Ashen Deemantha best player of the SLC under 15 tournament

Priyan de Silva – Matara Sports Correspondent

L Ashen Deemantha of the Southern Province was named the best player of the under 15 inter provincial tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket. His accumulative score of 168 runs in the five provincial games he played at an average of 33.6 runs and the nine wickets he captured was sufficient to be the first southerner to receive this trophy.

Ashen performed as follows

Vs North Central Province 21 runs and two wickets
Vs Central Province79 runs and one wicket
Vs Uva Province 14 runs and one wicket
Vs North Central Province 53 runs and two wickets

Semi Final Vs Western Province South 01 run and three wickets

Ashen a grade ten student of St Servatius College Matara owes this success to his dedication and the tireless efforts of school coach AM Priyantha .