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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tissaka" data-source="post: 558266" data-attributes="member: 123">Top cricketers keep springing from D.S. Senanayake CollegeD.S. Senanayake College is one school that has produced top class cricketers within a span of three decades. Cricketers of the caliber of Aravinda de Silva, Naveed Nawaz, Pubudu Dissanayake and the present Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tilekeratne are some of the prominent players that have come out from this institution. They keep on producing and in the recent past Kanchana Gunawardena who is a member of the present team had the honour of leading the Under 15 national side for the junior World Cup in England.The present captain of DSS, Sudeera de Soysa is the latest addition. He has been selected as a member of the Sri Lanka Under 19 World Cup team which is due to take part in the forthcoming World Cup scheduled to be held next month in Bangladesh. Unfortunately Sudeera due to his national commitments has been unable to lead his school in all of the matches they have played so far.A fifth year coloursman, Sudeera is a fine all-rounder who is a left hand batsman and a left arm leg spinner. This season he has played in only four matches but has been an inspiration to his team. With his all-round performance, he was responsible for DSS defeating Thurstan outright this season. He won't be able to represent his school for the rest of the season as he has to attend national practices in preparation of the World Cup.Fourth year coloursman Dinesh de Silva will lead the side for the rest of the season. He is a top order right handed batsman and a right arm pacie who is the opening bowler of the side. So far he has accumulated over 400 runs and taken over 40 wickets. Has played for the Under 17 and 19 provincial team and was a member of the champion team of 2002.The player to watch will be fifth year coloursman Kanchana Gunawardena a stylish left hand batsman and a right arm off spinner. He has been one of their saviours in most of the matches; he has scored over 450 runs and taken over 25 wickets. He led the Under 15 national side in the year 2000, and was the vice captain of the Under 17 national team that went for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Member of the Under 19 national team at the World Cup held in New Zealand and was the vice captain of the Sri Lanka Under 19 team which toured India last month.Hard hitter Roshan Kulatunge is the opening batsman of the side. A third year coloursman who has a bright future. A left handed batsman who has scored over 500 runs. Was a member of champion Under 17 team. His partner is another third year player Dilum Harischandra, a right handed batsman has scored over 350 runs so far. Led the Under 16 side two years ago.The other opening bowler of the side is second year player Madhawa Perera who bowls right arm and has taken over 30 wickets this season. To bolster the score they have two third year players in right handed batsmen Pubudu Perera and Asanka Abeyratne. Pubudu has scored over 350 runs and Asanka over 300 runs. Pubudu led the Under 17 side last year.Second year player Damith Gunaratne is a right handed middle order batsman and is the wicket keeper of the side who has scored over 250 runs and has over 35 victims to his name. Another second year player Sameepa Sansuma is the first change bowler and a right hand batsman. He has taken over 20 wickets. To support the opening bowlers there is third year player Dasun Perera a fine left arm leg spinner, has been in the wickets and has so far taken over 35 wickets .Players who are fighting for a place are second year players Upul Samarasinghe, Gayashan Kavindra and Dileepa Liyanage all right handed batsmen, Kanishka Fernando a left arm spinner, Pasan Perera a right arm off spinner and Buddhika Ratnayake the standby wicket keeper.The team is coached by Sampath Perera who is a old boy of the school who has done a fine job in bringing the side to the top six last season. This season they are confident of maintaining that position. The master in charge is M. Samarakkody who has the full backing of the Principal Asoka Senani Hewage and the Old Boys Association.Taken from Daily Mirror<a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/2004/01/19/sports/5.asp" target="_blank">http://www.dailymirror.lk/2004/01/19/sports/5.asp</a></blockquote>

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