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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Battle of the babes -Golden memories
A draw looks inevitable when St. Sylvester’s College clashes with
Vidyartha College in their 54th Battle of the Babes which will be
played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium on March 16th and
17th.
According to past records of the 53 battles the Sylvestrians are ahead with 14 wins against 3 by Vidyartha College, while 36 matches have ended in draws. The last time this match produced a decision was in 2009, but in unusual circumstances. When the Sylvestrians were cruising to victory, play had to be halted by the umpires for bad light. No sooner the light improved the umpires decided to resume play but the Vidyarthians refused to come onto the field and the match was awarded to the Sylvestrians. The Vidyarthians last won in 1967 under RM Lafir and they have a 44-year jinx to break.
In the current inter-school cricket season the Sylvestrians are unbeaten to date, having played 16 matches won 4 outright and drawn 12. Vidyartha played 17, won 4 outright, lost 1 and drew 12.
As for the Big Match records, Thushara Kodikara of Vidyartha is the highest individual scorer with 212 not out in 1984 and in the same year GP Sugathadasa of St. Sylvester’s scored 124 to prop up the Sylvestrians. This match was played at Police Grounds Kandy.
The best bowling performance is by Sarath Basnayake of St. Sylvester’s College who had a match bag of 14 for 48 – taking 9/14 in the 1st innings and 5/34 in the 2nd enabling the Sylvestrians to win by an innings.
St. Sylvester’s will be led by fourth year all-rounder Ruwantha Ekanayake who scored over 800 runs last season but has fallen short of it this year. He is a good leg-spinner.
All-rounder Waruna Wijesinghe is the vice captain of the side. He has scored 530 runs and captured 31 wickets with his medium pacers.
Fourth-year player Faiz Ahamed, who started as a spinner, has now developed into a batsman and is the highest scorer for the side with 675 runs.
In addition, to prop up the batting they have Sumedha Dissanayake, Dushan Malalasena, Indunil Samarananda, Hansamal Perera and Dhanuja Hettiarachchi who scored 92 in the last match with Sri Sumangala College.
The new ball attack will be led by Waruna Wijesinghe and Indunil Samarananda, but it is their spinners who hold the key to their success. Left-arm spinner Nimesha Mendis has been the most successful bowler with 89 wickets, Sumedha Dissanayake has 60 wickets with his left-arm spin. Unfortunately leg-spinner Dushan Malalasena has not come off this season.
Vidyartha College will be led by Nilusha Galapitige who has scored over 500 runs and will open the batting. The vice captain is all-rounder Tilina Rupasena who has scored over 800 and taken 83 wickets.
The most successful batsman however is opener Ruwan Bandara who has over 1200 runs to his credit including three centuries. He has created a record for himself becoming the first Vidyarthian to score 1000 runs in a season.
The others from whom runs are expected are Isuru Weerasinghe, Samitha Attanayake, Tharindu Ranaweera, Keshan Gamage, Muditha Elpitiya, Ravindu Dissanayake and Sherad Buddhika.
The pace attack will be in the hands of Samitha Attanayake and Isuru Weerasinghe supported by Muditha Elpitiya and Nipuna Ranaweera. Their main spinner is Tilina Rupasena who has taken 83 wickets. Also, among the wickets are off-spinner Tharindu Ranaweera, Keshan Gamage, Chanaka Ratnayake and Ravindu Dissanayake.
Roland Perera is the head coach of St. Sylvester’s assisted by Sankalpa Gunasekera. Susantha Basnayake is the coach of Vidyartha with Jayantha Kumara as the master-in-charge.
According to past records of the 53 battles the Sylvestrians are ahead with 14 wins against 3 by Vidyartha College, while 36 matches have ended in draws. The last time this match produced a decision was in 2009, but in unusual circumstances. When the Sylvestrians were cruising to victory, play had to be halted by the umpires for bad light. No sooner the light improved the umpires decided to resume play but the Vidyarthians refused to come onto the field and the match was awarded to the Sylvestrians. The Vidyarthians last won in 1967 under RM Lafir and they have a 44-year jinx to break.
In the current inter-school cricket season the Sylvestrians are unbeaten to date, having played 16 matches won 4 outright and drawn 12. Vidyartha played 17, won 4 outright, lost 1 and drew 12.
As for the Big Match records, Thushara Kodikara of Vidyartha is the highest individual scorer with 212 not out in 1984 and in the same year GP Sugathadasa of St. Sylvester’s scored 124 to prop up the Sylvestrians. This match was played at Police Grounds Kandy.
The best bowling performance is by Sarath Basnayake of St. Sylvester’s College who had a match bag of 14 for 48 – taking 9/14 in the 1st innings and 5/34 in the 2nd enabling the Sylvestrians to win by an innings.
St. Sylvester’s will be led by fourth year all-rounder Ruwantha Ekanayake who scored over 800 runs last season but has fallen short of it this year. He is a good leg-spinner.
All-rounder Waruna Wijesinghe is the vice captain of the side. He has scored 530 runs and captured 31 wickets with his medium pacers.
Fourth-year player Faiz Ahamed, who started as a spinner, has now developed into a batsman and is the highest scorer for the side with 675 runs.
