Expectations high at Vidyartha
by Hafiz Marikar
Another exciting cricket season awaits the cricket-loving public in
the hill capital as the old boys, well wishers and supporters of
Vidyartha College, Kandy are eager with expectations high for another
competitive 2016/2017 season.
Vidyartha College Kandy, started cricket in 1952 has reached great
heights with limited facilities . This season too, they are hoping to do
well, Vidyartha has produced several top cricketers and some have done
their alma- Mater proud by some sterling performances.
It has produce many outstanding cricketers who went on to play at
district level and some as national poolists.
This year too the side is coached by one of their proud products
Sanjaya de Silva. He played for Vidyartha from junior level, and was in
the senior side from 1999 to 2002. During his playing days he was a
right arm off spinner who pocketed many wickets. After leaving school he
played for Ambalangoda Rio and later for Kandy CC and Kandy YSC.
After a successful stint with the club he took coaching as a career
and was in charge of Vidyartha at junior level and later at Dharmaraja
College.
Thereafter he was attached to Triintiy College and gave his best for
the juniors and in 2013 and '14 he was the junior head coach and was
impressive.
Last season he gave his best for his old school Vidyartha .According
to him the school has some talented cricketers who need to be guided .
Leading Vidyartha this season is Ravishka Lakshan Upananda blessed
with a good knowledge of the game. He is a steady right hand batsman and
a good right arm medium pacer. Last season he scored heavily and this
season too much is expected from him .
This year Vidyartha takes the field with two vice captains, Nimesh
Senanayake and Sahan Danwatte both extremely talented.
The others in the squad squad - Ravishka Lakshan (captain), Nimesh
Senanayake (vice-captain), Sahan Danwatte (vice-captain), Pulina
Gunathilake, Thilina Bandara, Nipuna Kumarasiri, Shashika Priyamal,
Kasun Ekanayake, Kasun Karunathilake, Isuru Prabodha, Kevin Nimshan,
Chathuranga Rathnayake, Gihan Jayasekara, Sanjaya Senavirathne, Maleen
Pelpola
Fixtures -(Tournament matches)
for 2016-17
September 19th - 20th Karandeniya Central at Police Grounds, October
7th- - 08th St. Anthony's College at Katugastota, 17th 18th Debarawewa
National School Police Grounds.
2017 January 5th "6th Carrey College at Railway Grounds, 21st "22nd
St. Thomas College Matale at Uyanwatha, February 2nd-3rd St.Johns
College Jaffna at Police Grounds -
(Traditional matches) September 27th 28th Devananda College at Police
Grounds, October 24th "25th Kingswood College Police Grounds, November
2nd 3rd Kalutara Vidyalaya at Kalutara, December 29th "30th Royal
College Panadura at Police Grounds. January 2017 - 17th 18th Isipathana
College Pallekelle Stadium, February 5th 6th St. Annes College at
Kurunagala, 11th 12th Sri Sumanagala College Panadura at Police Grounds,
18th" 19th Zahira College at Maradana
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