Denuwan – pride of Wesley

After 137 years Wesley won the All-Island Under-13 (Div. One) school cricket league championship. The team was led by Denuwan Dassanayake a stylish wicket-keeper batsman. This was achieved for Wesley in year 2006. It was a great team effort.
Batting at No. 4 slot, Denuwan is also an acrobatic ‘Russel Hamer’ type wicket keeper. Duribng the season he had 18 stumps and five caught behind. He was also a member of the Prima under-13, champion District team, Colombo North. He has a best score of 114 n.o., against Colombo South.

Leads schools team
He has been appointed to captain the Sri Lanka schools Under-14 team to Malaysia on a ten-day tour. The team left on April 19. The team: D. Dassanayake (Wesley Capt.), A. Abeyratne (Nalanda), Ranaraja (SACK), Dulan Pabasara (Richmond), Vidusha Jayasinghe (St. Joseph’s), Sajeewa Salgado (Thurstan), Umesh Kairukantha (Devapthiraja), P. Paranamanage (Ananda), A. Kariyawasam (Wesley), Chamila Nadeesha (P. De S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda), Angelo Jayasinghe (Maris Stella), K. Mackie (St. Peter’s), Sisura Samarasinghe (Carey), U. Gunatilleke (Ananda).
- BW