Ananda Captain
Saliya Senanayake
Sixth year coloursman who led the team suceessfully this season.Has a positive approach to the game. Good right-hand batsman, who hits the ball hard. A right-arm change bowler who bowls off-spin. Good fielder.
Oval Grounds
March 23rd and 24th of 1971
The 42nd battle of the maroons ended in a draw.
Nalanda Captain
Bandula Warnapura
Fourth year coloursman. Brillaint right-hands batsman. Is in devastating form, with seven score of over 50. A courageous and determinde character. Right arm medium-pace bowler. Execellent fielder in any position. A shrewd skipper.
Ananda Team
Seated (left to right)
Udaya Ananda Perera, Ananda Fernando, H D K Subash (Vice-Captain), Saliya Senanayake
(Captain), Channa Gunaratne, Panitha Wijesundara, Lalith Ranatunga.
Standing (left to right)
Manilal Perera, Ruwan Samarasinghe, Ajith de Silva, Priyanka Seneviratne, Lakshman
Boyagoda, Prsanna Ginige, Darel Piyasena.
Absentees
Tuder Amrasinghe, Wasantha Gunaratne
Nalanda Team
Seated (left to right)
Dhammika Samarawickrama,Asoka Kudahetti, Lesli Narangoda(Vice-Captain), Bandula
Warnapura (Vice-Captain), Jayantha Seneviratne, Nandadeva Perera. Ranjit Rajapaske.
Standing (left to right)
Ranjit Wickramadhara, H.R. Wimalasiri, Oswin Fernando, Wasantha Chandrasekara, Ananda De
Silve, Nalin Jayasinghe, Sunil Jayasinghe, Madhawa Samarasinghe.
Background
Sarath De Soysa, Niel Jayaweera
Match Summary
Match drawn
Ananda 1st Innining 238
Lalith Ranatunga 58
Ruwan Samarasinghe 33
Ananda Fernando 43
Priyanka Seneviratne 27
Bandula Warnapura 4 for 55
Nalanda 1st innings 185
Nandadeva Perera 37 n.o.
Leslie Narangoda 21
Asoka Kudahetti 20
Priyanka Seneviratne 3 for 50
Ananda 2nd innings 144/5 (dec)
Channa Gunaratne 51
Panitha Wijesundara 27
Nanadeva Perera 2 for 33
Nalanda 2nd Innings 102/4
Bandula Warnapura 48
Seneviratne 32 n.o.