World record breaking cricketers felicitated

Fingara International Cricket Academy (FICA) sponsored the felicitation ceremony organised by NCC to honour the world record breaking performances of our cricketers, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayewardene and Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga and the NCC cricketers who toured England in 2006.
Sri Lankans can truly be proud of the history created by Kumar Sangakkara - Mahela Jayewardene (highest partnership in Test cricket - 624) and Sanath Jayasuriya - Upul Tharanga (highest opening partnership in ODIs - 286). NCC are delighted to have a cricketer in each of the record breaking partnerships - Kumar Sangakkara and Upul Tharanga.

The fiery Lasith Malinga and dependable allrounder Russel Arnold, the other two NCC players who were part of the highly successful Sri Lanka team that toured England were also felicitated, Champion off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, pace ace Chaminda Vaas and skipper Marvan Atapattu, and former Sri Lanka and NCC captain Hashan Tillekeratne were also presented with the mementos in appreciation of their contribution to Sri Lanka cricket. The specially created mementos were presented by FICA, the main sponsor of the ceremony.

Incidentally Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara also act as Cricket Ambassadors of FICA.

Presentations of mementos to the cricketers were made by Leslie Hewage, President NCC, Camillus Abeygunawardane, Ranjith Fernando and Mervyn Jayasinghe.