Announcement - Annual Cricket Match 2013

Annual Cricket Match 2012

 The 10th Annual Cricket Match of Rajans OBU Group of 94 was held on 15th December 2012 at Agricultural Services' Grounds - Gannoruwa which is located in a picturesque location. This is the second time our match was being held in the location. 

The Annual General Meeting was also held on this day and elected the officials for the upcoming year 2013. Nalin Abeykoon was elected as the President while Chandima Abesinghe and Anjula De Silva were elected as secretary and treasure respectively.

 

The Participants

 

Let's find who is lucky

 

Team selection

 

Let's start

 

The very first ball by skipper of Team B (Did somebody say the action was a bit odd? .. Nevermind)

 

Do I see a puppy behind the stump

 

Next in line

 

"Hero of the day" .. Abe in full swing

 

Hulang, the long haired giant fielder at the boundary

 

Milliseconds before the disaster .. Ruwan is about to be balled out ..

 

Another ball is being hit by Abe for SIX

 

Narrow escape

 

It was this long .. Buzz mentioning about the length of his new LED television

 

The umpire's thoughts .. Real NIKE or fake .. I am not sure yet

- The Annual General Meeting -

 

Abeykoon the former secretary addressing the AGM

 

The new officials

 

The members

Announcement - Annual Cricket Match - 2012

 

For more information please contact
JC : 077 2612367
Abey : 071 8103700
Hulan : 077 7646166

Announcement - Big Match Celebrations 2012

It's the time to dance to the "Papare" beat 

The 106th Battle of the Maroons will be held on 23rd and 24th March 2012 at Pallekele International Cricket stadium. 

We (the Group of 94) have arranged a massive celebration on 24th of March. You are kindly requested to lend your support in time by paying Rs 2500.00 to our group's bank account 8890010800 (Commercial Bank - Nawalapitiya branch) For more info contact Hulan 0777 646166, Abey 0718103700, Shiva 0773613377

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Flash ... 

Kingswoodians first innings 216 (91 overs) all out.

Rajans first innings 221 for 7 (45 overs) declared.

Kingswoodians second innings 72 all out and gave a target of 68 to be scored in 10 overs for the victory and Rajans achieved this just in 8 overs with 7 wickets in hand... 
Sunday Times online edition

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About 106th Battle of Maroons (Rajans point of view) ...

Dharmaraja cricket team for the 106th Battle of Maroons (2012)

Rajans will take on Kingswoodians for the 106th time to clinch the T. B. Tennakoon Trophy. This is the oldest big match in the hill capital. Last year, Dharmaraja College, under Hemal Munaweera won the match, after 30 draws.

This season, the Rajans played 16 matches and recorded four outright wins. They beat Sri Sumangala College, Panadura, Mahinda College, Galle, Rahula College, Matara and Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya. Meanwhile, they lost to St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota while the rest ended in draws.
The Rajans will be led by third year player Viraj Karaputugala, a fine right hand bat who earlier opened the innings but now comes in at number 3. After a slow start, he struck form in the last few matches, scoring heavily, including two eighties and one ninety. He has scored over 600 runs. He is also a very good fielder.
Nuwan Karunaratne is the next most senior player in the side and he will spearhead the bowling attack. He has captured 52 wickets and scored 520 runs. He had a match bag of 13 for 59 against Royal College, Panadura.

Left arm spinner Aravinda Withanarachchi, playing in his third year has been the most successful bowler, with 97 wickets and looks set to reach the 100 wicket mark. His best match haul was against Rahula College, Matara where he had figures of 11 for 40. He has also scored over 400 runs. Off spinner Deneth Lanka has captured 53 wickets and has scored over 400 runs.
Apart from the above, the others who can contribute with the bat are Sasith Gunasekera (500 runs), Chandimal de Silva (290 runs), Kavinda Ratnayake (260 runs), Ramesh Ranasinghe (220 runs) and Danuka Prabath.

Nuwan Karunaratne will open the attack with Sasith Gunasekaera. For additional pace there is Shashin Abeykoon and Chandimal de Silva. However, the Rajans’ strength will be their spin attack comprising Deneth Lanka, Arvinda Withanarachchi and left arm spinner Lakshan de Silva, who has captured 45 wickets. The other spinners in the side are Ruchira Pupulewatte and Danuka Prabath. There are two wicket keepers in the side in Kavinda Ratnayake and Ramesh Ranasinghe.

