St. Anne's College

St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala led by Wanithe Wnninayake did creditably to overcome their rivals Maliyadeva College on the first innings at their Annual Big Match which was played at the Welegedere Stadium.

Maliyadeve skipper Damithe Silva who won the toss invited the Annites to take the first lease. The Annites did not disappoint their supporters and in 73.5 overs and little over 5 hours decleared their first innings at 307 for 7 wickets. The main scorers were Randeere Ranesinghe – 98, Tharinde Wijesinghe – 56 n.o., Kavindu Ranasinghe – 56, Pubudu Ganegame – 34, Vimukthi Bandare – 27. Kaveen Bandare -2/45, Damithe Silva – 2/97 were the pick of the bowling.  

Maliyadeve College replied with 224 all out in 101.2 overs in a little over 6 hours. Damithe Silva 85, Brian Chandresene – 30, Kaveen Bandare – 30 played best. Pubudu Ganegame – 5/68, Kavindu Ranasinghe – 2/47, Piumal Singhewanse -2/54 took the bowling honours.

Annites in the second innings were 53 for no loss in 14 overs and 55 mts. Pubudu Ganegame - 22 n.o., Dineth Chandimal – 25 n.o.

While the Dialog Champion Trophy was shared at the drawn match a special panel declared: The Best Batsman – Randeere Ranasinghe (SAC), The Best Bowler – Pubudu Ganegame (SAC), The Man of the Match – Pubudu Ganegame (SAC)

? Organized by: St. Anne's College Kurunegala - Colombo Union
? Venue: Sri Lanka Foundation Institute

St. Anne’s College bested Maliyadeva College by 33 runs in the 23rd ‘Battle of the Rocks’ limited overs cricket encounter played at the Welagedara stadium Kurunegala yesterday.

Maliyadeva won the toss and decided to field. St. Anne’s bowled out for 207 runs in 48.5 overs. Kavindu Ranasinghe scored 54 runs and Wanitha Wanninayake scored 44 runs. Kaveen Maduranga took 3/22. Nishanjaya Hettiarachchi and Pasindu Tennakoon took two wickets each. Maliyadeva bowled out for 174 runs in 45 overs. Dulaj Ranatunge scored 51 runs and Chaluka Athapatthu scored 29 runs. Pasindu Tennakoon took 4/30 and Dhananjaya Bandara took 3/25. Pubudu Ganegama took 2 wickets.

St. Anne’s:207 in 48.5 overs (Kavindu Ranasinghe 54, Wanitha Wanninayake 44, Dineth Chandimal 31, Randeera Ransinghe 21, Naveen Madhuranga 3/22, Nishanjaya Hettiarachchi 2/14, Pasindu Thennakoon 2/34)

Maliyadeva:174 in 45 overs (Dulaj Ranatunge 51, Chaluka Atapattu 29, Supun Sumanarathna 22, Muditha Premadasa 22, Pasindu Tennakoon 4/30, Dhananjaya Bandara 3/25, Pubudu Ganegama 2/17.

What a nail bitter that was! Congratulations our dear Annites. You made us proud, boys. And for Devans, well played.

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The 32nd Annual General Meeting of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala, Colombo Union will be held at the Sasakawa Hall, 22nd Lane, Colombo 3 on Saturday, March 28 at 7. p.m.
The meeting will be followed by cocktails and dinner priced at Rs. 1,000 per head. Members are invited to attend with their spouses. Those who are not members could also join. Participation should be confirmed on or before March 24.

For more details pls contact Bandula Weerasekera on 011-2889040, 0777356840, Ranjan Silva on 0777847129, Frederick Wootler on 0776631382 or Ajith Weerasundara on 011-2969340 or 0718175005.

Update: This even is postponed to April 06th, 07th and 08th.

Battle of the Rocks - 2018 competition will be held between Annites and Devans on March 09th, 10th and 11th at Welagedara International Cricket stadium.

Be there in numbers to support the team #Annites.

A very successful edition of a Battle of the Rocks concluded in this weekend. Let's have a look at the scorecards of both the Test and Limited Over encounters.

32nd Battle of the Rocks (Test Encounter)

St. Anne’s: 204 in 48.5 overs (Malshan Perera 73, Pubugu Ganegama 49, Randeera Ranasinghe 27, Umesh Massakkara 20, Damitha Silva 5/45, Sachintha Pieris 2/40) and 214/8 in 63.2 overs (Wanitha Wanninayake 52 n.o., Pubudu Ganegama 52, Pasindu Dayananda 43, Malshan Perera 13, Sanjaya Wanninayake 2/20, Damitha Silva 2/61)
Maliyadeva: 234/9 (153/5 o/n) in 50 overs (Prabash Keppetipola 65, Sachintha Pieris 56, Dinanjaya Premarathne 41, Damitha Silva 29, Keshan Wijerathna 20, Dilashan Kollure 16, Piyumal Sinhawansha 6/79, Pubudu Ganegama 2/35)

Result: Match drawn

Awards: Best fielder – Kavinda Kotuwegedara (St. Anne’s) Best bowler – Piyumal Sinhawansha (St. Anne’s) Best batsman – Malshan Perera (St. Anne’s) Man of the match – Damitha Silva (Maliyadeva)

20th Battle of the Rocks (Limited Over Encounter)

‪St. Anne's: 200/9 (41 ov)
Malshan Perera 51, Umesh Masakkara 49
‪Maliyadeva:‬ 272/9 (50 ov)
Randeera Ranasinghe 5 for 46, Kasun Jayaweera 2 for 63

When St. Anne's boys were 9 down, bad light stopped play at Welagedara Stadium, giving the victory for Maliyadeva.

Result: Maliyadeva won

Congratulations ‪Maliyadeva for winning the ‪Battle of the Rocks Limited Over Encounter.
Thank you all who supported the team ‪St. Anne's throughout all these days.

Dominant batting performances by Devans met with vigilant resistance from Annites ending the Battle of the Rocks 2020 Two-day Encounter in a spirited draw.

Kavindu was steering Annites resistance with his much needed half century which saw the contest ended in a draw.

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Get ready for an epic ?cricketing showdown at the Welagedara Stadium as ??St. Anne's College and  ??Maliyadeva College face off in the 2023 Battle of the Rocks cricket encounter on March 24 and 25 for a thrilling Test Match, followed by an action full One Day Match on March 26.

The rivalry between St. Anne's and Maliyadeva always promises to deliver high-quality cricketing action. With top players from both teams, we can expect a spirited competition, with every run, wicket, and catch being crucial.

This year, we are delighted to announce that the much-awaited One Day Match is back after four long years.

We're excited to see the supporters of both teams come together and create an electric atmosphere, as we cheer on our players to victory.

So make sure you don't miss out on the excitement and let's make this year's Battle of the Rocks one to remember!

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