BCCSL annual general meeting is scheduled for March 28 at the
Cricket Board headquarters.
Other prominent names contesting the vice-presidency post are Western
Province PA candidate Prasanna Ranatunga, younger brother of Arjuna
Ranatunga and, Board of Investments (BOI) chairman Tilan Wijesinghe, a
former Tamil Union and Sri Lanka 'A' team cricket captain.
The Cricket Board presidency will be contested between incumbent
president Thilanga Sumathipala and Clifford Ratwatte, president of the
Nationalised Services Cricket Association and chairman of the Sri
Lanka Tea Board.
The nominations (subject to ratification):
President (1 post): Thilanga Sumathipala, Clifford Ratwatte
Vice Presidents (2 posts): Anuruddha Polonowita, Abu Fuard, Prasanna
Ranatunga, Thilan Wijesinghe, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva,
Jayantha Dharmadasa
Secretary (1 post): Saliya Ahangama, Ajith Jayasekera
Treasurer (1 post): Nuski Mohamed, Gerry Hidelaratchchi, Trevor
Rajaratnam
Asst Secretary (1 post): Lourance Amerasena, Mohan Silva, Mahinda
Seneviratne
Asst Treasurer (1 post): Mahinda Deshapriya, Chrisantha de Silva
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)