Ananda Captain
Anuruddha Polonowita
3rd year. The skipper of the side. A slow left arm bowler and a reliable bat. A good fielder at gully.
Oval grounds
1957
The 28nd battle of the maroons ended in a draw.
Nalanda Captain
Chandrasiri Weerasinghe
On this shy young lad`s shoulders has fallen the burden of leading the Nalanda battery of cricketers this year. His array of brilliant centuries this season is lucidly stamped in all cricket lovers.
Ananda Team
(Not in seated order)
Anuruddha Polonowita, Palitha Premasiri, Daya Amarasinghe, Ananda Jayasinghe, Ananda Ranasinghe, Sonny Yatawara, Piyasoma Ekanayake, Palitha Wijesekara, Nimal Ekanayaka, Anura De Soyza, Ranjit Thabrew, Neville Ratnayake, Gamini Abeyratne
Nalanda Team
(Not in seated order)
Chandrasiri Weerasinghe, Mahawatte Premaratne, Shirley Weerasinghe, Sarath Silva, Mithra Siriwardana, Dayananda Illukkumbura, Premasara Epasinghe, D. Athulathmudali, Nihal Amaradasa, Jayawickrama Perera, Dunstan De Silva, Parakrama Perera, Nihal Jayasingbe, Tilak Thalakada