Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
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The sixth edition of the Battle of the Ends between Hartley College Point Pedro and Rahula College Matara is scheduled to take place at the Hartley College grounds on Sunday 26 January.
This Battle of the Ends played between two schools situated in the Northern and Southern tips of the island is played for the ‘Manimaran - Wijesiriwardena trophy’ and is the brainchild of Lal Wijesiriwardena and Ramakrishnan Manimaran two illustrious past cricketers of the two schools who are presently domiciled in Australia.
The annual encounter was first hosted at the Uyanwatta Stadium Matara in 2017 and is jointly sponsored by the Rahula Old Cricketers Association [ROCA], the Hartlian Sports Club and the Old Boys Association of Hartley College.
The series has been one sided as Rahula have dominated the series winning the past five encounters and would be looking forward to extending their lead while Hartley playing on their home ground would go all out to end the hoodoo.
The Rahula College team for the sixth Battle of the Ends will be led by Sadew Gamage [Captain] and will be selected from Sasinu Battage, Minuga Wedamulla, Nadil Sandesh, Janiru Wijewardena, Oshan Thenuka, Pawara Pabasara, Uchitha Nethara, Ishantha Gimhan, Aayu Kaviraj, Pramuditha Nawanjana, Nehan Nirmala, Dewmina Gamanpila, Naviru Nethvan, Hirun Manyuga, Sandalu Rajapaksha, Dulmina Pathirana, Yenula Dethusa, Jineth Methmira Officials: Tharindu Narasingha [Head Coach], Yuraj Chalaka [Assistant Coach], PrasadShanaka [Master in Charge].
The Hartley College team will be led by Jeyanimalan Thivyan will be selected from Piratheepan Dinojan Arulnavukkarasar Janushan, Vigneswaran Akash, Thavendran Abishaan, Sivakumar Thuvikaran,, Jeyakanthan Saaisandar, Kiritharan Kanalventhan, Ravikumar Paviththiran, Sritharan Mathushan, Kunarasa Akaliyan, Rajan Kishaaran, Prabagaran Atheesh, Sureshkumar Vikasan, Mathiyalakan Mathusshanth, Ashokath Abishan, Vimalathas Smith, Kapilraj Abhishan, Davidraj Blesshin, Thiruchsothy Jishnuram Officials: Thavarajasingam Kirubakaran [Coach], Sivakumar Nishanthan [Assistant Coach], Yogeswaran Vathanaseelam [Master in Charge].
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