Ananda Captain
Nihal De Silva
Victory or defeat he is not bothered the least.His best he will do till his last ball released.As a skipper he is great as a catcher he is our best. Oh Gosh! His pace bowling -- This is only a jest.
Oval Grounds
1963
The 34th battle of the maroons ended in a draw.
Nalanda Captain
Gnaneendra Samaratunga
Skipper Gnana, who's a stylish for his brillant century - take off your hats. Bowls and fields with equal skill. Will lead us to victory - he certainly will.
Ananda Team
Top row(left to right)
Nihal De Silva, D. Siriwardana, G. Zoysa, D. Pathirawithana, P. Fernando, A.G. Perera
Bottom row(left to right)
L.Weerasooriya, B. Perera, T de Silva, K. Malalasekara, N. Jayasinghe, H. Kularatne
Nalanda Team
Top row(left to right)
G.Samaratunga,S. Kalpage, M.Bogalagama, Paul Peries, A. Abeysekara, N de Silva
Bottom row(left to right)
S. Peries, L.S. Jayawardane, C de Alwis, W.K Seneviratne, L. Yapa, B.C Tennekoon