Sri Lankan Lawyers' Cricket team arrived to hyderabad yesterday (27/12/2007) around 8.00 p.m.
There was a grand welcome at the Hyderabad Airport. Many of the officials of the Indian bar were at the stadium.
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For the first time in history, a lawyers’ cricket world cup is been organized by the Lawyers’ Association of India to be held in Hyderabad from 30th December 2007 to 07th January 2008.Teams from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand and Kenya would take part in this tournament which will be worked off on league basis at leading cricket venues including the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The matches will be played as one dayers where all the respective teams are expected to play with each other with the top two teams going into the finals attended by the President of the International Cricket Council.The Bar Association of Sri Lanka is represented by a strong team comprising of practicing lawyers who have excelled in cricket in different levels including college and clubs. The team is captained by Lasantha Mudalige, former Captain of Holy Cross College, Kalutara and University of Colombo. His deputy will be Theja Silva, a former Anandian cricketer. Mr. Sureshchandra, a leading lawyer and a former cricketer turned commentator is the manager of the team.The team comprises of; Lasantha Mudalige (Captain), Theja Silva (Vice Captain), Piyal Munasinghe, Malika Gunasekera, Binara Gunasekera, Kaushalya Nawaratne, Asela Patabendi, Manesh Wevita, Suseela Sapuvida, Ayendra Wickremasekera, Kamran Aziz, Nalin Weerakoon, Sumudu Sandaruwan, Mahesh Kotuwella, Ranjan Ranathunga, Sanath Karunaratne, Sarath Suriyarachchi, Yushan Tharanga, Prasad Sirimanna and Dixon Gunawardana.
SURESHCHANDRA
Colombo, Western Province
Manager of the team. Represented Holy Cross College, kalutara, Thurstan College, Colombo and University of Colombo, National Cricket Commentator of Sri Lanka
Labour and Civil law Practitioner
BINARA GUNASEKARA
Captain of the Team
Colombo, Western Province Former captain. Right hand batsman and left arm medium pace bowler. Represented Nalanda College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner
THEJA SILVA
Colombo, Western Province
Wicket keeper and right hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and University of Colombo
Bank lawyer, in-house Counsel
PIYAL MUNASINGHE
Colombo, Western Province
Former captain. Right hand opening batsman and right arm off spinner. Represented Ananda College, Colombo, University of Colombo, Represented 1st Lawyers' World Cup in 2007
Labour law Practitioner
MALIKA GUNASEKERA
Colombo, Western Province
Right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Thurstan College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College.
Civil law Practitioner
KAUSHALYA NAWARATNE
Colombo, Western Province
Left hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented St. Thomas’ College, Matale, Matale Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner
SUSEELA SAPUVIDA
SUSEELA SAPUVIDA
Kurunegala, North-Western Province
Left arm fast bowler and right hand batsman. Represented St. Anne's College, Kurunegala and Sri Lanka Law College
District Judge, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province.
ASELA PATABENDI
Colombo, Western Province
Right hand top order batsman and right arm pace bowler. Represented Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, University of Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College. Became the Man of the Serious in the Inaugaral Lawyers Cricket World Cup 2007 held in Hyderabad, India
- Civil law Practitioner
MANESH WEVITA
Negombo, Western Province
Right arm fast bowler and right hand batsman. Represented St. Josephs’ College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner
KAMRAN AZIZ
Colombo, Western Province
Right hand middle order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Royal College, Colombo, University of Hull, England and Hull City Club, England
Civil law Practitioner
AYENDRA WICKREMASEKERA
Colombo, Western Province
Right hand opening batsman and right arm off spinner. Represented St. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, Sinhalese Sports Club and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner
MAHESH KOTUWELLA
Anuradhapura, North-Central Province
Right hand batsman and wicket keeper. Represented Nalanda College, Colombo, Sri Lanka Law College and Attorney’s General’s Department, Sri Lanka
Criminal law Practitioner
Sumudu Sandaruwan Liyanaarachchi
Colombo, Western Province.
Criminal and Civil law Practitioner
RANJAN RANATHUNGA
Kandy, Central Province
Left arm spinner and left hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College.
1st ever hattrick holder in a Lawyers' World Cup
1st ever hattrick holder in a Lawyers' World Cup
Civil law Practitioner
SARATH SURIYARACHCHI
Panadura, Western Province
Right arm medium pace bowler and right hand batsman. Represented Moratu Vidyalaya, Moratuwa.
Civil and Criminal law Practitioner
SANATH KARUNARATNE
Colombo, Western Province
Right hand batsman and right arm leg spinner. Represented Royal College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College
Labour and Civil law Practitioner
NALIN WEERAKOON
Negombo, Western Province
Right hand middle order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. Represented Harischandra College, Negombo, Negombo Cricket Club, NCC, Gampaha District and Sri Lanka Law College
Civil law Practitioner
YUSHAN THARANGA
Matara, Southern Province
Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Rahula College, Matara, Sri Lanka Law College and Attorney General's Department, Sri Lanka
Working for Attorney General's Department, Sri Lanka
PRASAD SIRIMANNA
PRASAD SIRIMANNA
Colombo, Western Province
Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Ananda College, Colombo and University of Colombo
Criminal law Practitioner
DIXON GUNAWARDENA
Ambalangoda, Southern Province
Right arm off spinner and right hand batsman. Represented Devananda Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda and University of Colombo
Criminal and Civil law Practitioner
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