da roleta： Chilaw Marians Chilaw Marians are well set to play in the Premier Cricket Tournament nextseason after a fine run in the ongoing promotion and relegation matches
Rex Clemenetine09-Jul-2001Chilaw MariansChilaw Marians are well set to play in the Premier Cricket Tournament nextseason after a fine run in the ongoing promotion and relegation matches. TheNorth West coastal town side has so far played in three matches and hasrecorded two first innings wins, one against Ragama Cricket Club and theother against Police Sports Club, while recording an outright victoryagainst Navy Sports Club, who play in the Division One in the domesticseason.The promotion and relegation matches are being played between the top twosides of the P.Sara competition and the bottom four teams of the PremierLeague. The top two sides will play in the Premier League next year, whichhas been trimmed to 16 teams.Chilaw Marians with two more matches to go appear certain to get themselvespromoted to play in the first Division with 37.3 points in three matches.The club, which was founded in 1970 by Rev Edwin Ambrose, burst onto thedomestic cricket scene in 2000 and has been a threat to more establishedclubs since. They won the P.Sara Trophy this year.The team, captained by Saman Tittagalla, has some up and coming youngstersin their ranks: Ishan Mutalip, a school boy, excelled as a fine batsman inthe Under 17 Asian Cup Championship in Pakistan; Arosha Perera, PraneethJayasundara, and Janaka Gunaratne have also performed remarkably for theside this season.Progress of the Chilaw Marians.· Sara Trophy Champions 2001.· Sara Limited Over Runners Up 2001.· Sara Qualifying Tournament Champions 2000.· Sara U-23 Champions 2000.· Sara Limited Over Champions 2000.