Mahamaya takes to cricket seriously

CRICKET: Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy is a school that is fast catching up on the game of cricket and they were the only girls school that participated in the 2006 Women's Cricket Association and took the second runners-up position, behind Anuradhapura and Kegalle Districts.

They couldn't participate in last year's tournament due to unavoidable circumstances. Mahamaya started off by playing a softball cricket and then graduated to leatherball cricket in the year 2000.

In the recent past Mahamaya had victories over St. Joseph's Balika, Kegalle in the normal eleven-a-side game and also beat Pushpadana, Kandy in the six-a-side game. This year, Mahamaya became runners-up in the Ladies Cricket Tournament organised by the Kandy District Sports Development Foundation, losing to the strong Kandy Ladies Team in the final.

Mahamaya had their first cricket awards ceremony under the patronage of their sports-loving principal Indrani Withanachchi recently. From left: Kushlani Alawatura receives the Best Allrounder's award from Principal Mrs. Indrani Withanachchi, then Chandra Mahawattege (P of G) and K. Gangoda (teacher-in-charge), Hasangi Tennekoon - the Best Batswoman, Dharmasara Kularatne - Best Bowler and Samadhi Ratnayake Best Fielder.