The most popular Six a side cricket tournament of the Rotarians and Rotract Trophy will be held on Saturday September 23 at the Nittawela rugby grounds. The winning team and runners-up will go home with the T.R.R. Rajan memorial trophy. This will be the 15th edition and the first ball will be bowled at 8 am.
The organizing part is handled by the Kandy Rotary Club headed by president Ajith Kirithisiri Jayasinghe, a former St. Sylvester’s College and Kandy cricketer. This event is once again sponsored by Asoka Group of Companies, the producers of Sun match and Sun Aqua. At this event Rotarians are to attract members from all over the country. Over thirty teams from Rotary and Rotract will be seen in action.
This six a side cricket tournament is organized in memory of a well-loved Rotarian late T.R.R. Rajan who was the 51st president of the Rotary Club of Kandy, and the man who did yeoman service to this club and Rotary family.
TRR as he was known was a versatile sportsman, sports benefactor, philanthropist and above all a gentleman of the highest caliber.
He was the first to enter the field of sponsorship and the lucky club was Kandy Sports Club rugby team in 1992, the year they won the first trophy, the Clifford Cup. Later he sponsored Old Trinitians Sports Club rugby team.
TRR also gave a big hand for hockey which sport his father P.T.Rajan re-introduced to Kandy. At present all TRR’s good work is continued by his brother BDR Suri Rajan one time Rotary Governor of District 3220. The TRR Rajan cricket tournament was founded in 2002, with funding provided by his family company Asoka group of companies.
The winners of the two tournaments will be presented with the T.R.R. Rajan memorial Trophy and also there will be awards for best batsman, bowler, fielder, the best dressed team and there will be a special award for the Man of the Tournament.
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