Inter-Schools U-19 cricket season reaches its climax | Daily News

Inter-Schools U-19 cricket season reaches its climax

Action from an U-19 cricket match Pic by Hirantha Gunathilaka
Action from an U-19 cricket match Pic by Hirantha Gunathilaka

The quarter-finals of the Under-19 Division One Cricket Tournament will be worked off on April 19 with all matches to be played at neutral venues.

Royal will meet Nalanda in the Tier ‘A’ quarter-finals at S. Thomas’, College Grounds, Mount Lavinia while Trinity will take on St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa at Royal Grounds, Reid Avenue.

The other two quarter-finals will be played on April 20 with Mahanama College taking on St. Anthony’s, Katugastota at the Welagedera Stadium, Kurunegala and Richmond College playing against St. Joseph’s College, Colombo at D. S. Senanayake Grounds, Wijerama Mawatha.

The Tier ‘A’ semi-finals are scheduled to be played on April 28 and the final will be played on May 1 at the NCC Grounds.

Meanwhile, the Division One Tier ‘B’ quarter-finals will be played on April 21 and 22 and the semi-finals will be played on April 25 with the final on May 2 at the NCC Grounds.

The quarter-final schedule

(Under-19 Division One Tier ‘A’):

April 19: Royal vs Nalanda at Mount Lavinia. Trinity vs St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa at Reid Avenue. April 20: Mahanama vs St. Anthony’s, Katugastota at Welagedera Stadium. Richmond vs St. Joseph’s at Wijerama Mawatha.

(Under-19 Division One Tier ‘B’):

April 21: St Peter’s, Bambalapitiya vs Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda at Galle Stadium. Ananda vs St. Anthony’s, Wattala at St. Sebastian’s Grounds, Moratuwa.

April 22: Devapathiraja vs Isipathana at D. S. Senanayake Grounds, Wijerama Mawatha. Mahinda vs St. Joseph Vaz, Wennappuwa at Prince of Wales Grounds, Moratuwa.

(Under-19 Division Two Tier ‘A’):

April 19: Rahula, Matara vs Lyceum, Wattala at Darley Road.

April 21: Sri Sumangala, Panadura vs Piliyandala Central at Dharmaraja Grounds, Kandy. Dharmaloka, Kelaniya vs Holy Cross, Kalutara at St. Peters’ Grounds, Bambalapitiya.

April 22: St. John’s, Panadura vs Siri Piyarathna, Padukka at St. Anthony’s Grounds, Wattala.

(Under-19 Division Two Tier ‘B’):

April 18: Sri Jayewardenepura MV vs President’s College, Rajagiriya at Campbell Park.

April 20: Bandaranayake MV vs Royal, Panadura at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy.

April 21: Revatha, Balapitiya vs P. De S. Kularatne MV, Ambalangoda at Campbell Place. St. Thomas’, Matale vs Taxila Central, Horana at Maliyadeva Grounds, Kurunegala.