Wariyapola Sri Sumangala And Sri Rahula College Clashin In Kandy"s Battle Of The Gols

 Sri Rahula College is one of Kandy’s oldest cricket playing schools, started the game of cricket in 1890’s but gave it up a few years. However, in the 1970’s they came back into cricket. This year Dilshan Arambegedara is the captain He is a fine all-rounder. The side is coached by experienced . Madushanka Damakage, a person with 20 years experience in cricket coaching , He was their one time junior coach and helped many players to do well, He learnt his cricket at this school, played for the senior side from 1998 to 2001 as a right arm paceman and middle order batsman. Damakage is going all-out to make the side a match winning team. Wariyapola Sri Sumangala earlier known as (St.Paul’s) College, has a long history which is over 140 years. In Kandy today this school gives big support for cricket without a playing field./ According to history they are one of the first schools in Kandy to play the game of cricket , that was 1894 and after a few years gave up the game. Then after 87 years in 1981 they restarted cricket due to the efforts of former Sri Lanka cricketer and Kandy Municipal Commissioner late D.H. de Silva who coached them. This year their cricket captain is a fourth year coloursmen Thineera Akalanka a fine all-rounder and the side is coached by Bandula Ranasinghe an experienced coach who has given his best.

The Sri Rahula Squad Dilshan Arambegedara. (Captain), Kushan Senarath the stumper, Vichintha Heshan, Sayuru Prabash, Janith Maitipe , Tharindu Fonseka , Thilanka Dasunm, Akash Gardiwasam, Dananjaya Madushanka , Malitha Nethmal , Kalana Thaveesha , Dulanjana Bandara , KalanaWedika , Yasitha Wijerathne , DismikaRathnayaka , Athikshaya Ratnayake , Bashitha Amarawansha , Theekshana Dineth, Vishal Gardiwasam, Maleesha Dilshan , Sumeda Prasad, Kavishka Madumal (Coach Madushanka Damakage and M.I.C - M.J.S. Ariyasinghe).

The Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Squad from ThineeraAkalanka (Capt), Priyantha Nellige (Vice Captain), Thenuka Ekanayake, Pasindu Malaka, Supun Gedergoda, Madushak Bimsara, Jatiya Weerasinghe, Madawa Rathnayake, Banuka Dissanayake, Dinewrada Dissanayake, Amila Ranatunga, Kaushika Bandara, Samiotha Avisheka, Pasan Hemange, Randika Dilshan, K.A. Sanadeepa, Ruwan Pradeep, Sahan Bandara, Danushka Madushan. (Coach Bandulla Ranasinghe, MIC J.M.S.B.Jayasundara, POG Srinath de Silva).