TTSC Softball postponed
View(s):Thirty seven Men’s teams and six Women’s teams will take part in the 38th Travel Trade Sports Club Men’s and Women’s Softball Cricket ‘Sixes’ 2015, sponsored by Aitken Spence Travels, scheduled to be held today (October 4) has being postponed to end of November at the Shalika Grounds and D.S. Senanayake College Grounds, simultaneously commencing at 8.00 am.
The tournament has been revived after a lapse of one year. It was last held in 2013 at the same venues, where Cinnamon Tranz, Hikkaduwa won the Men’ tournament, beating Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara and Amaya Lake, Dambulla won the Women’s, beating their sister hotel, Amaya Hills, Kandy.
The 37 Mens teams, pooled into 12 groups will play in two stages, consisting 54 matches including the final. The groupings are as follows:
At Shalika Grounds
Group ‘A’: Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa (2013 Winner), Club Bentota and Kalu’s Hideaway, Udawalawa.
Group ‘B’: Mermaid Hotel, Waskaduwa, Waters Edge and Viluxur Holidays
Group ‘C’: The Kingsbury Hotel, Cinnamon Bay, Beruwala and Indo Sky Aviation
Group ‘D’: Avani Bentota, Aitken Spence Travels ‘B’ and Heritance Ayurveda MahagederaGroup ‘E’: Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’, FTS Island Holidays and Walkers/Whittalls ‘A’
Group ‘F’: Bejaya Mount Royal, Jetwing Blue, Negombo and Cinnamon Red ‘A’
At D.S. Senanayake College grounds:
Group ‘G’: Royal Palms, Kalutara, Ramada Colombo and Cinnamon Red ‘B’
Group ‘H’: Cinnamon Lakeside, Amja Travels and Jetwing Sea, Negombo
Group ‘I’: Bentota Beach by Cinnamon, Reefs Edge Hotel and Amaya Lake, Dambulla.
Group ‘J’: N-Kar Travels, Citrus Waskaduwa and Mt. Lavinia Hotel.
Group ‘K’: Cinnamon Wild, Yala, Avani Kalutara and Walkers/Whittalls ‘B’
Group ‘L’: Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara (2013 runners-up), Mackinnons Amarican Express Travels, Diethelm Travelsand Exotic Holidays International.
Six Women’s teams, pooled into two groups will play in two stages, consisting nine matches including the Final.
Group ‘A’: Amaya Lake, Dambulla (2013 winner), Aitken Spence Travels and
Walkers/ Whittalls
Group ‘B’: Waters Edge, Royal Palms, Kalutara and Cinnamon Red.
The Special Awards on offer for both tournaments are: Best Batter, Best Bowler, Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament. – L.R.