Trinity-Anthonian: Gleanings from SACK
history
The 93rd ‘Battle of the Blues’ annual cricket
encounter between Trinity and St Anthony’s will
be held at the St Anthony’s College grounds, Katugastota
on Friday and Saturday (March 13 and 14).
There will be a team photograph on Friday at 8.30am
followed by hoisting of the flags at 9am. Former St
Anthony’s captain, CCC and Kandy CC cricketer Bernard
Perera will be the chief guest. Perera is best remembered
for scoring 155 in the ‘Big Match’ of 1976
and being picked the Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the
Year the same year. He is presently the senior provincial
coach for Sri Lanka Cricket. The match adjudicator will
be Aubrey Kuruppu.
The TCK-SACK annual cricket encounter began in 1914
and was played at the Bogambara grounds. The Anthonians,
who emerged as winners were lead by C. Seneviratne and
Trinity was lead by CE de Silva. SACK won by 42 runs.
From 2004 onwards this match was played for the John
Halangoda trophy. Late Halangoda coached St. Anthony’s
College, and was a renowned cricket coach.
Past records
First century of the series: Jack Anderson (SACK) 1918
(First Big Match at Asgiriya).
Highest individual score: ACM Lafir (SACK) 176.
Record opening stand: 266 by ACM Lafir (176) and Ronnie
Stevens (120) (SACK) in 1954
Lowest total: TCK 37 (1951)/SACK: 44 (1938)
World record in series: Double hat-trick by C. Dharmalingam
(TCK) in 1939.
Some individual achievements (SACK): Charlie Joseph
127 (1960), F. Burke 145 (1962), Ralston Burke 165 (1965),
Premalal de Silva 148 (1973), Dicky Dunuwila 6 for 10
(1948) former Post Master, Wijepala Premaratne (first
ever Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year -1956), SW Seneviratne
121 (1958 – Rain curtailed half day game), Bernard
Perera 155 (1976), Pradeep Fernando 11 for 102 (first
victory for SACK at Asgiriya), Wasantha Seneviratne
117 (1964).
Prominent cricketers from SACK: Muthiah Muralitharan
(world record for Test and one-day wickets), Mahesh
Gunatilleka, Charlie Joseph, Harry Jayasundara, Ranjith
Samarasekara (first ‘Double Eagle’ –
cricket and athletics), LV Jayaweera, Upali, Saliya
and Ranjith Doranagama, TOM Deen, Piyal Wijetunga, Ruwan
and Nuwan Kalpage, Sajith Fernando.
Current season: Played 15, Outright wins 6, First innings
win 6, Lost 3. Three matches to be played
Some commendable performances: Sahan Palihakkara (Cpt)
- 350 runs/35 wkts; Jerome Siegertsz (V. Cpt) - 340
runs; Adil Riyal - 720 runs/73 wkts; Kasun Ekanayaka
- 603 runs/71 wkts; Malindu Perera - 850 runs; Hiran
Wickramasekara - 1071 runs; Dulash Kumarasinghe - 469
runs/2 wkts.
Inaugural inter-provincial T20 tournament: Kandurata
Balakaya Sahan Palihakkara (captain), Adil Riyal, Kasun
Ekanayaka
Sri Lanka under 19 squad: Adil Riyal, Hiran Wickremesekara.
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