Old Royalists Cricket on October 6
View(s):For the 13th consecutive year, the Royal College Old Boy’s Inter Batch ‘Cricket Carnival 2013’ will take place at the NCC Grounds on October 6th, from 8.30am onwards. Event will be organised by Royal College Group of 2001.
Old Royalists from the Group of 69 to the Group of 2011 will be taking part and all former Reid Avenue students are welcome and invited to form teams and join in the fun.
Whilst the ‘Over 40’ category will vie for honours for the E C Gunasekara Trophy, the ’30-40’ age groups will challenge each other to emerge victorious with the Vijitha Weerasinghe Trophy. Those playing in the ‘open category’ will take to the field in hope of bagging the L D H Peiris Memorial Trophy.
A carnival atmosphere with live music, food stalls, kids play areas, DJ entertainment, Papare bands and surprises, await both young and old Royalists and their families.
The primary goal of this event is to raise much-needed funds for College. All proceeds collected from this memorable and fun filled day will go towards funding Royal College sporting activities in the hope that they will reach a celebrated status. As such, each year, the Carnival Committee picks one sport most needing development at that time and diverts funds to it. In 2012, baseball was the subject of funding.
It is the vision of the Group of 2001 that the development of sports will lead to the College producing better sportsmen, which will subsequently help to develop exceptional talent in the hope that one day they will represent Sri Lanka at the highest level, bringing glory to the country.
The Cricket Carnival has rapidly evolved to take pride of place in the Royal old boy’s social calendar as a permanent fixture; when camaraderie and merriment blend to support a worthy cause.
The success of the Carnival over the past 13 years has empowered it to evolve into one of the most anticipated and looked forward gatherings of Old Royalists in Sri Lanka.
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