Schools hockey squad for Malaysia picked

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

HOCKEY: The 18 member hockey pool which was selected for the 3rd Asian Schools Boys Hockey Tournament which is to be bully-off from September 7-14 in Malaysia includes six players from Kandy. The trials were conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Association recently at the Nandimithra Ekanayake Hockey Stadium, Matale, with 91 players from the all districts.

The team consists of highly talented players and are expected to give the other Asian countries a stiff contest.

The squad: S. L. M. M. Fernando (Kingswood College), M. W. Chamara Pasidu (Mahinda College, Galle), U. G.Ishara (Vidyartha College), P. R. Suraweera (Joseph Vaz), T. N. Ratnayake (Kingswood College), M. V. Maharapana (St. Thomas, Matale), V. V. Raj Mohan (Trinity College), G. Mal Dias (Ananda College) , Milinda Sapugasgodage (Vijaya College, Matale), Lahiru Weerasooriya (Christ Church, Matale), M. Bandaranayake (Vijaya College), P. Puspitha Weerakkodi (St. Thomas College), Ranjana Wijeratne (Ananda College), M. M. Mulapa (Kingswood College), Vimukti Dharshana (Nalanda College), M. J. M. Imraan (Isipathana College), R. S. Nanda Lochana (Christ Church), J. I. Vitanage (Trinity College).

The Stand byes: Thisal Rodrigo, Kasun Nagahawatte, A. Jayawardane, Hasitha Lakruwan, Dhanushka Perera, P. Frankly.

The captain is yet to be announced. The team leaves for Malaysia with high expectations on September 05.