Trinity emerge U-19 division I cricket champions

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By Shamseer Jaleel Trinity College Kandy, led by Sri Lanka Youth cricketer Raveen Sayer, became the Under 19 Division I schools cricket champions for the 2014/2015 season, registered 10 victories. The past four years can be regarded as a golden era for the sport at Trinity. They were crowned league champions in 2011 under the captaincy of Akila Jayasundera and since then they have been invincible. Jayasundera’s successor, Niroshan Dickwella,

guided Trinity to the monumental achievement of being crowned triple champions, winning the league, the Limited Overs tournament and T20 championship. In the same year, Trinity broke a 25-year-old hoodoo by bagging a big match victory. This year Trinity beat President’s College, Moratuwa Vidyalaya, Anuradhapura Central, Dharmapala College, Nalanda College, St. Aloysius College, St. Joseph’s College, Bandaranayaka College, Wesley College and St. Servatius College. Trinity recorded fist innings wins against Ananda College, Isipathana College and Mahinda College. The Trinitians’ attack is led by skipper Sayer, who has already taken 82 wickets and is ably supported by leg spinner Duvindu Tillakaratne, who has bagged over 65 wickets this season. Fast bowlers Lahiru Kumara and Pramodya Abeykoon too have chipped in with wickets for the Lions’ attack. In batting Arjuna Jayasinghe leads the way with over 750 runs this season. He was well supported by Dilan Jayalath, Kaveen Himiduma and Nushan Weterasinghe. Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan was an excellent all-rounder contributing both with the bat and ball. Former D.S. Senanayake, Bloomfield and Sri Lanka A player Sampath Perera has been in charge of the Trinity outfit from 2007 and has rendered yeoman service to bring Trinity cricket to its current position of dominance. Trinity are sponsored by RateMAX which is a multinational TC/IP connecting company owned by Trinity Old Boy Bilal Fassey (1987-1988). RateMax has been sponsoring them for the past few years.

Trinity College cricket team: RaveenSayer (Capt.), Arjuna Jayasinghe (Vice Cricket) Nushan Weerasinghe, Kaveen Hiniduma, Naveen Ekanayake, Madhawa Munaweera, Pramodya Abeykoon, Dilan Jayalath, Sanogeeth Shanmuganathan, Lahiru Kumara, Durindu Tillekeratne, Hasitha Boyagoda, Shavindu Amerasinghe, Sachira Gaminda, Thakshila Dodanwela, Dulanjana Siriwardena Head Coach- Sampath Perera MIC – A. Jayasinghe