CP schools in luck's way

Upananda JAYASUNDERA- Kandy Sports Special Corr.

Sri Lanka Cricket Association under the 'Gamata Kreeda' concept introduced by President Mahinda Rajapaksa distributed cricket materials to over 50 schools in the Central Province.

Minister of Sports Gamini Lokudge the former Chief Minister (CP) Sarath Ekanayake and the President of the Kandy District Cricket Association Thilina Tennakoon distributed the materials at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy, recently.

Each school was presented with senior and junior cricket materials worth over Rupees five and a half lakhs. Former test cricketers and the advisor on sports to the President D.S. de Silva was also present.

D.S. de Silva addressing the gathering.

President of the Schools Cricket Association and Principal of the DS Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo Asoka Senani Hewage (Extreme right-front row), the Vice President of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and the Principal of Dharmaraja College, Kandy S.M. Keerthiratne, (second from right front row), Asst. Superintendent of Prisons,

Tissa Jayasinghe (second from left - front row), the Manager of Bank of Ceylon, Madawala Br. Senarath Jayasundera (first from left front row).