The team is coached by old Rajan and Kandy CC cricketer Ananda Wijesekera who captained the team in 1971. Sarath Ekanayake is the Master-in-Charge while Col. S. Abeygunasekera is the Prefect of Games.

The Teams :

Dharmaraja College (from): Viraj Karaputugala (captain), Sasith Gunasekera, Nuwan Karunaratne, Oshan Samarakoon, Aravinda Withanarachchi, Denteth Lanka, Lochana Wijesiri, Sashin Abeykoon, Kavinda Ratnayake, Rameesh Ranasighe, Chandimal de Silva, Bumindu Wijeratne, Danuja Prabath, Lakshan de Silva, Jayapadma Tennakoon Tharusha Weagoda, Deshan Gunasinghe, Kavishka Dissanayake, Dimuthu Liyanarachchi and Ruchira Pupulewatte.

Kingswood College (from): Nisitha Weerakoon (captain), Chamara Unamboowe, Supun Bandara, Dasitha Kanganarachchi, Randika Wijeratne, Tharaka Marasinghe, Lakmal Hettiarachchi, Dinusha Medawatte, Dananjaya Monerawila, Tharindu Gunaratne, Kasun Bandara, Pradeeth Jayawickrema, Mahes Lankatillake, Tharaka Panabokke, Tharindu Liyanage, Asanka Bandara and Sashika Weerasinghe.

Annual Cricket Match 2011

17th of December 2011, a perfect day to play cricket .. so did we ...
We played the annual cricket match (2011) at Gurudeniya UC grounds and had a lot of fun .. !

These are the moments captured through the lens

For this match we had mmmmm .... let me have a word .. cutest umpire in the world ..

An aerial view . . .

Abe . . . back in business

JZ is busy with batting . . . Thank god I have my shades to protect me

Buzzzzz . . . in full cry

Hey . . . Do you see what I see . . . Just see where the ball is

Eager to bat . . . or for Ethanol ? Never mind

Finally . . . The dragon was slayed . . . Buzz was stumped and gone (for the Ethanol )

Announcements - Annual Cricket Match 2011

Dear all

The annual cricket match of our group is planned to be on 17th of December 2011

Location : Haragama Urban Council Grounds

Pls be there at 8:30 am

We are going to held the special AGM at the location to elect the committee members for 2012.

Entrance Rs 1250.00 for single and Rs 2000.00 per couple

Kindly make advance payment to our groups Account : 8890010800 of Commercial Bank - Nawalapitiya branch

Pls contact
JC- 0772612367
Hulan 0777 646166
Suresh - 0773 598748

Annual Cricket Match 2010

The annual cricket match (2010) of Rajans OBU Group of 94 was held on 18th of December 2010 at the Gurudeniya public ground. Some of the moments seen through the lens are below

Participants

Announcement :The Annual Cricket Match 2010

Hi Folks!
The final event of our group (Rajans ’94) for the year 2010 and the most fun filled event “The Annual Cricket Match” will be played on 18th of December 2010 at Deyannewela Gurudeniya International Grounds in Gurudeniya - Kandy. The Annual General Meeting of our group will be held at 8:30 am prior to the cricket match. All are welcome!
Entrance : Rs 1000.00 (per member)

Please note that the location was changed to Gurudeniya

Please contact
Gamage : 0773 103539
Abeykoon : 0718 103700
Hulan : 0777 646166

The Annual Cricket Match of Rajans Old Boys’ Group of 94

As we have scheduled, The Annual Cricket Match was played at “Agriculture Research Center” Grounds at Gannoruwa – Peradeniya on 12th of December 2009. It was one of the spectacular grounds in Kandy. The event started at about 9 o’clock in the morning and the participation was beyond the expected crowd and it is a very good sign to the future of the Group.

Prior the cricket match a brief but very important meeting (General Meeting) was held to elect the officials. As everyone knows the previously elected officials (most of them) resigned due to personal issues such as leaving the island, career problems etc. Therefore the need of an active set of officials was felt strongly. (To learn more about the new officials please check the following post) General Meeting

It was an unforgettable event since the gathering evoked many unforgettable memories. Everyone chat about the funny memories we had during our school life. We played three matches. The “Team A” won two of them while the “Team B” had a solitary win.

Then it was party time for all of us. Ethanol was the main substance and DJ played some groovy music. Everyone enjoyed the event.

Thanks a lot guys for gathering and keeping the great spirit of RAJANS…

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