Date set for SLC AGM

Chris Dhambarage

CRICKET: The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Jeevan Kumaratunga yesterday announced by special gazette notification that the long awaited annual general meeting of Sri Lanka Cricket will be held on July 15.

The Sports Minister, under the sports law of 1973 number 25 and chapter 41 directed the Ministry Secretary Siripala Virithamulla to hold the annual general meeting on July 15 to elect the new office bearers for the year 2006/2007.

The Minister said that the present Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket which has been in existence for more than a year has performed their task to his satisfaction and has also set the atmosphere for a fair and free election.

The Minister further said that there were several financial mismanagements in the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket earlier but now the Interim Committee has resolved everything and has laid the platform for a proper election.

The present Interim Committee is headed by Jayantha Dharmadasa (Chairman), Adel Hashim (Secretary), Sujeewa Rajapaksa (Treasurer), Damien Fernando (member), K. Mathivanan (member) and Prakash Schaffter (member).

The Ministry Secretary Siripala Virithamulla said that he had already obtained advice from the Attorney General in an attempt to conduct the annual general meeting smoothly and impartially.

He further said that nominations for the election will be received from today and he will start enlightening the member clubs immediately.

The Ministry Secretary stated that those who are eligible for voting are the Provincial Cricket Associations (5), Cricket Associations (6), District Cricket Associations (22) and Controlling Bodies (29). They will have two votes each for voting while the affiliated members which amounts to a total of 23 will have one vote each.