FICA Champions receive awards

CRICKET: The 14-member Fingara International Cricket Academy (FICA) that emerged champions at the Inter-Academy under 14 tournament for the Nelson Mendis Challenge Trophy together with 171 others received their awards at the inaugural awards presentation of the FICA at the BMICH recently.

Special awards were presented to 43 players for outstanding performances, eight for the Most Senior Player Awards, 120 received certificates for successfully completing the coaching programmes while others received certificates of participation.

The most outstanding players in the different squads were: Mithila Samarasinghe of Royal (beginner Level I), Chamath Dharmawardene of Isipathana (biginner Level II), Kusal Mendis of Prince of Wales (Under-13), Chamod Wickrememasinghe of D. S. Senanayake College (Under-15), Nadun Pathrane also of D. S. Senanayake College (Under-17) and Dilan Nanayakkara of Royal (Under-19).

Speaking on the occasion, Deshamanya Dr. Lalith Kotalawela, Chairman of Ceylinco Consolidated, who was the chief guest, said that it was heartening to note the progress made by the budding young cricketers who have improved their skills with the help of the state-of-the-art facilities and the dedicated team of qualified and experienced coaches at FICA.

L.G.