Thilanga Sumathipala elected President of WPCA
Thilanga Sumathipala, Past President of Sri Lanka Cricket and Member of Parliament for Colombo District was elected uncontested as the President of the Western Province Cricket Association at their AGM held on March 31, 2012 at the Colombo Cricket Club premises.
The other office bearers that were elected are as follows.
Vice Presidents: Lucian Merinnage, Roshan Abeysinghe, Gihan Weerasinghe Secretary: Anura Weera
singhe. Assistant Secretary: God
frey Dabrera. Treasurer: Aruna De Silva Assistant Treasurer: Pra
neeth Peries. Selection Committee
Chairman: A.R.M. Aroos Tournament Committee Chairman: Bandula Dissanayake Sumathipala in his address stated that one of his priorities would be to develop a future generation of cricketers who would represent the country by providing opportunities to emerging talented young cricketers who would otherwise drift away from cricket after leaving school and decided to initiate an un- der 21 limited over cricket tournament amongst the Districts under the purview of the Western Province Cricket Association during the month of April 2012.
This t ournament will be played with coloured clothing and provide an opportunity to young cricketers giving them exposure in a competitive environment at District level cricket.
The W.P.C.A. Executive Committee also decided to invite the other Provincial Cricket Associations to participate as invitees in this tournament.
For further details contact Anura Weerasinghe on 071 7771115