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Ananda - Nalanda is a cricket match played between Ananda College
Colombo, and Nalanda College Colombo. It was first played in 1924. Over the years both schools has produced many world famous cricketers.
Sri Lanka's first test captain was a Nalandian Bandula Warnapura
, and the 1996 world champion team was led by Anandian Arjuna Ranatunga
. The Sri Lanka team that entered the finals in 2007 were led by Nalandian Mahela Jayawardena. Sri Lanka's first test 50, 100, 200 were scored by Anandians Arjuna Ranatunga
, Sidath Wettimuny
and Brendon Kuruppu
.
Both schools have so far produced 29 Test players for Sri Lanka (Ananda 15 Test players Nalanda 14 Test players) and 4 of them were Test Captains. Namely Nalandian Bandula Warnapura
, Anandian Arjuna Ranatunga
, Anandian Marvan Atapattu
and Nalandian Mahela Jayawardena.
Sri Lanka's first ever test team had 5 players representing Ananda and Nalanda Colleges. Namely Sidath Wettimuny
, Arjuna Ranatunga
and Ajit de Silva
from Ananda and Bandula Warnapura
and Lalith Kaluperuma
from Nalanda. Sri Lanka's World cup winning team had 4 players representing Ananda and Nalanda Colleges. Namely Arjuna Ranatunga
Anandian, Roshan Mahanama
, Asanka Gurusinha
and Kumar Dharmasena
who are Nalandians.
In 1996, (World cup winning year) the cricket board Chairman was an Anadian Ana Punchihewa and Vice Chairman was Nalandian Thilanga Sumathipala
.
It was an Old Nalandian Karunaratne Abeysekera
who made history in the world of Radio broadcasting by being the first cricket
commentator
using the Sinhala language. Also well known cricket commentators like Premasara Epasinghe
, Palitha Perera
, Kamal Deshappriya are Nalandians.
Nalandians Roshan Mahanama
is an Elite Panel Referee of the International Cricket Council
while Kumar Dharmasena
is an International Cricket Council
Umpire.
Nalandians
Ananda College
Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
Colombo, and Nalanda College Colombo. It was first played in 1924. Over the years both schools has produced many world famous cricketers.
Sri Lanka's first test captain was a Nalandian Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura is a former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982...
, and the 1996 world champion team was led by Anandian Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
. The Sri Lanka team that entered the finals in 2007 were led by Nalandian Mahela Jayawardena. Sri Lanka's first test 50, 100, 200 were scored by Anandians Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
, Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as an opening batsman from 1982 to 1987...
and Brendon Kuruppu
Brendon Kuruppu
Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was largely unremarkable but for one productive innings in Colombo....
.
Both schools have so far produced 29 Test players for Sri Lanka (Ananda 15 Test players Nalanda 14 Test players) and 4 of them were Test Captains. Namely Nalandian Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura is a former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982...
, Anandian Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
, Anandian Marvan Atapattu
Marvan Atapattu
Marvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants...
and Nalandian Mahela Jayawardena.
Sri Lanka's first ever test team had 5 players representing Ananda and Nalanda Colleges. Namely Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as an opening batsman from 1982 to 1987...
, Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
and Ajit de Silva
Ajit de Silva
Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He played four Test matches and six ODIs for Sri Lanka, bowling accurate slow left arm spin bowling to little effect...
from Ananda and Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura
Bandula Warnapura is a former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982...
and Lalith Kaluperuma
Lalith Kaluperuma
Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He was recognised as a good off spinner in Sri Lankan domestic cricket before their elevation to Test status, which gave him a chance in the inaugural Test against England...
from Nalanda. Sri Lanka's World cup winning team had 4 players representing Ananda and Nalanda Colleges. Namely Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
Anandian, Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...
, Asanka Gurusinha
Asanka Gurusinha
Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who enjoyed an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the...
and Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...
who are Nalandians.
