Royal Cricketers to tour Malaysia

Royal College Colombo Cricket team which enjoyed a fine season has been rewarded with a one week tour of Malaysia beginning on April 20. During the tour, they will play two matches against two leading Malaysian Schools.

Royal remained unbeaten throughout the season during which they won five matches against Isipatana, St.Anthony's, Dharmaraja, Thurstan and the big match against S.Thomas' Mount Lavinia.

The team will be accompanied by Senior Games Master M.T.A.Rauff, Master-In-Charge E.G.M.Rajakaruna, Coach Neil Rajapaksa and member of the cricket advisory committee Zulki Hamid.

However, the Reid Avenue School will miss the services of big match hero Chamika Karunaratne( who is away with the Sri Lanka under 19 team in Bangladesh) and left arm leg spinner Lasith Embuldeniya who is in Vietnam on holiday.(TJ)

The Team

Devin Pathmanathan(Captain), Milan Abeysekara(Vice Captain), Isuru Gunatilleke, Poorna Aluthge, Heshan Kumarasiri, Anupa Tillekeratne, Roanaka Ahangamage, Randev Pathirana, Hashen Ramanayake, Sampath de Silva,Harith Samarasinghe, Shamindra Dias, and Umesh Sooriyabandara.