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The Singer sponsored Wesley College six-a-side cricket tournament for the Golden Oldies in connection with the School's 125th anniversary will figure a host of Sri Lankan International players of yesteryear on February 21 Sunday at 9 am at Campbell Park.

The Old Nalandians are expected to field a team including the first Sri Lankan Test captain Bandula Waranapura and former Test off spinner Lalith Kaluperuma will meet the Old Wesleyites skippered by Sunil Fernando in the first match scheduled to begin at 9 am . The old Benedictines hope Ranjith Fernando present Sri Lankan cricket team Manager and former wicket keeper will grace the occasion in 'bulk'. Ranjith is one of the fittest 'old goldies'.

Royal are counting on Nihal Koddithuwakku the brilliant All Ceylon opening batsman, Ranjan Madugalle the popular former Sri Lankan captain and Ajith Pasqual to help them carry away the first ever old boys trophy.

The Old Thomians strategy has not been revealed, but it is expected that Anura Tennakoon, Ajith Jayasekera, ``Holmang'' Mevan Pieris, the Sri Lankan fast bowler and Priyantha Serasinghe will retrieve their whites from the cleaners for Sunday.

The other sporting events programmed for the celebrations is the Triangular Cricket Tournament to be played on March 1, between exprtriate Old Wesleyites from the United Kingdom, Australia and those in Sri Lanka. A hockey match between the expatriate Old Boys and a Combined past and present team.

On March 6, the school cricket team will be matched against the Past Captains of Wesley. Lou Adihetty, Milroy Mutuvaloe, Everard Schoorman, Ananda Thevedasan, Navin de Silva, Delmer Achilees and Ameresh Rajaratnam are some of the past captians who will pit their experience against Dharsika Jayakody and the strong Wesley team of today.

A mini basket ball jamboree at 2.30 pm will close the program on March 13 at the Sugathadasa indoor stadium.