The GESLCC returned from their 4th cricket tour to Sri Lanka with unforgettable experiences in their cricket tour history. GESLCC played 7 matches in various districts in SL and had the opportunity to play in the most wonderful international grounds together with strong teams (combination with division level of l-ll-lll players whom are possible candidates for the National team in Sri Lanka). Among 7 matches, GESLCC won three. While two matches were badly lost, our team gave a good fight till the last minute. All matches were played with great spirit and quality. “Unity Through Cricket”, our tour banner was well received all the teams we played against and in general by Sri Lankans.
While most opponents had very dynamic and young players, GESLCC with mature players combined with a few young were well prepared. Our team included: Dugal Janz , Lalantha Sirisenage, Ravi Damotharn, Zarook Samsudeen, Sathees Kumar, Mounir Baron, Selvan Amirthalingam, Rajkumar, Niroshan , Yohan, Dishan, Indidka, Sedwyn, Lucian, Freddy, and Praveen. Our senior and very experienced Sri Lankan Coach, Mr. Madanayake, who toured with us provided very valuable advice to our players helping them to build moral. Also taught special techniques for the tour members and this was our first experience in a tour similar to this. We are very grateful for Indika, Yohan, Dishan, and Niroshan, who were with us and accepted part-time or full-time replacement responsibilities during matches.
We had a two celebrations during the tour. One in Jaffna organized by Selvan and Subha ’s family and the other in Colombo organized by Dugal’s family. They both turned out to be very enjoyable gatherings and we are immensely thankful for their contributions.
| | | Next → |
