St. Sylvester's college, Kandy: 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Old Sylvestrian Nimal Peiris, President Kandy Dumbara Lions Club

Nimal Peries, former St. Sylvester’s College and Kandy sportsman was unanimously elected President of the Kandy Dumbara Lions Club at its Annual General Meeting held at the Queens Hotel Ball Room. Nimal becomes the fourth president. As a sports promoter he has done a lot for hockey, football and rugger in the hills. He is the Chairman of Teleix Pvt Ltd and also partner of Etisalat.

The great social worker has done a lot for the needy heading the Kandy Dumbara Lions, his term will once more be full of social activities. He is planning a big social service programme to do be done during his term of office with the support of the rest of his committee. Nimal also serves in the century-old Kandy Club Committee, he is also planning for a sports carnival with a T/20 cricket tournament and a seven-a-side rugby.

About Nimal Peries

Deshakeerthi Lion NIMAL N. PEIRIS J.P. Founder of TELE -PIX Group. Studied in St. Sylvester College Kandy. While schooling was the president of College Photographic Society. After higher studies started the professional carrier as Administrative Officer in the government sector. While working as a professional was engaged in photography as a hobby and an additional income source. Having become popular

as a photographer, resigned from government service and started his own business in Photography & Electronic field. Added extra knowledge in photography & Video Technology in Singapore and gained the Diploma in Photography at New York Institute of Photography in Singapore.
He has won several awards as the entrepreneur of the year for 6 consecutive years. Won the Deshakeerthi award and was working as a Director in the Chamber of Commerce in Central Province; also holds the position of Committee Member at General Hospital – Peradeniya, and also as Director in the Dumbara Lions Club. He has been honoured by the Deshakeerthi Award and Rathnadeepa Award as well. Also appointed as an All Island Justice of Peace.
He also works in Media field as the Provincial Correspondent for Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Now he is the Chief Executive of TELE-PIX Group of Companies in Digital Photography, Printing, Advertising and a range of computer related services.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sylvestrians ‎1st runner-up of Junior National Boxing Championship 2012

St. Sylvestrian are runner-up of Junior National Boxing Championship 2012

at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.

Final Results

1. Vidyartha College
2. St. Sylvester's College

3. Kingswood College
4. Bandaranayaka MV
5. Dharmaraja College

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Friday, November 2, 2012

St. Sylvester’s Celebrates 72nd Anniversary..

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Vestrians got 3rd place in all island cadet band assessment camp

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Vesters Islamic Majlis Team Champions at two events

Sylvesters Islamic Majlis became interschool Champions at the interschool competitions 20th annivassary islamic day celebrations of hilwood college kandy and overall champions at the 38th islamic day celebrations organized by the islamic majlis of kandy girls' high school..

Champion team with Farouk teacher at kandy girls' high school

Congratulation to Sylvesters Islamic Majlis Team...

Sylvester's college has won the all island islamic debate competition

St. Sylvester's college became champions of the all island islamic debate competition organized by kingswood College, islamic majlis

left - Rizwan moulavi mahaiyawa and in the middle best team leader - N.M.Naflan.

Vestrain IM debating team

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Sylvestrians won 3 medals in Durham International Youth Games 2012

Sri Lankan represent Sylvestrians won 3 medals in Durham International Youth Games 2012 in United Kingdom

Gold medal for 200 meters
Silver medal for 100 meters
Bronze medal for 200 meters

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Sylvesters in the Semi finals of Central Province Boys Under 19 Hockey Championship

Sylvesters beat Zahira college Matale 2-1 In the pre-quarter final and received walk over from Kingswood College in the quarter-finals their Central Province Boys Under 19 Hockey Championship 2012 organised by the Matale Educational Zone on behalf of the Ministry of Education of the Central Province and worked off at Edward Park, Matale.

Sylvesters will play semi finals with St Thomas' College.

More scores coming soon....

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sylvestrian international Excellent Boxer Malcolm Bulner

Malcolm Bulner is one of the finest sportsmen that St. Sylvester's has ever produced. Although he left the island over four decades ago, to settle down in Australia, he was so famous and made such impact during his school days as a boxer, even today the moment you mention his name the sports loving community and of course all Sylvestrians remember him with pride. I am referring to the best boxer St. Sylvester's has ever produced none other than brilliant, marvellous Malcolm Bulner.

