Cricket Carnival of SSC Cricket School
The Keells Cricket Carnival will provide an opportunity for 144 young
cricketers of the SSC Cricket School to participate in a cricket
tournament in an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment. The tournament will
comprise of a limited over games for Under 14, and 19. In addition to
these matches an exhibition match will be played between the SSC past
Sri Lanka/Division 1 cricketers and the SSC Cricket School .
The preliminary matches which will be conducted today and tomorrow
the finals of the under14 and 19 tournaments will be conducted on a 20
over basis. The exhibition match is a ten over match which will be
played tomorrow at 4.00 p.m and would be followed by the Awards Ceremony
.
All members of the SSC and cricket enthusiasts are invited for this
event.
The SSS cricket school has on roll over 160 students ranging from age
groups 11 to 19 . A team of qualified and experienced coaches impart the
fundamentals of batting, bowling and fielding skills to the young
cricketers . Many of them have benefitted from a scheme introduced by
the School where scholarships are extended to deserving cricketers from
less privileged homes.
The Cricket school acknowledges with deep gratitude the support
extended to the school by the Executive Committee and Cricket House
Committee of the SSC
The students are excited at the prospect of the oncoming cricket
carnival and are busy preparing themselves for the cricket tournaments.
The school has many talented junior cricketers some of whom have
already represented their respective schools in first eleven teams and
two have represented the Sri Lanka U15 team in their recent tour of
Malaysia. |