| Rajans in seven wicket win over Kingswood |
| Upananda Jayasundara, Kandy Sports Special Corr. |
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| Dharmaraja College, Kandy recorded a seven wickets victory over Kingswood College, Kandy in their 106th Big Match concluded at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium yesterday. In reply to the total of 216 by Kingswood, Dharmaraja scored 221 for the loss of seven wickets, left-hander Sasith Gunasekara scored 54 with six fours and one six while Nuwan Karunaratne scored 57 with four fours and three sixes. The pair was associated in a partnership of fifty four runs for the fifth wicket. |
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| Left-arm spinner of Dharmaraja Arawinda Withanachchi claimed hundred wickets for the season when he got the wicket of Kingswood skipper Nishita Weerakoon in the second innings. Kingswood College managed to get only 71 runs in their second innings when Rajans paceman Nuwan Karunaratne captured four wickets for only foruteen runs. |
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| Rajans had to score sixty eight runs in 17 overs and they reached the target losing only three wickets. With this win Rajans have recorded 33 wins against 19 by Kingswood in the series. Victorious Rajans team was led by their mainstay in the batting order Viraj Karaputugala. |
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| KINGSWOOD COLLEGE 1ST INNINGS 216 |
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| DHARMARAJA COLLEGE 1ST INNINGS 221 |
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| KINGSWOOD COLLEGE 2ND INNINGS 71 |
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| DHARMARAJA COLLEGE 2ND INNINGS |
| Deneth Lanka | c S.M. Bandara | b Monerawila | 13 | |
| Sasith Gunasekara | Not Out | | 25 | |
| Nuwan Karunaratne | Run Out | | 14 | |
| Lakshan de Silva | c K. Bandara | b Monarawila | 12 | |
| Extras | (lb-2, w-3) | | 05 | |
| Total | (for 3 wkts in 8.3 overs) | | 69 | |
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| DRC OBU oldest old boy Nala Hewawissa passes away |
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| Our oldest old boy of the DRC OBU Melbourne Nala Hewawissa passed away on 08th of August afternoon. The family has requested the OBU to conduct the funeral according to Buddhist rights. The funeral will be held on 11th of August 2011 in Mulgrave at 3:00 pm. The seventh day pinkama will be held on monday the 15th august at keysborough temple at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Tilak or Susantha. |
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| Pirith Ceremony 2011 |
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| Change of Venue |
| Dharmaraja Kingswood - Battle of the Maroons |
| New Venue: Trinity Cricket grounds, Scotchmans Run Reserve, Oakleigh. Mel.Ref: 69 J6 |
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| The Inaugural Meeting of the DRC OBU in Melbourne � December 1990 |
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| The inaugural meeting was held at the Springvale Temple. The chief Incumbent of the Springvale Temple Rev. Gangodavila Soma Thero started the proceedings with a short sermon. |
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| This was initiated by Jayantha Samaraweera who invited the handful of Rajans who were present in Melbourne at that time. |
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| Keerthi Pasquel happened to be in town at the moment and he graciously accepted our invitation to chair the first meeting. |
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| In his speech, he emphasised the role played by Dharmaraja College in our education and our present status of the society. He urged the members to help the old school and at the same time help each other with good fellowship etc. |
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| The first President elect was Tilak Wijewardene and Hon. Secretary was Jayantha Samaraweera. |
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| Above is a remarkable photograph. Some of the members can be identified-Nimal Ekanayake, Thusitha Kulasekera, Palitha Ratnayake,Amal Liyanaarachi, Jayantha Samaraweera, Tilak Wijewardene, Keerthi Pasquel and Rev. Soma Thero. |
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| This photograph will spearhead our celebrations of twenty years of existence as an OBU in Melbourne and the services we have done for the old school and the Sri Lankan Community. |
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