Chatura joins a select band of cricketers

Dilwin Mendis Moratuwa Sports corr.

Chatura Hemakumara of Moratu Vidyalaya became the sixth schoolboy to amass 1,000 runs for the current schools cricket season in only fourteen outings. Thus becoming the seventh cricketer from Moratu Vidyalaya to achieve this rare feat. Before this Ranjith Fernando, Chandana Mahesh twice in two successive years Lucky Rogers, Dhammika Wickramanayake, Amal Peiris and Sampath Perera were the others to achieve it.

Chatura also became the fourth cricketer from his school to score a double hundred and he joins a select band of cricketers Daya Saman Fernando, Lucky Rogers and Lakruwan Fernando.

Lucky Rogers, the present Ananda College Coach who recorded the highest individual score for his school of 264 runs and Chatura are the only cricketers who had the privilege of scoring a double hundred and thousand runs in a season in seventy five years of cricket at Moratu Vidyalaya. Chatura who commenced his cricket career at the age of ten represented this Alma-Mater in all age groups under 13, 15, 17 and now first eleven. His march towards this milestone includes one double hundred, a century and six fifties.

He is a talented all-rounder who has already claimed 67 wickets. He was instrumental for many a victory for his school thus equalling the record set by Ananda College for the highest number of victories with twelve.

He plays club cricket for Old Moratu Vidyalaya Sports Club under 23 cricket tournament and Division two for the Sara Trophy organised by Sri Lanka Cricket that sharpened his cricketing skills. Even in club cricket he has done well showing that he can adopt to any situation revealing that he is a player for any occasion.

When contacted from the Daily News Sports Chatura thanked the Principal, Members of the tutorial staff, his team mates old boys, especially his coach Prasanna Dissanayake for his guidance and whole- hearted support.