St. Anne's College

32nd Battle of the Rocks - Two-Day Encounter between Maliyadeva College and St. Anne's College will be played at the Welagedara Stadium on March 13 and 14. Play will commence at 10.00 a.m. on both days.
Meanwhile 20th Battle of the Rocks - Limited Overs Encounter will be played on March 15 at the same venue.

‪‎St. Anne's College team (Annites) for the 32nd Battle of the Rocks encounter‬
Malshan Perera (Captain), Umesh Massakkara (Vice-Captain), Kavinda Kotuwegedara, Vanitha Wanninayaka, Pasindu Dayananda, Randeera Ranasinghe, Piumal Sinhawansa, Pubudu Ganegama, Vimukthi Perera, Lakmal Jayasekara, Sudesh Kumarage, Tarindu Wijesinghe, Isuru Herath, Kasun Jayaweera, Nipun Ashok, Bawantha Karunasinghe, Suresh Kumarage, Jude Bandara, Nilesh Lakshan, Buddhika Bandara.

Skippers of the two teams, Prabash Keppetipola (‪Maliyadeva College/ Devans‬, on left) and Malshan Perera (‪St. Anne's College/ ‎Annites‬, on right) pose together with the Esoft Trophies which are on offer for the ‪#‎BattleOfTheRocks‬

Use the hashtag ‪#‎AnnitesRock‬ for your social media posts relating to Battle of the Rocks.

"Api Aana"(අපි ආනා) - A song to cheer our boys for the upcoming ‪#‎BattleOfTheRocks‬ encounter.

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The Battle of the Rocks One Day Encounter has always been a highly competitive and spirited clash between St. Anne's College and Maliyadeva College. Both teams have faced off in this tournament 24 times before. The current winning tally stands at 12-12, highlighting the formidable and spirited nature of both teams.

Despite the fierce rivalry, the Annites and Devans have always maintained a friendly and cordial relationship. As neighboring Colleges, we take pride in our competitive nature and are honored to be such worthy opponents.

With both teams tied at 12 wins apiece, today's game is sure to be an intense and thrilling battle, as the winner will break the tie tonight.

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Annites emerged victorious at 2023 Battle of the Rocks - Australian Edition.

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This week, the classes are opening as follows in our pursuit to reopen the College completely.

Kindly be Noted: Due to the COVID-19 regulations, the College canteen will not be opened until further notice.

The College holiday will end on the 29th of June and it will re-open under 04 separate stages. This will also be true for other Colleges and Schools in the country.

STAGE 01 will commence on the 29th of June and it will only be for Principal, Teachers, Non-Academic Staff and Management.

The entire week starting from the 29th of June will be used to disinfect and clean the College as well as to add upgrades to the existing College system and for meetings between College and parents.

STAGE 02 will commence on the 06th of July and it will be only for students of Grades 05, 11 and 13 and it will be in effect until the 17th of July.

This two week period will be a trial period.

STAGE 03 will commence on the 20th of July and it will only be for students of grade 10 and 12.

STAGE 04 will commence on the 27th of July and it will be only for students of Grades 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 and 09.

Students of Grade 12 and 13 will be taught from O7.30 AM to 3.30 PM. All other grades will be taught from 07.30 AM to 11.30 AM.

Please ensure your presence tomorrow at 8 AM to provide enthusiastic support for our team at the match between St. Anne's College and Maliyadeva College.

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Generations of Annites will be forever grateful to the service of Mr. K. Sirisena as the College mourns the demise of our beloved teacher.
Rest in Peace, dear teacher. May he attain the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana.

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St Anne’s College led by Wanithe Wanninayake won the toss and elected to bat in the 22nd L/O Encounter played at Welegedere Stadium. They managed to score only 140 runs in 48.1 overs. Randeere Ranesinghe – 34, Vimukthi Bandare – 30 were the chief scorers. Kaveen Bandare – 2/12, Sanjeewan Priyadharshane – 2/16, Dinanjaye Premeratne – 2/22, Manelke Dharmadase -2/30 took the bowling honours.

Maliyadeve College in their turn achieved the target in 33.1 overs losing only 3 wickets. Dulaj Ranetunge -53, Dinanjaye Premaratne – 35 n.o. Lakshithe de Silva claimed 2/18.

Devens led by Damithe Silva carried away the DAMRO trophy.

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