Dharmaraja College Cricket Squad
The “Battle of the Maroons” big match will starts today Friday 16th and 17th Saturday at the Pallekelle International stadium between Dharmaraja College and arch rivals Kingswood College, this will be the 112th encounter, played for the T.B. Tennekoon Trophy.
Over here in Kandy, this is the oldest big match, the first match was played in 1893 with Dharmaraja College team captained by that great educationist Sir Don Baron Jayathilake, Kingswood College were led by under A.E. Spencer. Then the match for schoolboys only was played on July 1st 1899 . J.C. de Mel captaining Dharmaraja and T.B. Marshall leading Kingswood
Up to 2017, 111 cricket matches have been played. Dharmaraja leads with 33 wins against 19 by Kingswood with 56 matches ending in draws. The last win was in 2015 for Dharmaraja under Tharusha Weragoda and Kingswoodians last win was in 1958 under Maurice Fernando. The highest individual score is by Senaka Dissanayake of Dharmaraja who made 200 in the 1983 and for Kingswood Clifford Ratnavibushana who scored 167 in 1959 . First century in the series, was scored by P. L. Arthur Alwis of Dharmaraja College.
Cricket plays a dominant role at Dharmaraja College apart from its academics. This time they lost a couple of games in a bad way. This time Dharmaraja were placed in Group C and the tournament matches were with Richmond College Galle, St. Peter’s College Colombo, Nalanda College Colombo, Gurukula College Kelaniya, St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa, Dharmapala College Pannipitiya, St. Servatius’ College Matara and Wesley College Colombo
This season Dharmaraja cricket team is led by third year player R.W.S.R.H.M. Bawantha Udangamuwa, a right hand batsman and also the rugby captain who becomes the second Rajan to captain both cricket and rugger teams after Indrajith Bandaranayake in 1990. His deputy is D.M.H Rukmal Dissanayake, another third year player and left arm leg spinner and also a good batsman.
This season the Kingswoodians are led by fourth year player Ganidu Kamburugamuwa a stylish batsman, this time as the leader he is sure to give off his best with the bat in the big match. His deputy is Saumya Prabash a third year player.
Kingswood College Cricket squad – Ganidu Kamburugamuwa (Captain), Saumya Prabash (Vice captain), Dulin Wijenarayana, Deegayu Bandara , Dhananjaya Maduranga, Hashika Gamage, Uthpala Jayalath, Achala Bogodawaththa, Kushan Gashitha, Harshana Dilshan, Kasun Madawa, Ishan Devinda, Dilshan Senarath, Lakmal Silva, Vinuka Pussepitiya, Chanak Bandara,(Coach; Indika Fernando Assistant coach: Harsha Udara, Physical trainer: Jagath Pushpakumara, MIC: Sarath Ekanayake).
Dharmaraja College Cricket Squad - Bhavantha Udangamuwa (Captain), Rukmal Dissanayake Vice Captain), Kasun Gunawardana , Sachintha Senanayake, Dulaj Bandara, Chetiya Ekanayake, Upendra Warnakulasuriya, Navindu Dilshan, Yasitha Samararatne, Isuru Dayananda, Mithila Gayashan. Virajith Ehelepola. Danuka Marasinghe, Tushan Herath, Shamil Muhandiram, Danuka Ratnayake, Chetiya Weerakoon (Coach U.S.C.Perera, M.I.C Saliya Samarawickrama ).
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