Malcolm Bulner is a unique boxer that this country has produced. His record is unmatchable. From the time he wore his gloves at St. Sylvester's and up to the time he migrated he was never beaten by any boxer in Sri Lanka. I don't think any boxer held this record. What is more significant is, as a schoolboy he passed many a milestones a boxer could achieve during his career. By the time he left College at the age of 20 he had already represented Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games in Perth, 1962 and Olympics in Tokyo, 1964 and also had beaten all the champions in his weight class in Sri Lanka and won many best boxer trophies.

School ring

From the school ring to the national ring he graduated at the tender age of 18 and as a schoolboy he beat some of the veterans like P.C. Mahagedara, Hector Ekanayaka, L.V. Douglas, P.G. Neil and of course the famous Sumith Liyanage. His first fight with Sumith Liyanage who was a national champion and Olympic Boxer at that time was rates as one of the most memorable bouts in boxing history.

Malcom Bulner flanked by Mohammed Jaroof (left) and Nimal Lewke

Malcolm spoke about his opponents with respect. He said that P.C. Mahagedara, Hector Ekanayake were tough opponents and Sumith was the best.
Bulner hit the headlines by beating Liyanage and represented Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Games. He again met Liyanage on two occasions and beat him on both occasions clinched his place for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
I have had the opportunity of speaking to both of them about their boxing careers. What Liyanage told me was the second bout at Bambalapitiya Boxing Stadium was one of his best bouts in his career.
He fought like a stubb shield boxer from gong to gong continuously and at the end of the bout he thought that he had done enough to earn the decision.
Malcolm stated that he was dropped for a mandatory count in the first round by Sumith, he only new that he had won the bout. When he was in the dressing room where his younger brother Michel was fanning him with a towel and our Guru Derrick Raymond standing by the side in a happy mood and informed him of the result of the bout.
Malcolm went on to say that he could remember trying to avoid a right hand punch from Sumith and after that he could not remember any thing. The bout lasted the full distance and in the third round he had dropped Sumith Liyanage for a mandatory count and managed to get the decision in his favour. Later referee of that bout Hendricus had told Malcolm that it was one of the finest bouts that he had ever refereed and he had many anxious movements.

Sparring partner

Malcolm Bulner remembers all his opponents, sparring partners such as late A.C.R. Heratge, late Derrick Gunasinghe, D.C. Weerasinghe, D. Cooray, P. Edmond and many others. He spoke of the late Derrick Gunasinghe as an excellent sparring partner.
When I posed the question to him has to how he achieved all these as a schoolboy his reply was: 'discipline'. He used to travel from Peradeniya to College by train and he trained under the able guidance of most respected boxing coach during our time Derrick Raymon and he never dissipated, during his career. He took lot of interest in every training session and that was the key to his success.

Boxing career

Malcolm migrated to Australia in 1966 and continued his boxing career and won the Australian National Championship. He was selected to represent Australia in 1968 Mexican Olympics but it was very unfortunate that he lost that opportunity. There was a rule in Australia since he had represented another country he has to be a resident of Australia for three years to qualify.

He was short of four months. But Australian government was prepared to bear all his expenses to the Olympics and they were prepared to permit him to represent Sri Lanka because Australians thought that he was a potential gold medallist. But it was so sad Sri Lankan authorities refused permission and balance his history. What an unfortunate end to brilliant amateur boxing career. Although Australia was trying to convince him to continue till the next Olympics in 1972, he decided otherwise and turned professional.

He again won 20 bouts as a professional but he told me, due to a car accident he sustained a spinal injury which was worrying him and furthermore he has lost the desire which he had throughout his career to continue boxing.

At present Malcolm Bulner is a WBA referee and had referred many professional bouts including heavyweight bout of former heavyweight champion Frank Bruno.
Although many years have passed the name of Malcolm Bulner still rings a bell in Sri Lanka. This handsome, stylish, brilliant boxer will be remembered by every boxing fan in this country. Specially because of his brilliant style, power, and the ring craft, a boxer with a variety of combination of effective punchers.

