Annites on National Stage
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St. Anne's vs St. Joseph Vaz: Annites gained 1st innings honor
Annites took the first-innings honor over St. Joseph Vaz College with their thrilling performances in both batting and bowling.
St. Anne's College bowled out St. Joseph Vaz Team for 218 in the 1st innings. Annites then amassed a total of 358 on the strength of a top-notch century by Mahima Kotuwila and contributions from his teammates. Chamith Sasenjana and Adithya Nirvan were two other Annites who passed fifties. Mahima made 115 in his innings while Chamith fell 14 runs short of his century.
The bowling department also did their fair share which could restrict Joseph's batsmen to 218. During the cause, Manaan Muzammil claimed a five wicket haul.
The encounter took place at the 2022(2023) Two-Day Under 19 Inter-school Cricket Tournament - Traditional Matches.
➡ Stats and trivia:
St. Joseph Vaz 218 & 34/0 (93.2 & 9 Overs)
◉ Dasun Perera 80, Kavindu Nishara 33, Menusha Perera 27 (1st Innings)
◆ Manaan Muzammil 6/88, Kevin Nanayakkara 3/49
◉ Menusha Perera 30* (2nd Innings)
Annites 358 (101.1 Overs)
◆ Mahima Kotuwila 115, Chamith Sasenjana 86, Adithya Nirvan 57, Buddima Sahan 39, Manaan Muzammil 26
◉ Heshan Kavinda 4/51, Menusha Perera 2/79, Janith Fernando 2/81
Toss: St. Joseph Vaz and elected to bat first
Venue: St. Anne's College Ground
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Three Annites Selected for the U17 Sri Lankan Youth Cricket League
Three students from St. Anne's College have qualified to participate in the 2023 Under 17 Sri Lankan Youth League Cricket Tournament. The triad consists of Buddhima Sahan, Geethika De Silva, and Yashmin Jayasundara, all of whom will be representing the Dambulla Team.
The tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association, is scheduled to commence on August 21st and will take place across four venues in Colombo. The final will be held on August 29th at the NCC Ground.
Among the trio, Geethika, who also participated in the Under 19 category of the League earlier this year, finds himself in a busy schedule as he'll be playing a warm-up match against the West Indies Under 19 Team on August 25th, which overlaps with the League's schedule.
The Dambulla Team, to which our players belong, is set to face off against Colombo South, Galle, Kandy, and Colombo North on August 22nd (at SSC Ground), 24th (at CCC Ground), 25th (at Bloomfield), and 27th (at Moors), respectively.
We extend our best wishes to all our players, hoping that they will shine with their talents during this League. -
Winning runner-up at the All Island Drama and Theatre Festival
St. Anne's College team, comprising drama and theatre students, became the overall Runner-up at the 2023 All Island School Drama and Theatre Festival.
This national-level contest was preceded by the provincial competition last month, where our team finished first in the province. The item performed by our students was Mṛcchakatika, a play by Śūdraka. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education.
The wins achieved in this competition include: Best Music Direction, Best Dramatic Costume, second and third places in the Best Actor category, along with four merit awards (one for Choreography and three for Acting).
Seen here are the members of our team and their teachers, Mr. Upul Semasinghe and Mrs. Namali Dissanayake. We congratulate them on their achievement. -
Winning Team: Western Cadet Band Challenge Trophy
Annites emerged champions at the 2025 All-Island Western Cadet Band Challenge Trophy.
They were also awarded:
• Best Sergeant — Sergeant Ganearachchi P.A.A.D.
• Best Music
• First Place in Performance
• First Place in Director’s Test
• Second Place in InspectionThe competition was organized by the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Sri Lanka.
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