In 1996, (World cup winning year) the cricket board Chairman was an Anadian Ana Punchihewa and Vice Chairman was Nalandian Thilanga Sumathipala
Thilanga Sumathipala
Uduwatuwage Janapriya Thilanga Sumathipala MP is a Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District....
.
It was an Old Nalandian Karunaratne Abeysekera
Karunaratne Abeysekera
Karunaratne Abeysekera was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also an acclaimed poet and songwriter and was widely admired for his excellent command of Sinhala....
who made history in the world of Radio broadcasting by being the first cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
using the Sinhala language. Also well known cricket commentators like Premasara Epasinghe
Premasara Epasinghe
Premasara Epasinghe is a well known cricket commentator in Sri Lanka.He has worked as the Press Secretary or the Media Consultant to many Ministers & currently is the Private Secretary & Media Consultant to the Minister of Education....
, Palitha Perera
Palitha Perera
Palitha Perera is a well known cricket commentator and media personality in Sri Lanka.Palitha holds the distinction of having been the inaugural announcer on two Sri Lankan TV channels – Rupavahini and TNL TV ....
, Kamal Deshappriya are Nalandians.
Nalandians Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...
is an Elite Panel Referee of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
while Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...
is an International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
Umpire.
Notable persons who have played
Anandians - Philip GunawardenaPhilip GunawardenaDon Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena introduced Trotskyism to Sri Lanka, where he is a national hero, known as 'the Father of Socialism' and as 'the Lion of Boralugoda'.-Early life & education:...
- known as "Father of Socialism" in Sri lanka, former Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Food, & Co-operatives and former Minister of Industries and Fisheries
- Dr. N.M. Perera - former Mayor of Colombo and Cabinet Minister of Finance, former Chairman of the Board of Control of Cricket in Sri Lanka,
- Arjuna RanatungaArjuna RanatungaArjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
- 1996 Cricket World Cup Winning Captain, former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Current Member of Parliament
- ANANDA TEST PLAYERS - 1.Sidath WettimunySidath WettimunySidath Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as an opening batsman from 1982 to 1987...
2.Mithra WettimunyMithra WettimunyMithra de Silva Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and one ODI in 1983. His brothers Sunil and Sidath have also played cricket at international level....
3. Arjuna RanatungaArjuna RanatungaArjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
4.Sanjeeva RanatungaSanjeeva RanatungaSanjeeva Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1994 to 1997. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....
5.Dammika RanatungaDammika RanatungaDammika Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1989. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga and Nishantha Ranatunga....
6. Marvan AtapattuMarvan AtapattuMarvan Samson Atapattu is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former Sri Lankan captain. Towards the end of his career he joined the Indian Cricket League and captained the Delhi Giants...
7. Dulip SamaraweeraDulip SamaraweeraDulip Prasanna Samaraweera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and occasional right arm off-spinner...
8.Thilan SamaraweeraThilan SamaraweeraThilan Thusara Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan cricketer, born September 22, 1976 in Colombo. Samaraweera plays international cricket for Sri Lanka and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable Off spinner.-Personal life:...
9.Brendon KuruppuBrendon KuruppuDon Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was largely unremarkable but for one productive innings in Colombo....
10. Avishka GunawardeneAvishka GunawardeneDihan Avishka Gunawardene is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an explosive left-handed batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals...
11. Charith Senanayake 12.Chandika HathurusinghaChandika HathurusinghaUpul Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
13.Dinuka HettiarachchiDinuka HettiarachchiDinuka Hettiarachchi is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.Hettiarachchi began playing cricket in 1995 for Tamil Union. He represented clubs at every level from under-13s to under-19s and beyond to senior level...
14.Sanjeewa WeerasingheSanjeewa WeerasingheColombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1985. He was the youngest test player to represent Sri Lanka at an age of 17 years and 269 days....
15.Ajit de SilvaAjit de SilvaGinigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He played four Test matches and six ODIs for Sri Lanka, bowling accurate slow left arm spin bowling to little effect...
