Winning start for Trinity at inter-school cricket competition

The Trinity College cricket team

By Shamseer Jaleel

Trinity College’s Under 19 cricketers commenced their 2019/2020 inter-school cricket season on a winning note under national youth fast-bowler Ruvin Peiris. 

They beat St. Servatius College, Matara in their opening encounter at Asgiriya Stadium which took place two weeks ago.

They are blessed with all-rounder Abishek Anandakumar, another Trinity Cricket Lion, along with skipper Peiris, who leads the team from its frontlines by spearheading its bowling attack this season. With two more coloursmen in the squad, Umair Raizan and Shane Goonethilake, Trinity will be a force to reckon with and could shock any team this season. They have Ranuda Somaratne, pacer Matheesha Pathirana who possesses a slinging action reminiscent of cricketing great Lasith Malinga and Raizan to support the team.

Trinity will once again be coached by one of their Old Boys Kavinda Jayasuriya, who is a coloursman for the upcountry lads, having scored more than 700 runs during his final school season.

Trinity Under 19 cricket squad

Vibhavith Ahalepola, Ranuda Somaratne, Matheesha Pathirana, Uvindu Wimladharma, Jeff Weerasinghe, Thevin Amarasinghe, Umair Raizan, Abhishek Anandakumar (Vice Capt.), Ruvin Peiris (Capt.), Shane Goonethilake, Deemantha Bandara, Ranmal Narampanawa, Pasan Ganegoda, Pasan Kularatne, Akram Muthalib and Kulendrea Abeysinghe. Kavinda Jayasuirya (Head Coach), Naveen Ekanayake (Assistant Coach), Lahiru Sandakelum (Assistant Coach), Tharaka Kalpa (Trainer), Lasantha Bandara (Physio), Dhammika Kulatunge (MIC) and Shane de Silva (Prefect of Games).

Fixtures for 2019/2020

Their matches against Mahanama College and St. Thomas’ College, Matara were postponed due to wet weather in Kandy.

Joseph Vaz College (11 and 12 October at home), St. Peter’s College (18 and 19 October away), Richmond College (21 and 22 October away), St. Benedict’s College (25 and 26 October at home), St. Sebastian’s College (1 and 2 November at home) and Nalanda College (27 and 28 December at home)

Nest year

Lumbini (3 and 4 January at home), Zahira College (10 and 11 away), St. Joseph’s College (17 and 18 away), Wesley College (24 and 25 away), Ananda College (31 January and 1 February away), St. Sylvester’s College (7 and 8 February at home), Old Boys (15 February), S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia (21 and 22 February at home) and Royal College (28 and 29 February at home)

Big Match against St. Anthony’s College (13 and 14 March at home)

Limited overs traditional match against St. Anthony’s College (21 March away)