Sri Lanka: Golden oldies on show at Wesley six-a-side (20 February 1999)
The Singer sponsored Wesley College six-a-side cricket tournament for the Golden Oldies in connection with the School's 125th anniversary will figure a host of Sri Lankan International players of yesteryear on February 21 Sunday at 9 am at Campbell
20-Feb-1999
20 February 1999
Sri Lanka: Golden oldies on show at Wesley six-a-side
Peter Christie
The Singer sponsored Wesley College six-a-side cricket tournament for
the Golden Oldies in connection with the School's 125th anniversary
will figure a host of Sri Lankan International players of yesteryear
on February 21 Sunday at 9 am at Campbell Park.
The Old Nalandians are expected to field a team including the first
Sri Lankan Test captain Bandula Waranapura and former Test off
spinner Lalith Kaluperuma will meet the Old Wesleyites skippered by
Sunil Fernando in the first match scheduled to begin at 9 am . The
old Benedictines hope Ranjith Fernando present Sri Lankan cricket
team Manager and former wicket keeper will grace the occasion in
'bulk'. Ranjith is one of the fittest 'old goldies'.
Royal are counting on Nihal Koddithuwakku the brilliant All Ceylon
opening batsman, Ranjan Madugalle the popular former Sri Lankan
captain and Ajith Pasqual to help them carry away the first ever old
boys trophy.
The Old Thomians strategy has not been revealed, but it is expected
that Anura Tennakoon, Ajith Jayasekera, "Holmang" Mevan Pieris, the
Sri Lankan fast bowler and Priyantha Serasinghe will retrieve their
whites from the cleaners for Sunday.
The other sporting events programmed for the celebrations is the
Triangular Cricket Tournament to be played on March 1, between
exprtriate Old Wesleyites from the United Kingdom, Australia and
those in Sri Lanka. A hockey match between the expatriate Old Boys
and a Combined past and present team.
On March 6, the school cricket team will be matched against the Past
Captains of Wesley. Lou Adihetty, Milroy Mutuvaloe, Everard
Schoorman, Ananda Thevedasan, Navin de Silva, Delmer Achilees and
Ameresh Rajaratnam are some of the past captians who will pit their
experience against Dharsika Jayakody and the strong Wesley team of
today.
A mini basket ball jamboree at 2.30 pm will close the program on
March 13 at the Sugathadasa indoor stadium.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)