Wesley-Richmond cricket match to help tsunami victims

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

CRICKET: The Old Boys of Wesley College, Colombo and Richmond College, Galle have organised an old boys cricket match as a fund raising project to assist tsunami victims.

The funds raised at this event would go to the joint Wesley-Richmond Shelton Wirasinha Memorial Fund. The past pupils of both Wesley and Richmond have come together to commemorate one of the most charismatic and illustrious school principals of Sri Lanka.

The funds raised through the activities will be channelled to slacken off the anguish and distress of deserving students isolated from schools affected by the tsunami disaster.

The cricket match between the two OBA teams is planned for over 40 category to play it safe. Also plans are under way to get Kingswood College Kandy as well to make it a triangular, Chairman of the committee Captain Naveen de Silva revealed at the press conference held at the OWSC in Colombo.

The match will be played at the Wesley College grounds on Saturday 27th May commencing at 2 p.m. This will be followed by a get together and a dinner dance from 7.30 p.m. onwards. The Shelton Wirasinha Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the winners.