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Deaf School Past Pupils' Association from the Schools for the Deaf, Ratmalana, is organising the Deaf Schools Six-a-Side Softball Cricket tournament which is to be held on Sunday 6th July 2003 at the De Soysa Stadium Moratuwa, commencing at 10.15 a.m. and the final will be held on the same day followed by the awards ceremony.

It is partnered by Caltex Lubricants Lanka Limited for the second successive year. The champions will receive the Caltex Trophy, with individual awards to eight players while the runners-up will be presented the Caltex Trophy with individual awards to eight players.

There will be in addition special gift packs presented by SriLankan Airlines for the Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Best Fielder. And also a trophy for the Man of the Match. Gifts will also be awarded to all the players.

Sri Lanka's big day in cricket has been made possible to the untiring efforts of a distinguished past pupil of the School for the Deaf Ratmalana, Shivantha Vivekanandan who is vice president and chairman, Organizing Committee Deaf School Past Pupils' Association.

Shivantha Vivekanandan said that Kishu Gomes, Managing Director of the Caltex Lubricants Lanka Limited in a very magnanimous gesture, had agreed to partner the Deaf School Past Pupils' Association to organise the Deaf schools sports activities like netball, cricket and volleyball for three years till 2004. If Caltex had not come to their recuse they may even have, had to call it a day. The tournament will not have come Sri Lanka's way to host had it not been for Shivantha Vivekanandan in whom the entire Deaf schools sports activities world has faith.

Shivantha Vivekanandan thanked the management of Caltex Lubricants Lanka Limited for their valuable support and encouragement, the co-sponsor SriLankan Airlines, and also the well-wishers for their assistance.

The tournament is open to all Deaf schools without any tournament fees. Entry forms can be obtained from N.K.D. Ariyaratne, Hony: Secretary, Deaf School Past Pupils' Association, The School for the Deaf, Ratmalana or Mrs. Marie Wijeyaratne (Principal) on 636351 during school hours. Entries close on June 21, 2003.

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