Schools 39th Quadrangular on October 21 and 22

The annual cricket quadrangular between the four catholic schools in the island St Peter’s, St Joseph’s, St Anthony’s and St Benedict’s will be played on October 21 and 22. The quadrangular which began in 1963 with the first being hosted by the Old Benedictines is played in two categories namely the main quadrangular which is the 39th in the series and the over 40’s that began in 2002 is in the fifth year. This year too the Old Benedictines will be the host and for the first time a basketball tournament will also be conducted concurrently involving the four teams.

The tally in the main quadrangular stands 11 each to Old Bens and Old Joes ten to Old Petes and nine to Old Antonians while in the over 40’s category Old Bens are leading having two wins with Old Petes and Old Antonians one each. The cricket matches will be played at St Peter’s grounds Bambalapitiya and St Joseph’s grounds in Darley Road with the over 40’s being played at the Bloomfield grounds in Reid Avenue. The basketball matches will be played at St Benedict’s College basketball courts in Kotahena.

The cricket final of the main quadrangular will be played on October 22 at Darley Road which will be over 50 overs and the over 40’s at Bambalapitiya which will be a 25 over game. The preliminary matches and the two finals along with the basketball final will get underway at 10.00 a.m. on both days.