Interesting cricket in store at Olcott Memorial Old boys tourney

By Upananda Jayasundera - Kandy Sports Special Corr.

Cricket - Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament which is held annually since 1999 has become quite popular among old boys of Ananda, Dharmaraja, Maliyadewa, Mahinda, Dharmashoka, Rahula-Matara, Nalanda and Dharmapala Colleges.

The 2006 tournament will be held in the 1st week of December at Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala.

This year, the tournament is organised by the Maliyadewa College Old Boys Union, Kurunegala.

In the past some outstanding cricketers have participated in this tournament and this year the following players will be participating for their respective Old Boys teams.

Ananda old boys team will have outstanding players like Arjuna Ranatunga, Sidath Wettimuny and Brendon Kuruppu.

Dharmaraja College old boys team will be represented by outstanding players like D. D. P. Alwis, Senaka Dissanayake, Mahinda Pethiyagoda, Udaya Yatawara and Ranjith Herath.

From Nalanda, Bandula Warnapura, Jayantha Seneviratne, Hemantha Devapriya and Sudharman de Silva.

From Maliyadewa, Ranjith Madurusinghe, Sudharshan Gunasekera and S.R.R. Yatawara. Dharmashoka will have Channa Silva, Tedlal Fernando and Anura Silva. Dharmapala, W. L. Vithanage, Gamini Perera, Senaka Angulugaha and Oliver Ranasinghe.

Then Upul Sumathipala and Gajaba Pitigala will be in Old Mahindians side and Sunil Kandambi and K. K. Jayaweera will be in Sri Rahula, Matara side.

The following Old Boys teams have emerged champions:

1999-Champions-Maliyadewa & Runner up Nalanda.

2000-Champions-Dharmaraja & Runner up Nalanda.

2001-Champions-Dharmashoka & Runner up Ananda.

2002-Jt.Champions-Ananda & Dharmashoka.

2003-Jt.Champions-Ananda & Dharmashoka.

2004-Champions-Dharmashoka & Runner-Up Ananda.

2005-Jt.Champions Dharmashoka & Maliyadewa.