Trinco “Golds’’ match today

The 15th “Battle of the Golds” between leading two national schools in the eastern province-Trincomalee Sri Koneswara Hindu College and Batticaloa Sivanantha Vidiyalayam is to be held in the Trincomalee Koneswara Hindu College grounds today.

This will be the fifteenth encounter between the century old schools founded by the Ramakrishna Mission after Swami Ramakrishna Parahamsar, a Hindu Swami from North India.

The annual encounter began in the year 1993 and is being held annually in Trincomalee and Batticaloa in rotation except in the year 2006 in Trincomalee due to security situation.

Both schools have won seven matches each during the fifteen year period.Trincomalee Koneswara Hindu College: S. Arunprasath (Captain), T. Subashankar (Vice-Captain), N. Niroshan, T. Nareskumar, K. Prasath, M. Janatheepan, V. Devavithuran, K. Thusyanthan, T. Vivetharan, R. Kajendrakumar, V. Suginthapragash, G. Shangarshan, S. Anuthinan, C. Kajan, S. Gopishanth, Batticaloa Sivanantha Vidiyalayam: M. Kanistan (Captain), R. Risanth (Vice-Captain), A. Ashok, K. Yathisraj, U. Manivasakakanthan, S. Thavakoosan, M. Pragash, R. Subaraj, Y. Saruvinothan, M. Dilaxshan, M. Prashath, T. Nirushan, U. Thayalakanthan, R. Jinenthiran, P .Sasikumar,