Schoolboy boxer

His record in the ring as a schoolboy boxer and as a sportsman will not be matched by any one in this century.
What is unique in him is that he achieved everything as a boxer where he went on to represent his country at Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games as a schoolboy and up to that point, I don't think that any schoolboy had represented Sri Lanka at Olympics.
Malcolm was here on a short holiday with his wife and he is such a humble person that he wanted his Australian wife to see where he lived, where he was educated and he told me that he visited their old house in Peradeniya and shown his wife where he lived and also has visited the college and take photographs of the ring that produced him and many brilliant boxers from St. Sylvester's.
Jaroof and the writer were very happy to meet one of the most respected colleagues of ours who has not lost his common touch and remembers everything including his opponents with respect and gratitude and for Mahesh and Kosala the opportunity to meet their school days idol the marvellous, brilliant Sylvestrian boxer ever to grace the ring was a memorable one.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

St.Sylvester’s College Gymnastics Team won the Kandy District Gymnastics Championship 2012

St.Sylvester’s College Gymnastics Team won the Kandy District Gymnastics Championship 2012 on 17th June 2012, with 34 Medals!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Students from Sylvesters College to hold 2012 Olympic torch

Two Sri Lankan (Sylvestrians) students have received a novel opportunity to not only witness but to also hold the 2012 Olympic torch which is currently travelling across United Kingdom.

The two (Sylvestrians) students will be leaving the country for England today for this purpose.

Mohommad Assardeen

An international Youth Sports Festival will be held in Durham when the torch relay of the 2012 London Olympics arrives in the English county.

Isuru Dilshan and Mohommad Assardeen from St. Sylvester College in Kandy have been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the sports festival.

They will be participating in the 100m, 200m and 400 m events at the festival.

The lucky youngsters will have the chance to hold the Olympic torch when it arrives in Durham.

Sylvesters Beat Carey College Colombo

St. Sylvester's College, Kandy drubbed Carey College, Colombo by 67 points (6 goals, 5 tries) to 6 (2 penalties) in their schools Singer Shield Division One Segment C Rugby Tournament match played at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy. At half time the Sylvestrian's led 41-3.

This was Sylvestrian's second win for the season and now they are in a safer position of being relegated to the lower division as at the start of the season they suffered four straight losses before they beat Mahanama College 37-34 to keep their chances alive.

The Sylvestrians increased their tally in this match but in the last 15 minutes due to several substitutions and also Carey College put up a better defence from them piling up a bigger score.

The try scorers for St. Sylvester's College were skipper and No. 8 Lasitha Attanagoda (2), flanker D.G. Wijetillake (2), stand off K.N. Hewaliyanage (2), winger Ishan Rajapakse (1), centre S.M. Dissanayake (1), lock S.M. Samarakoon (2), centre P. Arvindan (1), winger Ishan Rajapakse goalled 5 tries and No. 8 Lasitha Attanagoda goalled the other try. For Carey College full back M.A. Akram converted the two penalties.

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St. Sylvester's won the first place Male Sea Cadet Assessment Camp 2012

Male Sea Cadet Assessment Camp 2012, which was held at the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee, concluded on 09th June 2012. Commandant, Naval Volunteer Force, Rear Admiral SMB Weerasekara was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony.

St. Sylvester's College from the 02nd Battalion won the first place this year scoring 1242.6 marks.

Congratulations Guys...

Monday, May 28, 2012

St. Sylvester's beat Mahanama

St. Sylvester's beat Mahanama College by 37 to 35 today at TCK Grounds, Pallekele.

Next match with Thurston College Colombo.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Rugby Match - St. Sylvester's College Vs Mahanama College

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Rugby Match - St. Sylvester's Vs Dharmaraja College

Dharmaraja College beat St. Sylvester's by 71 (8 goals, 3 tries)to 26 (1 goal, 2 tries, 3 penalties at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium, Kandy yesterday.

At half time, Rajans led 24-19.

When play kicked off it was the Sylvestrians who appeared to hold sway.

Rajans scored first through flanker Malinda Herath which was goalled by full back Thilina Wijesinghe.

But it did not take long before the Sylvestrians took over the lead through a try scored by flanker Ravin which was goalled by winger Ishan Rajapaksa who also put over a penalty to be in front 10-3. Another penalty fired by Ishan Rajapaksa saw St Sylvester’s lead 13-7.

In the 20th minute, Dharmaraja’s No 8 Locahana Ekanayake using speed and power breached the opponents defence to touch down and Thilina Wijesinghe added the extra points. Rajan were leading 14-13.

A try in the 25th minute by centre Malinda Herath saw the Rajans extend their lead to 19-13.

In the 32nd minute centre Migara Hewawasam squeezed through a gap to score far left. Rajans led 24-13.

The Sylvestrians reduced the Rajans lead through two penalties fired by winger Ishan Rajapaksa one of which was a 48-metre effort against the wind.

