Maitland Crescent’s CCC School of Cricket on their 21st foreign tour
The popular, premier Cricket Coaching School, the well established Academy for Junior of Cricketers., Under the direction of veteran and respected Cricket Coach. Nelson Mendis, will be making their 21st tour abroad, when they fly to Hyderabad India, on December 24.
The CCC Cricket School, which was started in 1998, has been in the forefront of junior cricket in Sri Lanka, producing the nucleus for junior school cricket teams in and around Colombo. Some of them have even graduated to represent National Junior teams, whilst seven of them did well enough to gain National honours, with the latest being Sadeera Samarawickrema, who is currently doing national duty in India.
CCC School of Cricket, will be the guest of St. John’s Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad for the President of the Coaching Foundation. John Manoj, former Indian state cricketer the President of the Coaching Foundation, has made elaborate arrangements to play ten matches each for the touring Under-12 and Under-15 teams. Manish Sharma, another Rajiv Trophy cricketer from Hyderabad, whose business commitments are in Sri Lanka and his son is playing in the CCC Under-15 team, is coordinating and helping in the tour arrangements.
Last year, CCC cricketers enjoyed playing in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, and this year they will be playing in the famous Lal Bahdur Shastri International Stadium during the tour.
This year, the CCC Under-12 team will be led by wicketkeeper/ opening batsman Disal Fernando, and his deputy will be Sahan Dabare, an allrounder who bats at No.3 and bowls off-spin.
The Under-15 team will have experienced bowling allrounder, Thavisha Ranasinghe, who led CCC Under-14 team at this year’s International Invitation Under14 Cricket Tournament, where they won the championship. His vice captain will be Shyamsunder Krishnasriram, a left-arm orthodox spinner.
Tour Officials of the fifty strong CCC contingent will be Nelson Mendis (Chef de Mission), Ravi Subasinghe (Tour Manager), Manish Sharma (Asst. Manager and Tour Coordinator), Pamoda Weerakkody (Manager Logistics), Chandima Ranasinghe (Manager Welfare) and Dr. Siddhika Williams (Asst. Welfare). The two coaches on tour will be Manoj Millawithanachchi (Under-15) and Thusara Hitige (Under-12).