Chapa Weeraratne - good allround student and sportsman

by Upananda JAYASUNDERA Kandy Sports Special Corr.

ALLROUND SPORTSMAN: Chapa Weeraratne - an old boy of Dharmaraja College, Kandy who represented the school in cricket and hockey from 1981 to 1984 is still active in the two sports and represents Old Rajans in the two sports at competitive level.

During his hey days, Chapa was a dashing right-hand batsman and he had a fine score of 150 runs against St. Sylvester's College, Kandy in 1981 and then he entered the Colombo University in 1985 and captained both the cricket and hockey teams. He also had the privilege of leading the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey team as a student of Dharmaraja before getting into the University.

At the Colombo University he had a top score of 120 runs against the BRC in a division two match in 1987. He was a bright student and followed the commerce stream and passed out with a 2nd Class Upper Division but he could not pursue his studies as he had to look after the father's business after his death.