St Sylvester’s 19-24. But the second half belonged to the Rajans who punched holes in the opponents defence through full back Thilina Wijesinghe (1), centre Tharuka Wickremanayake (1) and finally winger Lahiru Fernando’s five tries in a row. For St Sylvester’s in the second half, prop Mohamed Faud scored a try and Ishan Rajapaksa added the extra points. Priyantha Gunaratne refereed.

Sylvestrians got the highest score against Rajans this season. But we really need a win for this season.

WIN OR LOST BE THERE TO CHEER FOR DARK HORSES......

Saturday, May 19, 2012

St.Sylvester's College colors Awards Ceremony 2011 - Crown Holder K.Aravinth

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Rugby Match - SSCK Vs Rajans

Friday, May 11, 2012

Second place for Sylvesters in Kandy Zonal Athletic Championship

St. Sylvester College, Kandy became second place of the Kandy Zonal Athletic Championship organised by the Department of Education at the Bogambara Stadium, Kandy on Wednesday.

3600 Athletes participated from 116 schools

Trinity College won the overall championship for boys with 195 points but 10 points behind them was St. Sylvester’s College with 185 points.

The performance by the Sylvestrians is remarkable as they are a school with hardly any basic facilities.

The top three in 100 metres under 11 - M.A.S. Malisha Perera -
the winner, second was K.G.G. Madusanka of St. Sylvester’s and
Tuthimal Madugalle came third.

All Island Debate Championship St. Sylvester's College vs British School Colombo

Monday, May 7, 2012

SSCK Indoor Sports Complex

We are very happy to inform you of the progress of the SSCK Gymnasium project. As the structural work is being completed the expenses are sky rocketing. So we are running short of funds to carry on work.

But we can not give this up as we count that it’s our responsibility to make available a facility which we did not have during our time.
So we urge all our old Sylvestrians to join the Colombo OBA and encourage at least two of their colleagues to become members to triple the number of members as early as possible.
Ultimately we will be stronger as an association and create synergy in whatever we do for our alma mater.

Your active support and your fund raising ideas are highly expected and appreciated.
For online membership application please contact on 0 718 345 658

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Old Sylvestrian Tikiri Kobbekaduwa - all round sportsman in young days

A SPORTING GOVERNOR...

Tikiri Kobbekaduwa

The name Tikiri Kobbekaduwa sounds a bell in most sportsmen's minds in the Kandy District. He has been associated with sports at Trinity College, Kandy and St. Sylvester's College, Kandy in no uncertain manner to give the necessary push for them to gain success.

Before becoming the Governor of Central Province, he and his primary education at Trinity College, Kandy where he played cricket in the junior grades that's under-11, 12 and 14 teams which ultimately took him to the under-16 and ultimately to the first eleven team. However, in the First Eleven Team, but his stay in the First Eleven Team was short lived as studies came his way.
The first eleven team when he was there was led by Rohan Perera and some of the names that come in a flash to mind are Roland Perera, Jayantha Keragala and Duncan Vandort.
Kobbekaduwa signed on with St. Sylvester's College in 1974 for his higher studies, but also played cricket in between.
He played for St. Sylvester's under Ishak Sahabdeen. Some of the names that come in a flash to mind who played with Kobbekaduwa were Roland Perera, Jayantha Keragala and Duncan Vandort. Came his second year with St. Sylvester's and he was in full flow playing under Duncan Vandort. He scored three centuries including a century in the 'Big Match' against Vidyartha - 111.
The other two centuries were against Kingswood (128) and against St. Thomas' Matale (108). He scored over 800 runs in that particular year to become on the leading batsmen among the schools.
He sought employment in the mercantile sector and got into Lever Brothers and was promoted to the rank of Marketing Manager and he was a senior hand as he had worked for 15 years. He then joined Reckitts as a Director, Marketing sector and also served at a certain time as a Director of Lake House Group of Newspapers.
Around this time, politics caught his fancy. However, his first attempt at politics was not successful. However, he came into the Municipal Council and then became the Governor of Central Province in 2005. He was sworn in as Governor of Central Province for the second term on 16th December, 2010.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Sylvestrian W.M.Mufees won junior carrom single title in the 11th Junior National Carrom Championship

Sylvestrian W.M.Mufees won junior carrom single title in the 11th Junior National Carrom Championship which worked off at the Carrom Federation premises in Maharagama

Final results -

Under 13 girls singles final - Tharushi Himahansika (Mahamaya College, Kandy) beat Tharushika Chamodi (Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya) - 25/23

Under 13 boys singles final - Senath Rajapakshe (Royal College, Colombo) beat Dakshina Alwis K.N. Amerasinghe (Mahanama College, Colombo) - 25/6

