Tag Archives: St. Anthony’s College

By A J M Mushtaq  –  Vice President   SACKOBA The history of St. Anthony’s College   Kandy is a remarkable tale of resilience, dedication, and excellence. This prestigious institution’s journey began in the 19th century and has left an indelible mark on the education landscape of Sri Lanka. Foundation and Early …

by AFZAL LAPHIR Antonian skipper Thisara Ekanayake continued his remarkable form of late by notching up his fourth century for the season in the ongoing 1st XI cricket encounter against Wesley College in Colombo. He made 119 in his team’s first innings total of 266/9 declared on the first day …

by Afzal Laphir The Antonians defeated Nalanda College Colombo convincingly by 10 wickets at Campbell Place, Colombo, to register their fifth outright win in 2024 1st XI Cricket season, adding to their successes against Dharmaraja College, Ananda College, St Sebastian’s College, and St Benedict’s College. This was the Antonians’ first …

St. Anthony’s College Kandy is hosting S. Thomas’ College for their traditional 1st XI Cricket encounter at Katugastota, on the 16th & 17th of February 2024. This is also a Tier-A Tournament encounter for both schools. Here’s a look at the history of the S.Thomas’-St.Anthony’s since commenced in 1916, presented …

by Afzal Laphir Writer, an Old Antonian, and Cricket enthusiast and historian recently met up with former St. Peter’s College 1st XI Cricket Captain (1963) Tyrone LeMercier and former Sri Lanka Cricketer and Cricket Captain of St. Anthony’s College 1st XI Marlon Vonhagt in Australia recently where the trio is …

by Afzal Laphir A narration with statistics and historical perspective put together by Cricket enthusiast, and historian and Old Antonian Afzal Laphir on the 1st XI Cricket encounter played between St. Anthony’s College Kandy and St. Benedict’s College, which has been played as an annual encounter since 1917, though the …

By Nuwangi Gunawardena   The opening weekend of the Dialog Schools Rugby 2023 saw six exhilarating matches from Division 01 (within Group 1A & 2A) St. Anthony’s College hosting St.Joseph’s College at Bogambara, S. Thomas’ College taking on Wesley College in Mount Lavinia, Dharmaraja College meeting Trinity College in Kandy …

THE TRINITY-ANTONIAN LIMITED OVERS SERIES IN NUMBERS by Afzal Laphir The Trinity-Antonian limited-over Cricket Encounter for the Sir Richard Aluvihare Trophy will be played for the 42nd time on Saturday, 23rd March 2024 at Katugastota. This will be the first game at Katugastota since 2018, as  Asgiriya hosted on the …

TRINITY-ANTONIAN ENCOUNTERS – A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Compiled by Afzal Laphir Editores’ Note; Before we break down the numbers of Trinity-Antonian, as presented by Afzal Laphir, here’s a bit of the Cricketing history of Trinity College Kandy and St. Anthony’s College Kandy. Historical data are gathered from the National Archive of …

All Island Under 14 Inter Schools 10-A side Rugger Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Association was held in Kurunegala (St.Anne’s College Grounds) on 30th December 2022. Cup Championship; Wesley College won the Cup Championship by beating St. Antony’s College by 10-07 in the Finals. In the Semi Finals, …