Due to the efforts of Kandy District Cricket Association and Central Province Cricket Association secretary Janaka Pathirane and the CPCA president Sarath Ekanayake a donation of Rs. 1 million was presented to St. Sylvester’s College a few months back to put up a side turf wicket at their mini grounds at Asgiriya.
Work on the turf wicket will commence from tomorrow Saturday May 30.
It is incidentally the first ever turf wicket for the school and will be a boon to its cricketers. The presentation was accepted by the Old Boys Association.
Today every schoolboy cricketer loves the great game of cricket and understands the importance of good cricket pitches. This school which started cricket in late 1950’s, badly needed a turf wicket, as most of the school matches are played on this surface.
Despite having limited facilities St Sylvester’s has emerged as one of the top cricket playing schools in the central hills. Their playground can be used only for training sessions.
Earlier Police grounds were like their home venue and they played all their matches including the big match on this ground. But they hardly get an opportunity of practicing and warming up on a center wicket.
Despite all the handicap their performances have been quite good. This school was formed in 1940. In 1955 St. Sylvester's College made a modest beginning by introducing cricket to their sports cadre and their first game was against Vidyartha College who are today their traditional Big Match rivals.
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