Friday, October 11, 2013
Sri Lanka Lawyers' Cricket Team is leaving today for the 4th Lawyers' World Cup 2013 held in Delhi
The Sri Lanka Lawyers’ Cricket team will represent Sri Lanka in the 4th Lawyers’ Cricket World Cup to be held in Delhi from the 12th to the 22nd of October 2013. The Sri Lankan team is scheduled to leave the island on the 11th of October.
The previous world cups were held in Hyderabad, India in 2007, Cambridge, England in 2009, and Barbados in 2011. The national Lawyers’ Cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Pakistan, England and West Indies will be participating in the World Cup in Delhi which is expected to be one of the greatest ever cricketing events in the world of legal professionals and judges and it is anticipated that the tournament will be highly competitive and keenly contested.
The Sri Lanka Lawyers’ Cricket team which emerged Runners-up in the Third Lawyers’ Cricket World Cup held in Barbados in 2011 is captained by Asela Patabendi, who is playing in his Fourth World Cup. Manesh Wevita, who is also playing in his Fourth World Cup is the Vice Captain of the team. This team is currently playing in the Division 3 Cricket tournament organized by the Colombo District Cricket Association in 2013 under the aegis of Sri Lanka Cricket and has qualified for the Semi Finals which is to be played in early November. This team comprises mainly of private practitioners with representation from the State Sector as well as corporate Sector.
The previous world cups were held in Hyderabad, India in 2007, Cambridge, England in 2009, and Barbados in 2011. The national Lawyers’ Cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Pakistan, England and West Indies will be participating in the World Cup in Delhi which is expected to be one of the greatest ever cricketing events in the world of legal professionals and judges and it is anticipated that the tournament will be highly competitive and keenly contested.
The Sri Lanka Lawyers’ Cricket team which emerged Runners-up in the Third Lawyers’ Cricket World Cup held in Barbados in 2011 is captained by Asela Patabendi, who is playing in his Fourth World Cup. Manesh Wevita, who is also playing in his Fourth World Cup is the Vice Captain of the team. This team is currently playing in the Division 3 Cricket tournament organized by the Colombo District Cricket Association in 2013 under the aegis of Sri Lanka Cricket and has qualified for the Semi Finals which is to be played in early November. This team comprises mainly of private practitioners with representation from the State Sector as well as corporate Sector.
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