The ‘Singer Trophy’ Under 15 division one inter-schools cricket tournament 2016 will commence from May under a new format.
According to reliable sources, the tournament will feature 81 teams competing in 11 groups. The competition is organized by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association along with Singer Sri Lanka PLC. One match will be played over a day and it is confined to six hours and twenty minutes of play and a minimum of 95 overs should be bowled. One team is allowed to bat only a maximum of 65 overs.
Last year the tournament was played as 50-over matches and S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia lifted the trophy after 30 years beating St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa in the final. After the completion of the first-round, 40 teams will be qualified to the second round which will also be played on a league basis in 8 groups.
The winner and runner-up of those 8 groups will be then advancing to the knock-out stage of 16. The final stages of the tournament are expected to be played in August.
Group ‘A’ – Mahanama College (A) Colombo, St. Anthony’s College Wattala, Tissa Central College Kalutara, Sri Sumangala College Panadura, Royal College Panadura, Gurukula College Kelaniya, St. John’s College (A) Nugegoda, Holy Cross Colege Kalutara
Group ‘B’ – St. Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa, Asoka Vidyalaya (A) Colombo, President’s College (A) Maharagama, De Mazenod College (A) Kandana, Ananda Shastralaya Kotte, Nalanda College (A) Colombo, D.S.Senanayake College (A) Colombo, St. Sebastian’s College (A) Moratuwa
Group ‘C’ – Kalutara Vidyalaya, Lumbini College (A) Colombo, St. Benedict’s College (A) Kotahena, Siri Piyarathna MMV Padukka, S. Thomas’ College (A) Mt. Lavinia, Piliyandala Central College, Moratu Vidyalaya
Group ‘D’ – St. Mary’s College Chilaw, C.W.W.Kannangara MV Colombo, Maris Stella College Negombo, St. Joseph’s College (A) Colombo, Basilica College Ragama, Royal College (A) Colombo, Wesley College (A) Colombo,
Group ‘E’ – Dharmapala Colege (A) Pannipitiya, Zahira College (A) Colombo, St. Peter’s College (A) Colombo, Bandaranayake MMV Gampaha, St. Xavier’s College Maravila, Carey College (A) Colombo, Sri Pragnananda MV Raddoluwa
Group ‘F’ – Ananda College (A) Colombo, De La Salle College Colombo, President’s College (A) Kotte, Susamayawardhane MV Colombo, Sri Chandrajothi MMV Yakkala, Prince of Wales College (A) Moratuwa, Thurstan College (A) Colombo
Group ‘G’ – Sri Jayawardhanapura MV Kotte, Veluwana Vidyalaya Colombo, St. John’s College Panadura, Isipathana College (A) Colombo, S.De.S. Jayasinghe MMV Dehiwala, St. Thomas College Kotte, Dharmapala College Kottawa
Group ‘H’ – Maliyadeva College (A) Kurunegala, St. Thomas College (A) Matale, St. Anthony’s College (A) Kandy, Ibbagamuwa Central College, Maliyadeva Model School Kurunegala, Royal College Polonnaruwa, Sandalanka Central College
Group ‘J’ – St. Sylvester’s College Kandy, Kingswood College Kandy, Dharmaraja College (A) Kandy, Vidyartha College Kandy, St. Anne’s College Kurunegala, Kegalu Vidyalaya, Trinity College (A) Kandy, St. Mary’s College Kegalle
Group ‘K’ – Rahula College Matara, Richmond College Galle, Karandeniya Central College, Vidyaloka College Galle, Revatha College Balapitiya, Sri Devananda College Ambalangoda, St. Servatius College Matara, St. Aloysius College Galle
Group ‘L’ – Debarawewa National School, Amarasooriya College Meepawala, Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda, Mahinda College Galle, Devapathiraja College Rathgama, St. Thomas College Matara, P.De S. Kularatne MV Ambalangoda