In addition, to prop up the batting they have Sumedha Dissanayake, Dushan Malalasena, Indunil Samarananda, Hansamal Perera and Dhanuja Hettiarachchi who scored 92 in the last match with Sri Sumangala College.
The new ball attack will be led by Waruna Wijesinghe and Indunil Samarananda, but it is their spinners who hold the key to their success. Left-arm spinner Nimesha Mendis has been the most successful bowler with 89 wickets, Sumedha Dissanayake has 60 wickets with his left-arm spin. Unfortunately leg-spinner Dushan Malalasena has not come off this season.
Vidyartha College will be led by Nilusha Galapitige who has scored over 500 runs and will open the batting. The vice captain is all-rounder Tilina Rupasena who has scored over 800 and taken 83 wickets.
The most successful batsman however is opener Ruwan Bandara who has over 1200 runs to his credit including three centuries. He has created a record for himself becoming the first Vidyarthian to score 1000 runs in a season.
The others from whom runs are expected are Isuru Weerasinghe, Samitha Attanayake, Tharindu Ranaweera, Keshan Gamage, Muditha Elpitiya, Ravindu Dissanayake and Sherad Buddhika.
The pace attack will be in the hands of Samitha Attanayake and Isuru Weerasinghe supported by Muditha Elpitiya and Nipuna Ranaweera. Their main spinner is Tilina Rupasena who has taken 83 wickets. Also, among the wickets are off-spinner Tharindu Ranaweera, Keshan Gamage, Chanaka Ratnayake and Ravindu Dissanayake.
Roland Perera is the head coach of St. Sylvester’s assisted by Sankalpa Gunasekera. Susantha Basnayake is the coach of Vidyartha with Jayantha Kumara as the master-in-charge.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Principal's New Year Message
Principal’s Message
I
wish the dawned year 2011 a very prosperous one. We have strode on to
year 2011 with exhilaration of commemorating the 70th Anniversary of our
College with great pride. A school is an institute which is comprised
of live and active gathering of persons. It is our responsibility to
pave the way and give our assistance to the heirs of the future
generation to those who come here along with the leadership in that
endeavor.
It is the very reason that the teachers who cherished the yester years were worshipped in the frame of deities as they were dedicated and honest in their tasks. Not with standing selfishness, the real teacher work so as to enlighten the tomorrow of the student who comes in search of the assistance of the teacher on the event of making the student's tomorrow a better one.
We
know you, the present members of such s teaching community, are also
capable of dedicating your time as the teachers of yester years have
done. We kindly request you to give your fullest service for the sake of
our children.
There are a lot of challenges that we should win during the period which commences from 2011 to 2015, in which the 75th Anniversary of our College is to be commemorated.
1.Qualitative and Quantitative improvement of the Examination results of the School.
2.Increasing the percentage of students those who enter the University.
3.Moulding the overall development of the students so as to make them a real Sylvestrian gentleman.
4.Achieving outstanding victories in the held of sports and other co-curricular activities.
5.Making a School Community enriched with qualities and better thoughts.
There are some achievements to be registered in cementing the above furnished Objectives.
1.Increasing the percentage of GCE (O/L) up to 95%
2.Increasing the percentage of GCE (A/L) to25% from the percentage.
3.Establishing class room situations enriched with better quality.
4.Having a student community who are totally abided by the school laws and regulations.
5.Constituting the working culture which is characterized by the productive use of time further.
For the above endeavour, I expect your active dedication and assistance for the sake of College. 01.01.2011
70 th Anniversary
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy creates history in the educational arena of the Hill Capital, as it celebrates its 70th anniversary on November 01, 2010.
Though living overseas, we rejoice over the occasion with just a few years to reach the Diamond Jubilee of our Alma Mater. The sound of bells conveys to us the message that Sylvestarians past as well as present, together with the principal and staff, the parents and well wishers are strongly committed to uphold the unblemished reputation of our college, with a series of dynamic strategies to commemorate the anniversary.
Blood Donation Campaign organized by the Interact Club of St. Sylvester's College
Blood
Donation Camp organized by the Interact Club of St,Sylvester's college
ended with a grand success. More than 100 blood donors came and donated
their blood.
Affirmation of Oath of School
I am legitimate of my Alma mater St. Sylvesters college, with a long
prestigious history. In order to achieve the maximum benefits of my
school days, I do hereby affirm to carry out my tasks under the
supervision and guidance of the principal and the staff, and guide my
colleagues along the correct path, to follow the rules and regulations
of the school to the world, to maintain cordial relationship with the
whole student population of the school, to actively participate in the
matters pertaining to subject of study, to respect and honor my school ,
with all my might and to follow the path of distinguished old
sylvestrians
History
St. Sylvester’s began as a separate institution on 1 November 1940 with very Rev. Fr. D. Robert. Perera O.S.B. as the principal. The college owed its inception to the foresight of his lordship Bishop regna and Abbot Weerasinghe, the heads of the sylvestro-benedictine congregation. They felt that a good catholic school in Kandy town was a prime need, once St. Anthony’s had been completely shifted to its home on the banks of the Mahaweli at Katugastota. Rev father Robert was given the tremendous task of rearing the new that had just been born. St. Sylvester’s had made name for itself in the field of education, not only in Kandy but also throughout the length and breadth of the island. Starting with a mere 250 pupils and 12 teachers in 1940.
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