Fingara Cricket coaching camp in Tissamaharama

Cricket: School cricket training workshop organised by Fingara International Cricket Academy was held at Debarawewa Maha Vidyalaya grounds recently. The workshop was inaugurated at 12.00 noon that day with the participation of about 150 players representing nearly 10 schools.

Similar workshops were conducted in outstations including Ambalangoda, Galle, Negombo and Dambulla and the school children who participated in these workshops were provided training by Fingara International Cricket Academy free of charge.

Accordingly steps have been taken to provide free training for the students selected from the workshop at Tissamaharamaya. Students from Walasmulla National School, Weeraketiya Maha Vidyalaya, Rewathamulla Theraputta Maha Vidyalaya, Hambantota Zahira Vidyalaya, Debarawewa Madya Maha Vidyalaya and Weeraketiya Rajapaksa Vidyalaya participated in the workshop organised by the Fingara International Cricket Academy.

The workshop was conducted under the patronage of the Chief Training Instructor of the Fingara International Cricket Academy Hemantha Devapriya and instructions were given by ten other training instructors. Training Instructors of Ceylinco 'A' Fingara team Naweed Navas, Upul Chandana and Malintha Gajanayake observed the performances of school players. Fast bowlers, wicket keepers, batsmen and all-rounder as well as those who displayed skills in various ways were identified.

Further action had been taken to distribute sports equipment for the benefit of school cricketers. The donations were made under the patronage of the deputy Chairman of the F & G group Mervin Jayasinghe and with the participation of F & G Board of Directors.

Pictured here is the occasion when cricket equipment were distributed. Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Group Mervin Jayasinghe was the Chief Guest. The Executive Director of the Finance and Guarantee company Mohan Perera, Director and Manager of the Finance and Guarantee company Priyantha Dharmasiri, Operations Manager of Fingara International Cricket Academy Romez Jayasinghe, F & G Ambassador Sri Lanka Beauty Queen Ms. Aruni Rajapakse and principals of participating schools were present with many others.

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Cricket Academy

Under the concept of Deputy Director of Ceylinco Group Mervin Jayasinghe and with the blessings of Deshamanya Lalith Kothalawala and Mrs. Kothalawala the Fingara International Cricket Academy was established on June 25, 2005.

Fingara International Cricket Academy which was established to identify the defects of players of a number of Asian countries, by using the bio mechanism owns five kinds of cricket pitches. Further various projects have been designed for the improvement of skills of the school cricketers.

Cricket workshops were conducted earlier at Ambalangoda, Galle, Negombo and Dambulla and at Tissamaharama on this day. The objective of the Fingara International Cricket Academy is to identify the talents and skills of school cricket players and bring them up to the international level which will bring reputation and esteem to the country.