Tag Archives: St. Anthony’s College

THE TRINITY-ANTONIAN LIMITED OVERS SERIES IN NUMBERS by Afzal Laphir The Trinity-Antonian limited-over Cricket Encounter for Sir Richard Aluvihare Trophy will be played for the 41st time this Saturday (29 Apr 2023) at Asgiriya. This will be the third consecutive occasion that Asgiriya will be hosting this game, by virtue …

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, …

Schools Rugby League 2022 – Div 1, Group A By Jason Perera S.Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia dished out a superb display of Rugby to beat St.Anthony’s College Kandy by 32 points (4 tries, 3 conversions, 2 penalties) To 25 points (3 tries, 2 conversions, 2 penalties) in their Inter-Schools Rugby …

THE HISTORY OF MURALI-VAAS TROPHY AND BEYOND by AFZAL LAPHIR When St Anthony’s College Kandy (SACK) hosts St Joseph’s College (SJC) Colombo on  28th February and 01st March at Katugastota, the two Saints schools will meet for the 109th occasion, spreading across three centuries and after missing out in 2021 …

From the 12th edition of Quadrangle Magazine; Quadrangle interviewed former Captains, Players, and Principals during the 2019 Schools Big Match coverage.  By Kineta Fernandez When it comes to traditional school cricketing battles in Sri Lanka, a ‘Big Match’ is more than just an ordinary cricket encounter between schools. Cricketing battles …

  Affectionately called as ‘Murali’ he is by far the greatest Sportsperson Sri Lanka ever produced in the modern era. Truly a Legend, an icon and an Ambassador. Not only to his alma mater St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota but also to his country, Sri Lanka and for the game of …

Antonian Cricket season of 1960 and Trinity-Antonian Big Match By Group Captain (Retd) Tilak Pananwala. Following is a compilation of articles penned down by former Antonian Cricketer (now retired) Group Captain Tilak Pananwala based on his memories of Antonian Cricket from 60’s with epilogue added by another Antonian stalwart in …

It must be a unique experience for a writer to meet two eminent persons at the same interview and when it is two brothers it really must be special. Well, at least that was how I felt when I met Nihal Amerasinghe and his brother Franklyn who are both well …

If someone was looking for a complete package, a complete Sri Lankan sportsman with brains and brawn and of course smart looks to go with it and an unassuming personality to win the hearts of all his admirers and opponents, if any, then one person stands out. He is none …