Nalandians
- P. M. Jayathilake - educationist, scholar
- Stanley JayasingheStanley JayasingheStanley Jayasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Ceylon prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka, and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status. He was a right-handed batsman and part time offbreak bowler. In his first class cricket career which began in 1949/50 he...
- former all Ceylon Cricketer and first Srilanken to play professional cricket overseas for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England for more than a decade - Hon. Gamini Jayawickrama PereraGamini Jayawickrama PereraMallawa Arachchige Gamini Jayawickrama Perera a Member of Parliament representing Kurunegala District.He is the Chairman of United National Party and former Cabinet Minister ....
- current Member of Parliament, Chairman United National Party (UNP), former Cabinet Minister (Irrigation and Water Management) - Hon. Handunnetti Rannulu (H. R) PiyasiriH. R PiyasiriHandunnetti Rannulu Piyasiri was an ex Member of Parliament.He was the State Minister of Labor and Vocational Training and was also one time Chairman of Lotteries Board....
- former Minister of Youth Affairs, former State Minister of Labor and Vocational Training - Bandula WarnapuraBandula WarnapuraBandula Warnapura is a former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982...
- Sri Lanka's Inaugural Test Cricket Captain - Hon. Thilanga SumathipalaThilanga SumathipalaUduwatuwage Janapriya Thilanga Sumathipala MP is a Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District....
- current Member of Parliament, Chairman Sumathi Group of Companies - Roshan MahanamaRoshan MahanamaRoshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...
- former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International Cricket Captain, Elite Panel Referee of International Cricket Council, Member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (1983 & 1984) - Mahela Jayawardena - Sri Lankan Cricketer, former Sri Lanka Test Cricket Captain, Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Runnerup (1994)
- Kumar DharmasenaKumar DharmasenaKumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...
- former Sri Lanka Test/One Day International Cricketer, Member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996, Best school boy crickerter 1989
- NALANDA TEST PLAYERS - 1. Bandula Warnapura 2.Anura RanasingheAnura RanasingheAnura Nandana Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan cricketer, who represented Sri Lanka at international level 11 times...
3.Roshan MahanamaRoshan MahanamaRoshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...
4.Lalith KaluperumaLalith KaluperumaLalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. He was recognised as a good off spinner in Sri Lankan domestic cricket before their elevation to Test status, which gave him a chance in the inaugural Test against England...
5.Sanath KaluperumaSanath KaluperumaSanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1984 to 1988. Kaluperuma studied at Nalanda College Colombo and represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. A top order batsman who could open and a handy off spin bowler, he was also a...
6.Asanka GurusinhaAsanka GurusinhaAsanka Pradeep Gurusinha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who enjoyed an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the...
7.Kumar DharmasenaKumar DharmasenaKumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler...
8.Chamara DunusingheChamara DunusingheChamara Iroshan Dunusinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 5 Tests and one ODI from 1995 to 1995. He attended Nalanda College Colombo....
9.Gamini WickremasingheGamini WickremasingheAnguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Tests and four ODIs between 1989 and 1993. He studied at Nalanda College Colombo....
10.Roshan GuneratneRoshan GuneratneRoshan Punyajith Wijesinghe Guneratne was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 1983. He is an old boy of Nalanda College Colombo & captained the college cricket team in 1982....
11.Shantha KalavitigodaShantha KalavitigodaShantha Kalavitigoda is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in one Test in 2005. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.Shantha is the 101st Sri Lanka Test Cap [New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Wellington New Zealand 2004/05]...
12.Yohan GoonasekeraYohan GoonasekeraYohan Goonasekera is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 3 ODIs in 1983. He is an Old boy of Nalanda College Colombo.-External links:...
13.Ishara AmerasingheIshara AmerasingheMerenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer who attended Nalanda College Colombo. A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a side-on action, Amerasinghe was named in the 30 man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup...
14.Mahela Jayawardena