It was near yet so far for Thurstan as their openers Udara Munasinghe and Supun Navaratne with their calypso style hitting almost turned the tables after Isipatana had dominated most of the proceedings in the two day 47th encounter which concluded at the SSC ground yesterday.
While having my weekly chat with a cricket insider I inquired the real meaning of having the Provincial Tournament while already having a well established club cricket tournament where the roots run deep.