Battle of the Maroons

Ananda vs Nalanda

30th Battle of the Maroons

Ananda Captain

Nimal Ekanayake

Third year. Skipper of the side. Hard-hitting left-hand bat with a variety of strokes and a fair field at any position. Has been out of a number of matches due to illness.

Oval grounds

1959

The 30th battle of the maroons ended in a draw.

Nalanda Captain

Sarath Silva

Opens both batting and bowling. His strokes which are executed all round the wicket with grece and perfection are a treat to watch. Has been the mainstay of the side's batting, with three centuries to his credit. He has the schools' best bowling performance upto date with seven wickets for ten runs.

Ananda Team

(Not in seated order)
Nimal Ekanayake (Captain), Yatagama Amaradasa, Parakrama Polonowita, Gamini Abeyratna, Mohanlal Fernando, Sarath Wimalaratne, Gemunu Molligoda, Noel Samahin, Kithsiri Ariyaratne, Dhanasiri Rajapaksa, Dharmasiri de Silva, Bimsara Samaranayake, Upali Nikapitiya, Lakshman Hewagama, V. Soysa

Nalanda Team

(Not in seated order)
Sarath Silva (Captain), J. Perera, N. Amaradasa, P. Perera, D. de Silva, T. Thalakade, N. Jayasinghe, L. Gunawardena, G. Abeyratne, U. Mahanama, E. Ekanayake, P. Wijeratne, C. L. Randeni, R. Boyagoda