Moratuwa SC win Carlton Club 6-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament
View(s):Moratuwa Sports Club won the “Carlton Club Invitation 6-A-Side Softball Cricket Tournament 2014” on Sunday March 24 beating the Carlton Blue Cricket Team.
The winners received the “Shehan Perera Memorial Challenge Trophy” presented by the Carlton Club in memory of a very loyal member who was actively involved in organising the two previous tournaments and passed away on May 11 last year.
Carlton Club which is the leading social and sports club in Moratuwa established in 1923 (90 years) conducted their third annual tournament at the club’s playground .The day’s proceedings commenced with an opening ceremony at which the Chief Guest was Laksiri Fernando the most senior past president of the Carlton Club and he was joined for the lighting of the traditional oil lamp by the special invitees which included the Trustees, past Presidents and Management of the Carlton Club, Representatives of the participating ten teams which included Moratuwa Sports Club, Catamarans Sports Club, Sebastianite C & AC and Cambrian Cricket Wing and representatives of the sponsors. The main sponsor preferred to remain anonymous while the co-sponsor was Hutch telecom.
The welcome speech was delivered by Carlton Club’s President / Trustee Priyanga Ratnayake.
It was an entertaining day of cricket for everyone present as it was played in a carnival atmosphere with DJ music, food and beverage etc. and the entrance was free of charge.
Carlton Blue Team beat Cambrian Cricket Wing Team and SCB Sports Club Team while Moratuwa SC beat Catamarans SC Team and Sebastianite C & AC Team at the quarters and semi-finals respectively to reach the finals.
At the conclusion of the final, there was a presentation ceremony and Ranmal Fernando Chairman, Organising Committee addressed the gathering and briefed about the history of this tournament etc.
Lakith Peiris Trustee / VP of Carlton Club did the Vote of Thanks and conveyed the club’s appreciation to each and every individual and institution for their participation in any manner and for their unstinted support.
The “Shehan Perera Memorial Challenge Trophy” was presented to the Winners Moratuwa Sports Club by the three young children of late Shehan Perera and it was indeed a very moving moment.
The other awards were presented by Lakith Peiris who was actively involved in the organising of this event.
The winners of the awards are as follows:
Champions – Moratuwa Sports Club
Runners-Up – Carlton Blue Team
Best Batsman – Malindhu Munasinghe of Moratuwa SC
Best Bowler – Harsha Dhananjaya of Carlton Blue Team
Man of the Tournament – Harsha Dhananjaya of Carlton Blue Team