Thurstan-Peterite u-15 final today (24 August 1999)

24 August 1999

Thurstan-Peterite u-15 final today

Richard Dwight

The unbeaten Thurstan College under-15 cricket team will meet St. Peter's today at Nomads in the finals of the all-island under-15 inter-school cricket tournament conduced by the Sri Lanka Schools' Cricket Association.

Thurstan did well to win all their matches of this tournament and made it to the finals today, beating Piliyandala MMV, Nalanda, D.S. Senanayake, Maristella, De Mazenod, Dharmapala MV and Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda. Thurstan have the added satisfaction in defeating their opponents St. Peter's in an earlier first round match.

St. Peter's have the distinction of being runners-up for the past three years and champions on two earlier occasions. In this year's tournament they beat D. S. Senanayake, Nalanda, Dharmapala MV, Piliyandala MMV, Zahira College, De Mazenod, Maristella and lost to St. Peters.

Thurstan College - D. D. Indika (Capt.), Asela Umayangana, Harsha Perera, Dinesh Perera, Chaminda Srinath, Dilan Gunaratne, Tilina Maasmulla, Manoj Ranaweera, Akalanda Wijesundare, Mohan Perera, Sufri Nazeem, H. D. D. Perera, Chamal Perera, Azoor Mubarak, Ashrop Afraz, Osuka Maharachchi. The team is coached by T. Samarasinghe of the Master-in-charge is Nihal Fernando.

St. Peter's College - Samiddha Gallage (Capt.), Kevin Abeysekera, Nabavi Jassem, Dinesh Panditharatna, Rajan Thuraisingham, Rakitha Rupasinghe, Gihan de Silva, Shanaka Fernando, Shehan Wijetunga, Surean Rajakaruna, Shehan de Silva, Jude Fernando, Garfidd Labrooy, Asanka Jayaweera, Gehan Jaya Nirmal Perera, Akash Anthony, Lahiru Samaratunga, Suranjith Perera. - Coached by L. H. Sunil with Janaka de Silva as Master-in-charge.

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