Cricket: TTSC Cricket 6s on Sunday

Over to 40 teams will compete at the 38th Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Men’s and Women’s Softball Cricket 6s 2015, sponsored by Aitken Spence Travels, will be held this Sunday (4), at the Shalika and D.S. Senanayake College grounds, simultaneously commencing at 8.00am.   37 men’s teams and six women’s teams have already confirmed participation for this year’s tournament.   The tournament is revived after a lapse of one year, last held in 2013 at the same venues, where Cinnamon Tranz, Hikkaduwa won the Men’s tournament, beating Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara and Amaya Lake, Dambulla won the Women’s, beating their sister hotel, Amaya Hills, Kandy.   The 37 Men’s teams, pooled into 12 groups will play in two stages, consisting 54 matches including the final.   The Special Awards on offer for both tournaments are: Best Batter, Best Bowler, Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament.   The groupings are as follows:   At Shalika: Group A: Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa (2013 Winner), Club Bentota, Kalu’s Hideaway Udawalawa. Group B: Mermaid Hotel, Waskaduwa, Waters Edge, Viluxur Holidays Group C: The Kingsbury Hotel, Cinnamon Bay Beruwala, Indo Sky Aviation Group D: Avani Bentota, Aitken Spence Travels ‘B’, Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera Group E: Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’, FTS Island Holidays, Walkers /Whittalls ‘A’ Group F: Bejaya Mount Royal, Jetwing Blue Negombo, Cinnamon Red ‘A’   At D.S. Senanayake: Group G: Royal Palms, Kalutara, Ramada Colombo, Cinnamon Red ‘B’ Group H: Cinnamon Lakeside, Amja Travels, Jetwing Sea Negombo Group I: Bentota Beach by Cinnamon, Reefs Edge Hotel, Amaya Lake Dambulla Group J: N-Kar Travels, Citrus Waskaduwa, Mt. Lavinia Hotel Group K: Cinnamon Wild, Yala, Avani Kalutara, Walkers/Whittalls ‘B’ Group L: Tangerine Beach Hotel, Kalutara (2013 runners-up), Mackinnons Amarican Express Travels, Diethelm Travels, Exotic Holidays International   The six Women’s teams, pooled into two groups will play in two stages, consisting nine matches including the final.   Group A: Amaya Lake Dambulla (2013 winner), Aitken Spence Travels, Walkers/Whittalls Group B: Waters Edge, Royal Palms Kalutara, Cinnamon Red