- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Cricket
32nd Battle of the Rocks - Two-Day Encounter between Maliyadeva College and St. Anne's College will be played at the Welagedara Stadium on March 13 and 14. Play will commence at 10.00 a.m. on both days.
Meanwhile 20th Battle of the Rocks - Limited Overs Encounter will be played on March 15 at the same venue.
St. Anne's College team (Annites) for the 32nd Battle of the Rocks encounter
Malshan Perera (Captain), Umesh Massakkara (Vice-Captain), Kavinda Kotuwegedara, Vanitha Wanninayaka, Pasindu Dayananda, Randeera Ranasinghe, Piumal Sinhawansa, Pubudu Ganegama, Vimukthi Perera, Lakmal Jayasekara, Sudesh Kumarage, Tarindu Wijesinghe, Isuru Herath, Kasun Jayaweera, Nipun Ashok, Bawantha Karunasinghe, Suresh Kumarage, Jude Bandara, Nilesh Lakshan, Buddhika Bandara.
Skippers of the two teams, Prabash Keppetipola (Maliyadeva College/ Devans, on left) and Malshan Perera (St. Anne's College/ Annites, on right) pose together with the Esoft Trophies which are on offer for the #BattleOfTheRocks
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"Api Aana" (අපි ආනා) - A song to cheer our boys for the upcoming #BattleOfTheRocks encounter.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Cricket
The inaugural Desert Cubs Schools Invitational 40-over Cricket Tournament commenced on August 20 at four venues in Colombo and ended last Monday, after five days with success.
In a low scoring thriller it was St. Peter’s College who emerged victorious in the final of the Under-15 age category making St. Anne's College the runner-up. St Anne’s College and St. Peter’s College battled it out for the ultimate spot but it was the Peterites who emerged victorious by an exciting 11 runs. The boys from Kurunegala bowled out their opponents for just 64 runs in 35.1 overs with Piyumal Singawansa taking three wickets, conceding 15 runs. Randeepa Ranasinghe and Pubudu Gnanegama grabbed two wickets each.
Chasing a simple target the St. Anne’s boys got carried away in their run chase. They could not live up to their expectations and were restricted for just 53 runs, falling short of the victory target by 11 runs.
Impressive Sachin Silva led the bowling attack with an economical spell to finish off with three wickets after giving out just six runs. Senal de Silva and Bauddhima Senaratne took two wickets each helping St. Peter’s to complete a successful campaign. Proving their bowling and fielding capabilities, St. Peter’s took the honour of becoming the first team to get hold of the Under-15 championship of the inaugural Schools Invitational Desert Cubs Cricket Championship.
Other teams took part in this inaugural tournament were Desert Cubs Cricket Academy UAE, Ananda College , and Trinity College Kandy in the Under-15 age category.
The tournament was organised by Desert Cubs Cricket Academy in UAE. Dubai Duty Free of UAE was the main sponsor of the event while Entrust Group, Hatton National Bank, LB Finance and Hameedias joined as co-sponsors from Sri Lanka.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Rugby
North Central Typhoons and Northern Gladiators with unbeaten records finished on top of the two pools at the end of the first day on the opening day of the Carlton Seven’s, organised by Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union and Carlton Sports Club that began at St. Anne’s College ground Kurunegala yesterday. The tournament will be continued today at 10 a.m.
The standings at the end of yesterday’s play is as follows.
Pool A
| 1. | Northern Gladiators | 12 points |
| 2. | Western Warriors | 8 points |
| 3. | Southern Sharks | 8 points |
| 4. | Sabaragamuwa Stallions | 6 points |
| 5. | Central Kings | 6 points |
Pool B
| 1. | North Central Typhoons | 12 points |
| 2. | North Western Blacks | 8 points |
| 3. | Jaffna Challengers | 8 points |
| 4. | Eastern Eagles | 7 points |
| 5. | Uva Vipers | 4 points |
The play off matches will commence at 10 a.m. today with Northern Gladiators meeting Eastern Eagles. The play off for the first and second places will be played at 5 p.m. which decides the champion of this league.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Cricket
31st Battle of the Rocks - Day 2 Match Conclusion
St. Anne's (2nd Innings) 138/10 (54.3 ov)
Randeera Ranasinghe 38, Shehan Cooray 18
St. Anne's (1st Innings) 125/10 (40 ov)
Shehan Cooray 48, Janith Perera 41
Maliyadeva (1st Innings) 264/7 (50.4 ov) dec.
Afzal Hamsa 2 for 46, Yohan Kalhara 2 for 101
Maliyadeva won the match
Rev. Bro. Ernest Tarcisius presenting the trophy to Maliyadeva skipper
We congratulate Maliyadeva team for winning the Battle of the Rocks encounter.
Thanks for all who supported the St. Anne's College team throughout all these days.
- Written by: Chinthaka Wijethunge
- Category: Sports and Extracurricular
31st Battle of the Rocks - Two-Day Encounter between Maliyadeva College and St Anne's College - Kurunegala will be played at the Welagedara Stadium on March 21 and 22. Play will commence at 10.00 a.m. on both days.
Meanwhile 19th Battle of the Rocks - Limited Overs Encounter will be played on March 23 at the same venue.
The two skippers, Janith Perera (St. Anne's, on left) and Kusal De Silva (Maliyadeva, on right) with the Esoft Trophy which is on offer for the 31st Battle of the Rocks.
Annites team for 31st Battle of the Rocks
St Anne’s College First XI Cricket Squad: (First row from left) Afzal Hamsa, Gayash Kumarasinghe, Janith Chathuranga (captain), NC Dissanayake (MIC), Rev Bro E.A. Tarcisius (Principal), Charith Tissera (coach), Malshan Perera (vice captain), Shehan Cooray, Yohan Kalhara. (Second row from left) Randeera Ranasinghe, Sudesh Kumarage, Bawantha Karunasinghe, Pasindu Kavishka, Kavinda Kotuwegedara, Sarith Angelo, Asitha Manoranga, Suresh Kumarage, Isuru Aravinda, Tharindu Wijesinghe, Umesh Masakkara, Himal Hasara