Inter-Provincial Cricket tourney at Maharagama

Pix and Text by Wehelle Piyathilake - Maharagama Special Correspondent

For the first time in Sri Lanka and Inter-Provincial cricket tournament for the Education Minister Bandula Gunawardene's Challenge Trophy organised by the Central College Maharagama was held recently at Maharagama Central College grounds.

Gotami Girls School, Colombo (Western Province) carried away the championship trophy at the tourney. The 1st runner up was Maharagama Central College.

It is more or less a cricket festival consisting of four divisions in the tourney, under 13 boys, under 15 boys, under 17 boys, 20 overs and the competition under 19 girls. Personal results of matches

Under 13 Boys

Best Fielder - Wenura Anupama
Best Bowler - Shanka Wiranda
Best Batsman - Pasidu Thushan
Man of the Match - Ashen Perera
Under 15 Boys
Best Fielder - Ashen Perera
Best Bowler - M Wimalasiri
Best Batsman - Kavinda Silva
Man of the Match - Shan Anupama.
Under 17 Boys 20 overs
Best Fielder - Rasantha Fernando
Best Bowler - Shashika Subath
Best Batsman - Akila Priyashantha
Man of the Match - Narada Pathirana
Man of the Match under 13 - Ashen Perera, Man of the Match under 15 - Eshan Anupama and Woman of the
Match Under 19 -
Girls - Harshika de Silva (Gotami Balika) were presented with sports tool cycles each.
Under 19 Girls (Main competition)
Best Fielder - Shachina Shanika (Maharagama Central), Best Bowler - M Thaksila (Pelwatta Maha Vidyalaya Monaragala), Best Batsman - R Sandamali (Ratnapura Sumana Balika), Man of the Series - Harshika de Silva
(Gotami Balika).
Philip Atyigalle (Piliyandala) Gotami Balika (Colombo), Manna District team (Eastern Province), Pelawatta Navodya School, (Moneragala), Ratnapura Sumana Balika (Ratnapura) Vijaya Katupotha School (Chilaw) Mahamaya Girls School (Kandy), and Maharagama Central College (Colombo) took part at the tourney.