Anchor Trophy U-13 Tournament CCC emerge champs

C.C.C. School of Cricket, Maitland Crescent, Colombo, displayed their overall superiority when their Under-13 team won the Anchor Trophy awarded to the winners of the M.C.A. Inter Academy Cricket Tournament held for the 10th year, and concluded on Sunday at Wijerama Mawatha.

C.C.C under 13′ A’ Team, ably led by Kavindu Pathiratne, were unbeaten group leaders in the preliminary round beating all five teams easily, and in the quarter- finals beat the last years’ champions, S.S.C ‘A’, while they got the better of Next Cricket Academy, Kelaniya in the semi-final. In the final played at the M.C.A Grounds, C.C.C lads beat Ragama C.A easily by 9 wickets.

C.C.C. Cricketers also carried away most of the individual awards on offer. Vice Captain and wicket keeper/opening batsman Pavan Ratnayake, who scored a majestic 157 against Moratuwa Cricket School with 21 fours and 04 sixes and aggregated 415 runs with an average of 83 in the tournament, won the Best Batsman’s Award. Ratnayake with an attractive 43 not out and 2 vital catches and a wicket, also won the prestigious Man of the Final Award.

Batting allrounder Prabhasara Herath, who scored a majestic 231 runs and claimed 11 wickets with 5 catches in the tournament, was the deserving winner of the Player of the Tournament Award.

Best Bowlers Award for the U-13 age group was also won by CCC ‘B’ team player, 11-year-old tiny left arm spinner Venuk Hemachanda, who accounted for 14 wickets at an average of 8.34 runs in the preliminary round matches.
The champion CCC School of Cricket Under-13 A team comprised of Kavindu Pathiratne (Captain), Pavan Rathnayake (V.cap), Prabhasara Herath, Amith Dabare, Vinuka Nanayakkara, Priyan Thiruchelvam, Sanik Weliwatta, Sunera Ratnayake, Nusrif Nisthara, Punthila Kumara, D. Hemananda, Sanik Senanayake and Sanuda Fernado.
The team is coached by Udara Maddumage.

Scores of the Final
Ragama C.A. – 71 all out in 28.3 overs (S. Mithun 15, Prabhasara Herath 3 for 13, Sunera Ratnayake 2 for 08, Punthila Kumara 2 for 19)
C.C.C. A – 74 for 1 in 13.3 over (Pavan Rathnayake 43 n.o., Vinuka Nanayakkara 19)