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Sylvestrians Cricketer Chanaka Silva

Full name Lokubuddage Chanaka Eranga Silva

Born August 13, 1988, Kandy 

Current age 22 years 103 days

Major teams Sri Lanka Army Sports Club

Playing role All-rounder

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Height 5 ft 9 in 

Education St. Sylvester's College, Kandy

 

Career statistics

First-class debut	Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Katunayake, Nov 21-23, 2008 scorecard
Last First-class	Sri Lanka Army Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Panagoda, Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	Colombo Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Dec 3, 2008 scorecard
Last List A	Colombo Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Nov 11, 2009 scorecard

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ST SYLVESTER'S COLLEGE - OBA (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

St. Sylvestrers college OBA of United Arab Emirates ready to gather first time on 26th November at 2.00 P.M in Safa park.
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Cricket At St. Sylvester’s – A Proud History

A school which has reached great heights in the field of cricket is St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy. The school is celebrating its 70th year this year and during this period it has had a proud cricketing history. Over the years the school has produced some fine cricketers who have gone on to represent top clubs, the district, and the country with distinction.  The school’s past cricketers are now planning to organise a six-a-side tournament among the Kandy schools’ past cricketers.

In 1955 St. Sylvester’s College made a modest beginning by playing a few inter school matches. Their first inter school match was against Vidyartha College, which is today their big match.

The first school team was coached by J.Denlow and Ronnie Stephen. The side was led by T. Direckze and had players like Nihal Pelpola, T. Sathyamurthi, H. Dias, T.G.M. Peries, N. Ratnayake, Vernon Nanayakkara, V. Croos, U.Ariya Chandra, I. Heppenstol, M. Direckze, V.W. Wanigasekara, R.Tilly, and U de Silva. The rector at the time was Fr. Paulinus Vedakapattany. It was M.E. Marikar who became the first Sylvestrian to play representative cricket, at a time when St. Sylvester’s College had not taken to cricket in a big way. He played for Moors SC, Sinha Regiment, Kandy Lake Club, Kandy Sports Club and Central Province. Nihal Samarasekara   became the first to play for the country — before we got test status. Ishak Sahabdeen was the first test player, and then there was Nimal Lewke. A fine spinner, in 1967, he was placed second in the Schools’ Best Bowling list. He later played for the Police and Government Services. Malcolm Perera, the present Sri Lanka Cricket Coaching Manager, his brothers Anton and Roland, David brothers — Gerad, Kingsley, Sydney and Rodney, N. Herathge, Jayatilake brothers  — Rangith and Bandu, Gerry Alexander Hidalarachchi, and Mervyn Rodrigo all did well. Rodrigo was the first Silvestrian to win the ‘best outstation school boy’ award.

Some of the other outstanding players were T. Thirimane, Iqbal Haniffa, Rajarathne brothers Prasana and A.S., Sarath Basnayake, Nimal Rajakaruna, Motha brothers Quintus and Brenly, Colombage brothers Edward and Ranjith, Sena L Wijesinghe, Hassan brothers T. S, Kamil and Baba, Michael Denlow, M.H.M. Niyas, M. Nazeem, T.E.Badurdeen,L.S.B.Cabral,M.S.M.Fazal, M. Ayub,I.F.A.Nanayakkara, S.I. Premacahandra, Tudor Gunaratne, Marikar brothers Hilmy, Foumy and Faleel, Tikiri Kobbekaduwa the present Central Province Governor, Namal Hettiarachchi, A. Kodithuwaku, J.G brothers. Thilakasiri and Udayatilake,A.S.Dange,M.Y.M.Fazleen,S.Daluwatta, T. Jayasekara,Ajith Wanasinghe, C.N.B. Rajapakse, Mervyn Perera, Anura Devapriya, C.K. Rajapakse, S.Samidon, D.J.S. Keragalle, Chnaka Wijasinghe, Ranga Dissanayake, Tharaka Jayasekara, Arosha Perera, Shiraz Ajireen, S. Gunasekara, A. Abeyasekara, Vandort brothers Duncan and Malcom, Anil Gunawardene, and Hemantha Wickramaratne.

Undoubtedly 1994 was the greatest year for St. Sylvester’s cricket. Under Roland Perera’s coaching and   late Bertie Nilagoda’s stewardship as principal, the school won the all Island League Championship but they were deprived of the ‘double,’ when they got knocked out in the semi final by Ananda College.
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Interact club of St.Sylvester's College Kandy will be organizing a Blood Donation Camp

 The Rotaract Club of Kandy together
with the Interact club of
St.Sylvester's College Kandy will
be organizing a Blood Donation
Camp
at the KCC on the 20th November 2010. If you like to donate
blood for a
worthy cause please be there at
KCC (Kandy City Centre) anytime between 8.30am and
4.00pm
to be a part of this worthy cause. Donate Blood. Save a Life. Make a
                                            Difference!!!‌

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St. Sylvester's earned a name in the early days.

