Lahiru Sanjaya a fine all-rounder
Dilwin Mendis- Moratuwa Sports Corr
Right hand batsman, right arm leg spinner and a fifth year coloursman
and captain of St. Johns College, Panadura Lahiru Sanjaya is a fine all
round cricketer.
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Lahiru Sanjaya |
He commenced his cricket career at the age of eleven years and
represented his Alma-Mater for under 13 cricket team for two years and
his first coach being G. Ranasinghe. In the under 15 team he was the
vice captain in his second year and his coach was Chaminda Kumara There
his coach was Dilip Fernando and G. Ranasinghe had another stint as the
coach. The Present coach is Yshan Gunarathne.
In the under 17 age group in his second year he led the side and went
on to captain the under 17 provincial team.
He was selected for the first eleven team while playing for the under
15 team.
Johnians are playing seventeen matches including the big match
against Royal College, Panadura. So far they have played thirteen
matches and he has scored 548 runs and claimed 83 wickets at an average
of 10.95.
He had four fifties with highest score being 94 against Carey
College, Colombo. In bowling he had two ten wickets hauls against Moratu
Vidyalya 10 for 90 and Verius Asoka Vidyalya 12 for 119. He had five
five wicket hands and best bowling analysis is 6 for 32 versus Moratu
Vidyalya and best all round performance against Carey College with 94
and 8 for 176. He got a pair of specs against Moratu Vidyalya.
He played for the last two years for Panadura Sports Club in the
under 23 cricket tournament organized by Sri Lanka Cricket. He told the
Daily News sports that he is getting all the support from his parents
and the encouragement from the principal M.N.H.T.P. De Silva his class
teacher Mrs. K.K.D.P. Priyangani and the Master in change of cricket K.
Siripala.
How he fared
Devananda 63 and 19 and 2 for 35 and 4 to 36, Thaksila 34 and 16 and
4 for 17, 3 to 87, Ibbagamuwa 50 and 4 for 23, 4 for 39, St. Patricks,
Jaffna 13, 52 n/o and 5 for 7, Sri Sumngala 38, 10 and 3 for 29, St.
Thomas, Matale 01, Kingswood 45 and 3 for 36 and 6 for 45, Kegalu
Vidyalaya 97 41 and 1 for 15 2 for 12, Carey 94 and 4 for 57 and 4 for
110, Asoka Vidyalaya 12 04 and 6 for 33 6 for 86, Bandaranayake MV 06 18
and 4 for 78, S. de S. Jayasinghe 05, 10 and 4 for 43 and 4 for 22,
Moratu Vidyalaya 0 0 and 4 for 58 and 6 for 32,
Total 548 runs
Av. 26.09
Wickets 83 for 910 runs
Av. 10.95
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