Sri Lanka News round-up (8 Sep 1997)

Monday 08, September 1997

SRI LANKA SPORTS NEWS AT-A-GLANCE

Compiled by Dinesh Weerawansa.

* Sri Lanka's next Test commitment at home will be against Zimbabwe who are due to tour here early next year. The babes of Test cricket, Zimbabwe are down to play two Tests against Sri Lanka, apart from three one day internationals.

After this two-Test home series, Sri Lanka will tour South Africa to play two Tests in Cape Town and Centurion Park which will be followed by a three-nation one day international tournament which also features Pakistan.

Sri Lanka team will tour Pakistan to play in the Jinnah trophy quadrangular tournament in Lahore from November 1 to 8. From November 14 to December 26, Sri Lanka will tour India to play three Tests and equal number of one day internationals.

* The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) are planning to celebrate their Centenary Year in 1999 with a four-nation one-day international cricket tournament planned for February that year. India, Pakistan along with one other country will join host Sri Lanka in the competition, which is expected to be a fore-runner to the June 1999 World Cup tournament in England.

All matches including the final are scheduled to be played at the SSC.The SSC are renowned for producing some of the finest cricketers to don the Sri Lanka cap in its one hundred years of existence, including the current World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Sri Lanka is also scheduled to hold its independence golden jubilee celebration four-nation tournament in September next year.

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