Josephian Chathuranga for South Gate CC

Chris DHAMBARAGE

Promising all rounder Chaturanga Kumara of St. Joseph's College has been awarded a cricket scholarship to represent South Gate Cricket Club, in England as their overseas amateur player in the Middlesex League for the 2011 season.

This has been coordinated successfully by Asitha Jayaweera Chairman SLC U.K Committee under the SLC's development initiative to facilitate Schoolboy cricketers to play in the English minor league.

Chaturanga Kumara Scored 1007 runs and captured 75 wickets for his Alma Mater St Josephs College Colombo in 2009/2010 season, and was adjudicated as the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in the same year.

Chaturanga also represented the Sri Lanka Under 19 team when England toured Sri Lanka in January 2011. Southgate Cricket Club formally invited Chaturanga Kumara as their overseas amateur player for the coming 2011 English Cricket Season.

Located at the stunning Walker Ground in North London, the club has existed for over 150 years and today is proud to remain one of the best venues for club cricket in South England. The Southgate CC has offered a fantastic opportunity for competitive cricket in the Middlesex League.

The club has undertaken to provide board and lodging for the cricketer and will ensure his wellbeing during his stay in the UK.

They will do everything within their power to ensure he will return to Sri Lanka as a better cricketer and hope his time in London will assist his overall personal development.

All past recipients of the cricket scholarship have benefited enormously from their experience playing a season of cricket in England.

In fact Farveez Maharoof, Dhammika Prasad, Upul Tharanga and Angelo Mathews have all represented Sri Lanka with the national side and the 'A' team.