Sri Lanka: Interesting cricket on the card at Kurunegala sixes (14 Sep 1997)

Sunday 14, September 1997

Sri Lanka: Interesting cricket on the card at Kurunegala sixes

By A. C. de Silva

THERE SHOULD be some interesting matches when the third Kurunegala sixes cricket tournament organised by the Kurunegala Sports Club will be worked off today at the Welegedera Stadium, Kurunegala.

There are eleven teams in the fray - NCC - last year's champions Bloomfield - Runners-up of 1996, Matara Sports Club, BRC, Colts, Kurunegala YCC, SSC, CCC, Police, Kurunegala Sports Club and Tamil Union.

Kurunegala Sports Club president Irwin Jayawardena said that most of the Sri lanka Test stars will be seen in action, with Aravinda de Silva turning out for NCC, Muralitharan and also Upul Chandana for Tamil Union, Kumara Dharmasena for Bloomfield.

Arjuna Ranatunga is out of the island and that master-blaster Sanath Jayasuriya was due to leave for Abu Dhabi last night.

According to Irwin Jayawardena, ticket sales have been very encouraging for there should be a good turn out of spectators.

There has been some rain in the Kurunegala area in the past few days, but adequate arrangements have been made to get the maximum playing time.

Commercial Bank are the main sponsors of the tournament.

Cricket Board president Upali Dharmadasa will be the chief guest at the tournament, while former president Ana Punchihewa will be the guest of honour.

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)