CCC School of Cricket Academy emerge champions
View(s):Hosts CCC School of Cricket Academy emerged champions of the 13th Under-14 International Invitational Cricket Tournament for the Nelson Mendis Trophy. The 12-day tournament organised by the CCC School of Cricket was held during the month of April at selected venues in and around Colombo.
In this year’s tournament 31 teams competed for the glittering Nelson Mendis Challenge Trophy in four groups in the preliminary round which will be played in a league basis. The leaders and runners-up of each group played in the final rounds from quarter-finals onwards.
Several outstation teams from, Kurunegala, Rambukkana, Veyangoda, Ambalangoda, Moneragala, Gampaha and Kirindiwela have entered the tournament. They were joined by teams from several popular cricket academies of Colombo and suburbs.
Kottawa Cricket Club, Veyangoda CA, CR Cricket Academy, Battaramulla and Guru CA, Guruthalawa made their maiden appearance in this tournament while Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore, St. Joseph’s Boys HS Bangalore, St. John’s Cricket Foundation Hyderabad, Avjeet Sinha CA Lucknow and Benchmark CA from Bangalore added colour to this mega event.
The final was played at the CCC ground on April 24 and the awards night was held on April 25at the Bishop’s College Auditorium with former Sri Lanka cricket captain Anura Tennekoon to gracing the occasion as chief guest.
Apart from the Nelson Mendis Challenge Trophy for the winners, awards were on offer for the CCC Runners-up trophy, Best Batsman, Best Fielder, Best Wicketkeeper and the Player of the Tournament. Special trophies will be awarded for the Best Disciplined Team, Best Performing foreign team and the Best Team from the outstations. - NA
Ravin de Silva, the captain of NCC School of Cricket ‘Reds’, receiving the runners-up trophy from Chief Guest Anura Tennakoon. Nelson Mendis, the Director of Coaching of CCC School of Cricket looks on
Amitha Dabare of CCC School of Cricket, receives the award for the Player of the Tournament from Chief Guest Anura Tennakoon while Dilith Jayaweera, the Chairman of George Steuarts Group and Nelson Mendis, the Director of Coaching of CCC School of Cricket look on
Janith Bandara, the skipper of R.S. Cricket Academy, Veyangoda receives the award for the Most Disciplined Team among participants which took in the Nelson Mendis Under-14 International Cricket Academy Tournament, from Ashroff Ghany, the President of Sri Lanka Cricket Umpires Association