Sri Lanka News Round-up (18 February 1999)

18 February 1999

Sri Lanka News Round-up

The Daily News

Former CCC and Sri Lanka Test opener Charith Senanayake is due to represent a Coast Combined (CCA) XI in their one-day match against the touring MCC team at Coast Gymkhana on March 6.

The CCA squad which is currently in training is coached by Senanayake who represents Mombasa SC in the local tournament in Kenya.

The MCC led by Glamorgan opening batsman and former England Test player Matthew Maynard comprises several other high quality players who have represented England internationally. They are due to arrive in Mombasa in the first week of March and open the tour with the match against CCA XI.

The highlight of the visit is MCC's match against the full Kenyan national side on March 7 at Mombasa SC. The Kenyan CA has made it clear that they regard this fixture as being an integral part of their preparations for the World Cup in England in May this year.

Kenya are in Group 'A' with champs Sri Lanka, host England, South Africa, India, and Zimbabwe.

S M Jiffrey Abdeen

The Kandy Regional Cricket Board II Under 17 team cricket team will take on the visiting over 40 cricket club from England in a limited over cricket match to be played at the Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy today at 10 a.m.

Kandy Regional Cricket Board team will be selected from Anuradha Jayasundara, Haresh Ratnayake, K.A.B. Weerasuriya, D.T. Ariyadasa (Dharmaraja College), Omar Mizran (Kandy Youth CC), Harsha Wijeratne, N. Gunadasa (St. Sylvester's College), Mohamed Shahanas (Madina Central College), M. M. Aslam (Madina CC) Nipuna Ratnayake, P. Rambukwella, Tyronne Silva (St. Anthony's College).

Vidyartha College will take on Mahanama Vidyalaya in their Elephant Lemonade Cup inter-school cricket match to be played at police grounds, Kandy today and tomorrow (Thursday/Friday).

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