Former Sri Lanka cricketer and present head coach of St. Peters’ College Malinda Warnapura exhorted young players to adhere to the ethics of fair play and discipline if they were to succeed on the big stage.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the awards ceremony of the CCC School of Cricket after the conclusion of their annual inter-house tournament while his wife Shanika also graced the occasion and presented the awards.
Warnapura praised the young hopefuls for their disciplinary conduct on the field saying that sporting values should be displayed at all times.
“It you want to achieve success work hard and you cannot go by talent alone”, said Warnapura.
Among the audience were the parents of the players. The CCC School of Cricket was founded in 1998 by veteran coach Nelson Mendis.
Sobers House won the overall Championship beating Jayawardena House while Bradman and Tendulkar houses tied for the third place. The Most Outstanding Cricketer of the Year was Divyesh Ramaiah.
Under-9:
Best Fielder: Yewon Candaudarachchi
Best Bowler: Vohara Kumanayake
Best Batsman: Tharun Ariyaratne
Man of the Final: Rezon Solomons
Under-10:
Best Fielder: Thanula Mindada
Best Bowler: Jamith Panditharatne
Best Batsman: Aksith Manoj Canagaratnam
Man of the Final: Aksith ManiojCanagaratnam
Under-11:
Best Fielder: Saranga Jayasinghe
Best Bowler: Vimasha Atapattu
Best Batsman: Raeed Cavrim
Man of the Final: Saranga Jayasinghe
Under-12
Best Fielder: Anshane de Silva
Best Bowler: Vinuja Aluthgamage
Best Batsman: Sharujan Shanmuganathan
Man of the Final: Yasiru Dissanayake
Under-13
Best Fielder: Thenushka Nanayakkara
Best Bowler: Jassim Rizvi
Best Batsman: Travin Nishanthan
Man of the Final: Pravan Williams
Under-14
Best Fielder: Senara Warusawithana
Best Bowler: Heshan Lafaber
Best Batsman: Dinura Wanigasekera
Man of the Final: Linal Subasinghe
Over-14
Best Fielder: Dilmin Madapatha
Best Bowler: Yashan Helapalla
Best Batsman: Danal Hemananda
Man of the Final: Danal Hemananda