Sri Lanka Cricket appoints 12 School Cricket Provincial Coordinators
View(s):Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) appointed 12 ‘School Cricket Provincial Coordinators’ to find young talent in the country, covering all age groups.
Accordingly, the appointed coordinators will represent the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) at all age group selections, covering District and Provincial cricket.
The coordinators will work with District and Provincial Associations, School Coaches, Masters-in-Charge and Principals, to identify potential players to progress them through the Youth Level Cricket Programmes and into the National Level.
The appointment of Provincial Cricket Coordinators commenced during the 2017/2018 season from four coordinators. The number of coordinators was increased to six in 2020 and 12 during this year, in a bid to expand the search programme.
The appointment letters were handed over to the Coordinators recently at the SLC, with the participation of Chinthaka Edirimanne, the Head of Domestic Cricket of SLC, Thilak Wattuhwa, the President of SLSCA and the Secretary of SLSCA, Kamal Indrajith.