CCC School of Cricket juniors return after triumphant Indian tour
View(s):The Under-12 and Under-13 teams of the CCC School of Cricket, the leading Cricket Coaching School in Sri Lanka, returned to the island after a successful tour of Dav Whatmore Centre for Cricket in Chennai, India recently.
The two teams were hosted by Dav Whatmore Centre, where the CCC boys underwent specialized training programmes conducted by Dav Whatmore himself associated by the Director of the Centre, Sanjay Mullesert. The youngsters went through specially designed training programmes on techniques, skills, coupled with lessons on physical and mental development on scientific basics which included swimming, indoor and outdoor training as well.
CCC Under-13s played eight matches, winning six and losing two. The Under-12 team also played eight matches and won five and lost three. The budding cricketers were pitted against the Whatmore Training Centre team, and Chennai Cricket Academy teams. They also played against two foreign teams from Oman and UAE.
Foreign exposure was a welcome experience for the CCC lads as all matches were played on turf wickets and locked horns with tough opposition. – Lakshman Ranasinghe
Results:
Under-13
- Beat Vellamal CA, Chennai by 9 wickets: Vellamal CA 90 (30); CCC 99 for 1 (26)
- Lost to Dave Whatmore CA by 11 runs: DWCA 167 for 6 (30); CCC 156 for 9 (30)
- Beat AVM Cricket Academy, Chennai by 20 runs: CCC 148 for 6 (30); AVMCA 128 (23.4)
- Beat SMS CA, Chennai by 150 runs: CCC 237 for 3 (30) (Rusanda Gamage 103, Chanuth Lanerolle 57*); SMSCA 90 (21.5) (Minuka Yalegama 4 for 20)
- Beat Sachin Tendulkar Cricket Foundation by 135 runs: CCC 176 for 4 (30) (Rusanda Gamage 83); Sachin Tendulkar CF 41 (18)
- Lost to Kedhar CA, Chennai by 2 wickets: CCC 162 for 9 (30); Kedhar CA 164 for 8 (29.3)
- Beat Sachin CFA by 102 runs: CCC 178 (30); Sachin CFA 76 (19.2)
- Beat Stallions CA, UAE by 7 wickets: Stallions CA 52 (20); CCC 53 for 3 (7)
Under-12
- Lost to Dave Whatmore CA by 18 runs: DWCA 137 for 7 (30); CCC 119 (27)
- Beat Vellamal CA by 6 runs: CCC 164 (30); Vellamal CA 158 (29.2)
- Beat Dave Whatmore CA by 9 wickets: DWCA 122 for 8 (30): CCC 125 for 1 (16) (Hiruka Silva 57*)
- Beat Sachin CF by 136 runs: CCC 189 for 9 (30) (Raaeed Carrim 75); Sachin CF 53 (23)
- Beat Sirmutha CA, Chennai by 9 wickets: Sirmutha CA 76 for 7 (30); CCC 77 for 1 (13)
- Lost to Vellamal CA by 8 wickets: CCC 153 for 6 (30) (Jaden Amaraweera 69); Vellamal CA 154 for 2 (28)
- Beat Sachin Cricket Foundation by 4 wickets: Sachin CF 132 for 3 (30): CCC 133 for 6 (26.3)
- Beat Stallions CA, UAE by 80 runs: CCC 139 for 3 (20); Vellamal CA 59 (17.4)