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| Sunday, 1 September 2002 |
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Old Wesleyites schools cricket sixes enters 10th year by PELHAM JURIANSZ The schools invitation "sixes" organised by the Old Wesleyites Sports Club(OWSC) and sponsored by Ceylon Cold Stores(CCS) under the Lemonade label will enter its 10th year when 24 schools will battle it out for supremacy at Campbell Park on October 12 and 13. The matches will commence at 8 a.m. on both days. Thirty two schools have been invited though only 24 will be finally selected. The selection procedure is as follows: 27 schools who performed well during the 2001/2002 season (i.e. 19 schools from the 'A' division, 5 teams from the 'B' division and 3 teams from 'C' division), two international schools and 3 outstation sides at district level-from Jaffna, Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura will be selected. The first 24 teams responding to the invitations will be selected. This year only 24 teams will be seen in action as against 28 last year. Last year, Royal won the tournament while De Mazenod, Kandana were runners-up. The draw for the tournament will take place on October 1 at the OWSC club house. Speaking at the press conference in connection with the event, Ivor Mahroof, Senior Vice President of the OWSC, said that this tournament which started 9 years ago was the first of its kind for schools. Laksiri Wickramage, Director, Ceylon Cold Stores (CCS) on behalf of the sponsors said that CCS is very happy to be associated with this tournament for the last nine years going into its tenth competition and will continue to support the "sixes" for the next two decades. said Wickramage. The Principal of Wesley, M.A.P. Fernando said that about 15 years ago Wesley played a match against St. John's Jaffna and he went with the team to Jaffna and they reciprocated by coming to Colombo. "This tournament gives the outstation schools a chance to play with the Colombo schools and schools like Kalutara Vidyalaya, De Mazenod have performed well and even won the tournament," added Mr. Fernando. |
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