Sri Lanka News Round-up (24 Mar 1998)

Tuesday 24, March 1998

Peterites clinch 'A' Div. league title

by Chris Dhambarage

St.Peter's College are the Coca Cola 'A' Division League champions for 1998. The Peterites completed a successful tournament by recording seven victories during the current inter-school cricket season. Altogether they collected a total of 122.634 points at an average of 6.813.

Ananda emerged runners up having recorded six victories during the season. They collected a total of 101.714 points at an average of 5.651. They were followed by Kalutara MV, St.Joseph's, Raddoluwa MV and St.Sylvester's College. Last year champions St.Sebastian's College were placed 14th in the overall points standings.

Meanwhile Maris Stella College, Negombo clinched the 'B' Division League title having registered six wins at an average of 9.674. Lumbini MV with an average of 9.225 emerged runners up. Kingswood College were placed third in the 'B' Division League.

The Coca Cola knock out tournament will commence on March 25 with four first round matches down for decision. Last year's champions St.Joseph's College will launch their defence for the title with a match against St.John's College, Panadura at Darley Road. St.Sebastian's have already received a walk over from St.Anthony's College, Kandy.

The pre-quarterfinals will be worked off on March 29 and the quarter-finals are scheduled for April 1. The venues for the quarter-finals are Moratuwa Stadium, P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, NCC and Viharamaha Devi Park.

The semi-finals will be worked off on April 3 and the venues are P.Saravanamuttu Stadium and Viharamaha Devi Park. The final will be played on April 5 at the SSC grounds, Maitland Place.

The draw (1st round):

March 25: St.Peter's v Vidyartha at Bambalapitiya, Mahinda v Thurstan at Viharamaha Devi Park, St.Sylvester's v Asoka MV at Kandy, St.John's Panadura v St.Joseph's at Darley Road.

March 26: De Mazenod v Lumbini MV at Kandana, Taxila Central College v S.Thomas' at Mount Lavinia, St.Anthony's College Wattala v Raddoluwa MV at Katunayake, Sri Jayawardenapura MV v Ananda at Ananda Mawatha, Kalutara MV v Revatha MV at Kalutara, President's College v D.S.Senanayake at Wijerama Mawatha, Trinity v Maris Stella at Kandy, Isipatana v St.Anne's in Colombo, Prince of Wales v Richmond at Moratuwa, Nalanda v Dharmapala at Pannipitiya, Royal v Kingswood at Reid Avenue.

Tennakoon elected president of Kandy District CA

(by S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen Kandy south group correspondent)

Former Dharmaraja College skipper and Kandy Schools allrounder Tillina Tennakoon was elected president of the Kandy District Cricket Association (KDCA) at the Annual General Meeting held at the Asgiriya Pavilion.

Tillina Tennakoon is presently the People's Alliance organiser for the Senkadagala electorate and the Chairman of the Kandy Four Gravets and Ganga Wata Korale Pradeshiya Sabha. He is the son of late Mr. Yasaratne Tennakoon former M.P. and Advisor to Prime Minister Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike before his demise last year.

Tillina Tennakoon defeated old stager and a former Vice President Lakshman Nugawela by 14 votes to 12 to clinch the top slot as president. At 35, Tillina Tennakoon is the youngest to hold post of President of KDCA. He played for Dharmaraja College as an attacking batsman and spearheaded the team's attack with his left arm medium pacers, for five years.

Tillina Tennakoon speaking to this correspondent said that he will make every effort to promote and develop cricket in the Kandy district and take the game to hitherto unknown areas. With his wide experience as a cricketer and as an administrator Tennakoon possesses the know how to put KDCA's cricket on the right footing.

Former Sri Lanka Schools, Central Province CA and Dharmaraja wicket keeper batsman and skipper Harold Ranasinghe was elected as secretary. Ranasinghe is presently attached to the Kandy Municipal Council as a Sports Officer after a stint abroad and is also one of the cricket coaches at Trinity College, and a senior cricket umpire. He is another able official who could deliver the goods.

With a team like this, the KDCA is bound to do well and they should have no difficulty in delivering the goods. This AGM saw an almost a complete revamp of the earlier office bearers with just a few of them being re-elected. The officials who were re-elected are Deva Amunugama, Mahinda Senaviratne and Senaka Niyangoda.

President: Tillina Tennakoon.

Vice presidents: Deva Amunugama, C. P. P. Raj, Sunil Wickremanayake, Janaka Pathirana and Dr. S. Mahendran.

Secretary: Harold Ranasinghe.

Treasurer: Mahinda Senaviratne.

Ground secretary: D. U. Mohotilal Jayatillake.

Chairman tournament committee: Senaka Niyangoda.

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