Thanuja Godewatte and team to foster Dharmaraja Cricket Foundation
Former Rajan wicketkeeper/ batsman and serviceman Colonel Thanuja Godewatte was elected as the President of the Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation for the tenure of 2021/2022 at the Annual General Meeting held at the College Old Boys’ Association Headquarters in Kandy.
A renowned school cricketer during his heydays for Dharmaraja, Godewatte turned out for the school’s First XI cricket team in the 1988, 1989 and 1990 seasons and scored some notable knocks, including an unbeaten knock of 150 against hometown rivals Vidyartha College.
Known for his brilliance behind the stumps, Godewatte joined the Army straight from college as a cadet officer, which cut short his cricket career to an extent. But later on he joined the Old Rajans
SC and showed his capabilities while getting involved in development projects to contribute Dharmaraja cricket sustain as a top cricket-playing school in the country. Under his captaincy Old Rajans became runners-up for two successive years in 2018 and 2019 at the Sir Henry Steele Olcott Cricket Tournament, played among schools pioneered by the revolutionary Buddhist leader.
Under Col. Godewatte’s leadership, Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation intends to improve the standard of cricket at the Kandy school. The main intention, according to Col.
Godewatte, is to team up with his new office bearers and make Dharmaraja College one of the leading school cricket teams of the country.
To support Col. Godewatte, Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation will have a strong team of old boys, who have immensely supported the school in different ways, and current leaders at different capacities in the corporate sector.
Incumbent Principal Kamal Ariyasinghe has been named as a Patron alongside Dharmaraja Old Boys’ Association President, Tissa Jayasinghe and other distinguished old boys D.M. Dharmathilake, Mahinda
Pethiyagoda, Nandana Kanakarathne, Chapa Weerarathne and Sadara Tennakoon.
Nalin Abeykoon, routinely becomes the Immediate Past President, while the team includes five Vice Presidents -Chaminda Werake, Asanka Marapana, Prasanna Walalewela, Damitha Kulatunga and Lalitha Chandrasiri.
Ajith Palihakkara has been elected the Secretary alongside Kavinda Dedunupitiya as the Assistant Secretary. Muditha Wijekoon will operate as the Treasurer during the new tenure.
Senaka Dissanayake, Chamara Kapugedara, Upesh Wijesiri, Asanka Dissanayake, Prasad Amarakoon, Rasika Gajaweera, Menaka Sakalasooriya, Bimal Sooriyampola, Saliya Kumara,
Prasanna Dahanayake, Nadeep Nagahapitiya, Ramesh Ranasinghe, Venuka Galahitiyawa, Dulaj Bandara and Arjuna Bandara are the Committee Members.
The Dharmaraja College Cricket Foundation includes enthusiastic and dedicated past cricketers and old boys of the school, who have grouped to assist and develop cricket related activities.