Sri Lanka: Wickets, nets for outstation schools (11 Aug 1998)
Cricket in the outstations will be given a big boost when 30 concrete wickets complete with metal structure and nets will be constructed for the lesser known schools and clubs by the Cricket Board's National Development Committee through the Regional
11-Aug-1998
11 August 1998
Wickets, nets for outstation schools
by SM Jiffrey Abdeen
Cricket in the outstations will be given a big boost when 30 concrete
wickets complete with metal structure and nets will be constructed
for the lesser known schools and clubs by the Cricket Board's
National Development Committee through the Regional Cricket Boards.
The Secretary of the Regional Cricket Board in Kandy, Mr. Janaka
Pathirana, said that 30 such concrete wickets will be constructed in
the Kandy Region which includes the districts of Kandy, Kegalle and
Nuwara Eliya and the cost of each wicket will be around Rs. 50,000.
Kandy Regional Cricket Board has already constructed these practice
wickets at Kegalle Police grounds, Vidyartha College (twin wickets),
Sri Rahula College, A. Ratnayake MMV, Nugawela Central, Wickremabahu
MMV Gampola, Kandy Police Grounds (twin wickets), Wattegama MMV,
Poramadulla Central (twin wickets), St. Sylvesters College (twin
wickets) and Dharmaraja College (twin wickets). The balance concrete
wickets at Kegalle Esplanade, Sri Sumangala College, Nawalapitiya
Anuruddha Kumara V, Bowalawatte SC, Kelani Valley, Dickoya,
Darrawela, Radella, Warakapola MV, Dunbar grounds, Hatton, TRI
Talawakelle, Galagedara Central, Ampitiya College, Madawala Madeena
NC, Peradeniya Campus and Zahira College Gampola will be completed
before August 30.
Mr. Janaka Pathirana told this correspondent at a press briefing that
these practice wickets have been donated on the understanding that
they should be made available to other clubs and schools whenever the
necessity arises with the written consent of the Regional Cricket
Board. This provision of practice wickets has been the brain child of
the President of the Cricket Board Mr. Thilanga Sumathipala in his
capacity as the Chairman of the National Cricket Development
Committee (NDC). The Secretary of the NDC Mr. Malcolm Perera has been
up in the hills regularly to identify places where this facility will
be put to optimum use and he was assisted by Janaka Pathirana and
Tilina Tennakoon (Chairman - Kandy Regional Board).
Once these wickets are completed, the problems of practices for
schools and clubs without these facilities will be solved.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)