Stafford Motors six-a-side cricket champions

Cricket: Stafford Motors clinched the Mercantile six-a-side Cricket Title beating East West Marketing in the final with almost an over to spare and four wickets in hand chasing a total of 63 at the MCA grounds.

Stafford Motors had earlier beaten Ceylon Tobacco, Unichella (who included six national players), Sampath Bank and Confifi Group in the semi-final.

Amal Athulathmudali equalled the record for the highest number of sixes in the tournament (17), while Sanjaya Gangodawila, was adjusted the Man of the Final. Amila Mendis won the Best Bowler's award with Athulathmudali also winning the Player of the Tournament and Best Batsman's awards too, with an aggregate of 160 runs including two swashbuckling half centuries.

Among the others who fared well for Stafford Motors led by Duminda Somaweera were Sukitha Pieris, Geeth Karunaratne, Chamika and Seelan, who had played Essex Minor Counties league cricket in England.

(L.G.)