Sports - Royal juniors remain unbeaten

Royal College under 15 division three cricket team has been able to maintain their unbeaten record in the first round of the 2006 inter-school all island cricket tournament conducted by the SLSCA.

They managed to secure a berth in the second round with ease by beating Hindu College, Lalith Athulathmudali Vidyalaya, Mahanama College and Presidents College, Kotte.

A fine all-round performance by the entire team has enabled them to show their might and grit to the opponents. Some superb individual performances by right hand opening batsman Thanoj Ratnawardana scoring 510 runs and capturing 04 wickets and number three left hand batsman Anupama Bulegoda who too accumulated over 350 runs and captured 12 wickets has certainly energized the teams performance. This year’s team is captained by Thanura Keenavinna. There is also Seshitha Gunadasa, Dilan Walgumpola, Supun Perera, Dumidu Kulathunga, Omal Rajapaksha and Randula Jayasuriya who too have contributed to the success of the team.

These youngsters are ably coached by Shiraz Shamsudeen former Isipathana cricketer who has been doing a wonderful job for Royal Cricket by producing results in all age groups.