Under 15 girls singles final - Detuni Nomaya (Dharmapala, Pannipitiya) beta Suchini Shashikala (Mahamaya B.V) -25/10, 25/8

Under 15 boys singles final - W.M.Mufees (St. Sylvester's College, Kandy) beat Diluk Perera (Dharmapala, Pannipitiya) - 25/4, 25/4

Under 17 girls singles final - Rebecca Dalrene (All Saints, Borella) beta Akshana Perera (Vishaka Vidyalaya) - 25/18, 15/25, 25/19

Under 17 boys singles final - Manuka Ashen (Royal College, Colombo) beat Mohamed Shaheed (Royal College, Colombo) - 25/11, 25/10

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sylvestrians got Third place in Dialog Youth T20 cricket tournament.

Schools T20 third place play off: St. Sylvester’s beat Richmond by 9 wickets

Richmond 47 all out (18.1)

Sahan Ramesh 18

K. Mendis 15

Nimesha Mendis 5/10

Sumeda Dissanayake 2/07)

St. Sylvester’s 51 for 1 (6.1)

Waruna Wijesinghe 34 n.o.

captions of school teams

sylvestrian proud caption Waruna Wijesinghe ( 4th in left to right)

St.Sylvesters Rugby Team 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Nazeem-one of the best sportsmen of St. Sylvester's

Superintendent of Police and Assistant Director of Police Training School at Kundasale A.H.M. Nazeem is one of the finest all-round Sportsmen produced by St. Sylvesters College, Kandy, who represented Sri Lanka with distinction at hockey.

Soft spoken Nazeem played cricket, soccer, hockey and also participated in athletics and boxing for his school and excelled in all. The school did not have rugby during his time, and he would have played this game too.

Starting from cricket, he played for his school for four years ended by captaining the school cricket team in 1978. Those were the days when there was no tournament matches and it was all friendly and traditional matches which was around 7 to 8 matches for a season in all.

Thousand runs or 100 wickets in a season was never heard of and to achieve these miles one has to reel off a century in every match or get a haul of 10 wickets or more in every match.

Nazeem was an attacking batsman who scored over 500 runs per season and in his final year he scored centuries against Isipathana College, Dharmaraja College and Ibbagamuwa Central College and also scored 5 half centuries. His medium pacers brought him a haul of 60 wickets displaying consistency with both bat and the ball. He also played cricket for the Police team.

At soccer he was a centre forward and captained the school in 1978 and also turned up for the Police team when time permitted as he was engrossed in another sport which was his forte.

It was at hockey that Nazeem exuded his brilliance as he captained the school as a full back. While still at school he played for the Kandy District team at the Senior Hockey Nationals.

Joining the Police force he continued his hockey in a big way and represented the country for 8 years playing against top nations which toured this country.

He also played in the Asia Cup Hockey Championship and toured many countries. His highest representation was playing for Sri Lanka in the Asian Games.

He played hockey for 17 years and retired from the game when he felt that he has had enough and should give way to the youngsters. At hockey he also captained the Kandy District and the State Services hockey team, in 1994 and led the side to win the all island Mayors Cup hockey championship. He led the Police team which won the Moore Shield and the Andriesz Shield also the all island sevens hockey tournament conducted by the Matale Hockey Association.

He recalled that one year at the senior hockey nationals the Colombo Hockey Association had a crack side with no less than nine national players doing service for them and they went out favourites to win the championship title against State Services which had a more or less scratch side. But the State Services put up a fine display to defeat the star studded Colombo team 4 -2 to win the title. Nazeem manning the last line of defence put up an attacking display to score 2 of these goals.

An incident he recalled was playing for the Police team in a tournament abroad, one of the umpires blundered and the hockey fanatics of that country went berserk throwing missiles and all sorts of missiles into the field and they had to scamper for safety and a riot squad arrived in the grounds to quell the riots before it got out of hand. They were escorted to the hotel and no one was injured.

He introduced hockey to Seetha Devi BV, Kandy before M.A.M. Ahroof took.

He played inter-divisional rugby for the Police and also cricket in the Donovan Andree Shield tournament and in one season took 50 wickets.

He also coached the State Services women's hockey team and the Police women's hockey team.

Some of his contemporaries at hockey were Malcolm Perera, Anton Perera, Dr. R. Mahendra, M.Ayub, Mansur Jhan, who went on to represent the country. He boxed for the College, was a member of the cadet platoon and the school western band.

Article by- S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corrt