Josephian versatile sportsman Johannes Jayasuriya received the Justice Mark Fernando award for the best disciplined Cricketer of The Year at the term-end awards ceremony held at the College hall recently.
Johannes Jayasuriya emerged as a brilliant all-rounder during the concluded inter-school cricket season. As a left hand opening batsman he scored over 850 runs including one century and seven half centuries. His knock of 92 against S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, won him the Gilmour Jayasuriya award for the best batsman.
Being a brilliant close-in fielder he took 25 catches and also kept wickets in few matches including the annual Josephian Peterite 'big match' and the limited over encounter in the absence of the regular wicket keeper. He is also a fine leg break googly bowler.
As a breast stroke swimmer he has won many medals and cups for the school in the 100 metres and 200 metres events and won College colours for swimming in 1996 and also won the Sri Lanka national school colours in 1996. As a champion diver he won school colours in 1995 and Sri Lanka national school colours in 1994 and represented Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific Games held in New Delhi in 1994 and in Sri Lanka in 1995.
He was also a member of the Josephian under-19 Water Polo team and won the triathlon held to mark the Josephian centenary year celebrations. He represented the Josephian junior soccer teams in the Milo trophy and in the Colombo District tournaments and was a member of the Josephian under-13 and under-15 hockey teams.
Morison's 2 wins
The J. L. Morison's Sports Club recorded two wins in the Mercantile F division cricket tournament in the matches played recently on the MCA grounds.
J. L. Morison's beat Lake House by 6 wickets
Lake House 121 all out in 31.3 overs (S. Kariapperuma 18, S. K. Silva 22, T. Piyasiri 18, Lalith Perera 2 for 19, Ramesh Dunuwila 3 for 23, Athula Rajkumar 2 for 35).
J. L. Morison's 123 for 4 in 17.1 overs (Nalaka Rodrigo 17, Achinda Sampath 30, Ramesh Dunuwila 29, Chaminda Fernando 22, S. K. Silva 2 for 27).
J. L. Morison's beat Ceylon Tours by 8 wickets
Ceylon Tours 96 all out in 30.3 overs (Don Paul 23, Athula Rajkumara 2 for 29, Chaminda Fernando 3 for 7).
J. L. Morison's 100 for 2 in 9.4 overs (Achinda Sampath 28, Udaya Dahanayake 48 (4x7) (6x3), L. Wijekulasuirya 2 for 55).
Lankan CC win independence cricket in Jeddah
By Akbar Halaldeen our Saudi Arabia correspondent
Lankan CC 'A' defeated Lanka Puthra CC by 29 runs to clinch the Golden Jubilee independence six a side cricket tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Expatriate Society in Jeddah recently.
The winners scored 85 for 2 in five overs with Roshantha making a fine 42 supported by Romesh (12) and Munna (15). In reply Lanka Puthra CCC were dismissed for 56 with Mubasshar claiming two wickets. Chamila scored 20 runs for Lanka Puthra.
In the quarterfinals Lankan CC received a walk over from Lankan CC 'B' and they defeated Reza Investments in the semifinals.