Development committee to improve standard of cricket
A National Development Committee (NDC) with Sri Lanka Cricket Board president Thilanga Sumathipala as chairman has been formed to improve the standard of the game around the country.
Other members of the committee comprise Cricket Board vice-presidents Anuruddha Polonowita and Abu Fuard, treasurer Nuski Mohamed, secretary Saliya Ahangama, chief executive Dammika Ranatunga, coaching director Malcolm Perera, and the five regional secretaries.
The NDC has appointed the following members to serve as honorary regional secretaries : Region I (office in Colombo) - Anura Weerasinghe (districts - Puttalam/Chilaw, Gampaha, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Colombo); Region 2 (office in Kandy) - Janaka Pathirana (districts - Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Kandy); Region 3 (office in Galle) - Jayananda Warnaweera (districts - Matara, Hambantota, Galle); Region 4 (office in Dambulla) - Sujeeewa Godaliyadde (districts - Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Matale, Kurunegala); Region 5 (office in Badulla) - R.M.U. Ratnayake (districts - Ampara, Monaragala, Badulla).
Provisions are being made to incorporate a sixth region in the near future incorporating Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya, states a press release from the Cricket Board president.
The regional boards are constituted to cater to the needs of all district cricket associations in the region. The region will comprise a chairman, secretary, treasurer (all BCCSL ExCo appointed), an executive (BCCSL appointed), coach (BCCSL coaching committee appointed), umpire (BCCSL umpires committee appointed), representative from schools (SLSCA appointed) and a member from each DCA (respective DCA appointed). - (S.T.)
Sri Lanka women pile up 307/9
Three good knocks by Vanessa Bowan (76), Chamini Seneviratne (43), and Rose Fernando (43) helped the Sri Lanka women's cricket team declare their first innings at a formidable 307 for 9 on the opening day of their first test match against the touring Pakistan women's cricket team played at the Colts grounds, Havelock Park yesterday.
The visitors in reply were 4 for 1. The match will be continued at 10.30 a.m today.
Sri Lanka: 307 for 9 in 97 overs (Dedunu Gunaratne 26, Rasanjali de Silva 26, Vanessa Bowan 76, Kalpana Liyanarachchi 20, Chamini Seneviratne 43, Rose Fernando 43, Sharmin Khan 2 for 23, Shaiza Khan 3 for 76)
Pakistan 4 for 1 in 6 overs. (C.D)
18 teams for KDCA six-a-side tourney From our Kandy South Group Corr - Jiffrey Abdeen
The biggest ever six-a-side inter club cricket tournament organised by the Kandy District Cricket Association will be worked off at the Asgiriya Stadium on Saturday and Sunday (April 18 and 19).
Eighteen teams will be in the fray of the Segment A of this tournament which will be sponsored by the Seylan Bank, Luckeyland Biscuits Company, Hatton National Bank, Lanka Orient Leasing Company and the trophies have been donated by the Bank of Ceylon.
The Segment 'B' of this tournament which was scheduled to be played on April 25 and 26 has been postponed and the new dates will be announced shortly.