Wesley’s cricket sixes:
Who will munch Munchee Glucofit?
Richard Dwight
The clash between Mahanama and Royal Institute, will be the curtain
raiser in Wesley’s 17th annual six-a-side schools cricket tournament
that starts on Friday October 16 and concludes on Sunday October 18 at
the Wesley College grounds.
The tournament as in the past is being organised and conducted by
Wesley and, is sponsored for the second successive year by, Ceylon
Biscuits Limited. There are 36 teams competing for the Munchee Glucofit
Trophy - with the defending champions being Prince of Wales.
This was made known to the members of the media by sports
correspondent and TV Commentator, Roshan Abeysinghe, who conducted the
draw in respect of the forthcoming tournament on Tuesday at the College
Hall.
Present on the occasion was the Vice Principal of Wesley College,
Rev. Shehan Fernando, Group Director, CBL, Nandana Wickramage, Chairman
and Vice Chairman of the Tournament Committee, Capt. Navin de Silva and
Jeremy Brohier respectively and the representatives of the participating
schools amongst others.
As drawn and announced by Abyesinghe the preliminary first round
matches on this three-day tournament are Mahanama vs Royal Institute,
Thurstan vs DSS-St. Joseph’s (bye), Sri Sumangala Panadura vs Gamini
Central Bentota, Moratuwa MV vs Batticaloa District, CWW Kannangara vs
Prince of Wales, Hambantota District vs Trinity, Nalanda (bye) Basilica
MV vs De Mazenod, St. Benedict’s vs Royal Panadura, Jaffna District vs
Lyceum International, S. Thomas’ Mt vs Trincomalee District, Richmond
(bye) Zahira vs Holy Cross, Wesley vs St. Peter’s, Ampara District vs
Ananda Polonnaruwa District vs Royal (CBO)-St. Sebestians (bye) St.
Thomas Matale vs Dharmapala, Joseph Vaz vs Asoka MV.
The rules governing the tournament as in the past, will be more or
less the same, except that there will be for the first time the ‘Free
Hit’ in operation.
An additional feature will be the under 19 girls match between Girls
High School, Mount Lavinia and Presbyterian School Dehiwala on the final
day.
There will also be an art competition on the theme ‘Munchee Clucofit
Cricket’ sponsored by CBL, for Wesley’s young artists on the second and
third day of the tournament. |