Boxing No. 1 choice
It was in Boxing

The best boxer to come out of this school was Malcolm Bulner. He represented Sri Lanka at the Olympics and became the first to do so from this school, he was later selected to represent Australia in the next Olympic Games. He was deprived of achieving this feat for technical reasons. Malcolm Bulner who later became an Australian national, qualified as a world class boxing judge and officiated at several boxing meets in Australia.


Malcolm Bulner, a south paw, was the best boxer produced by Derrick Raymond, the famous coach, who passed away few years back in England. Malcolm won several national awards and titles in Sri Lanka before he migrated to Australia. His two brothers Noel and Clifford too were good boxers in lower weight categories.


Boxing was flourishing at St. Sylvester's, the Stubb's Shield Boxing competition, was a meet dominated by St Sylvester's.


The first Sylvesterian to win a national boxing title was Donald G. Labrooy the boxer who won the first national boxing title for the school. Donald at that time was shining in the Clifford Cup meets and was a strong claimant to represent Ceylon at the Olympics, the Bantamweight title in the early 1950's. Then there was Ellsworth Pereira, A.M. Nanayakkara, I.R. Hepponstall, Nihal Pelpolla, T.M. Pathirana, R. Aluwihare, Malcolm Marshal, Milroy Soysa, Annesly Soysa, M.E. Marikar to name a few.


This account of boxers is incomplete without mentioning the Master-in-Charge Roy Amarasinghe who was the architect of their victories at the Stubb's Shield competitions.
Boxing was a landmark of St. Sylvester's and in this respect their boxing coaches and masters should be complimented.


The other Sylvesterians who excelled in the ring were Nimal Lewke, one of the stylish boxers in the country who has won many bouts at national and International meets. Nimal was more than once adjudged the best boxer at national meets. He is now a Senior DIG of the Police, M. Reyal, A.C.R. Herathge, S.A. Azwer, H. Edwin, J. Peterson, C. Weerasinghe, T.S. Hassan, Derick Gunasinghe, M.Z. Abdeen, A. Thirukumaran, S.J. Sumanaweera, A. Amunugama.
Athletics: In the early 1940's when the school was only a few years old they produced an athlete who broke a public school record and was one of the country's crack sprinters.
The athlete was Felix Samarawickrema. Felix who later joined St. Joseph's College, Colombo lowered the Public School's 440 yards record with a timing of 51.8 sec. in 1948. At the same meet he won the 100 yards sprint. Felix was chosen to represent the country at the Empire Games in 1949 along with Duncan White but had to pull out due to a muscle injury and Vivan Blaze took his place.


Football popular


Football: That was another popular sport at St. Sylvester's from the inception in 1940 to late 1960's. They were in the forefront of Kandy schools football. Some played for the Central Province and the Country, the best among them were Mahinda Aluwihare who led the country on many times, he was rated as one of the beat mid field players in Asia.
Hockey: Most of hockey players have done well and they have been playing in tournaments from mid 1940's.
Cricket: In 1955, Sylvesterians made a modest beginning by playing a few inter-school matches. Their first inter-college match was against Vidyartha College, which is their big match now.
M.E. Marikar became the first Sylvesterian to play for many local cricket team at a time when St. Sylvester's College had not taken to cricket, he played for Moors SC, Sinha Regiment, Kandy Lake Club, Kandy Sports Club and Central Province, the next was M. Razak who played for Prisons.
It was Nihal Samarasekara who first played for the country, before we got Test status, Ishak Shabdeen was the fist Test player, then there was Nimal, a fine spinner who at one time was second in the Schools Bowling Averages.
Rugby: As in the field of cricket, Rugby football made a modest start in 1954. It should be remembered that Rugger, as it is commonly known, needs much practice.
There were some Sylvesterians who played club rugger without playing for the school, to name a few: Cyril Aluwihare, Hector Gallage, Sarath Basnayake, Gerard David, J. Jamilon, Lucky Peries, E. Peries, Nimal Lewke he is the man who went up in the game of rugby.
He played for Kandy SC, from there he played for Police SC led the side to win the Clifford Cup, and later played for the country, and became a top referee and coach, and had the privilege of being the national coach, and also headed the SLRFU and the Referees Society, and finally became the President of the SLRFU in 2007/8.

Under 13 Hockey Tournament : Sylvester's at their best

St Sylvester's College dominated on the first day at the Kandy District Schools Under 13 Hockey Tournament organized by the Kandy District Schools Hockey Association played at the University Ground, Peradeniya last Wednesday.

St Sylveter's beat 

• Hewaheta Central College  6-0 
• Trinity College                    4-0.  

 more results comming soon....

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