Category: Cricket

Get ready for an epic ?cricketing showdown at the Welagedara Stadium as ??St. Anne's College and  ??Maliyadeva College face off in the 2023 Battle of the Rocks cricket encounter on March 24 and 25 for a thrilling Test Match, followed by an action full One Day Match on March 26.

The rivalry between St. Anne's and Maliyadeva always promises to deliver high-quality cricketing action. With top players from both teams, we can expect a spirited competition, with every run, wicket, and catch being crucial.

This year, we are delighted to announce that the much-awaited One Day Match is back after four long years.

We're excited to see the supporters of both teams come together and create an electric atmosphere, as we cheer on our players to victory.

So make sure you don't miss out on the excitement and let's make this year's Battle of the Rocks one to remember!

Category: Cricket

Want to spend Independence Day freely and leisurely with your College buddies? Nothing more could be asked for that than a friendly ?cricket encounter between our old ??Annites. Join this Saturday (February 4) at ?8:00 AM at the College Ground for the Old Annites Past Cricketers Tournament.

Category: Chess

We are waking up to another win by an Annite Chess player as Adithya Ganehiarachchi emerged as the Champion in the 2023 Sri Lanka Novices Division Chess Championship - Kurunegala District.

Grade 9 student Adithya outplayed 143 contestants in the competition organized by Knights Flame Chess Club on behalf of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka which was held at D. S. Senanayake Central College, Uhumeeya.
He is undefeated in the entire tournament with 6 points from a maximum of 7 with 4 wins and 2 draws and he got an impressive performance rating of 1309.

This competition is one of 16 Divisional Championships that were held in parallel this month as the preliminary stages of the Sri Lanka Chess Federation National Cycle.

It's already a good start to this year's Annites Chess Calendar, as not too long ago we were able to report that St. Anne's College Chess Teams bagged 3 wins in the Provincial Team Chess Championship.

Category: Cricket

An impressive all-round display by Annites saw them win the first innings as the match ended in a draw.

St. Thomas College, Matara in response to St. Anne's College's first innings score of 300/9(declared) fell behind managing to score only 158 and 107/6 in the first and second innings respectively.

Spirited bowling performances by Annites that matched their batting performances forced St. Thomas to follow-on after finishing their first innings.

The encounter took place at the 2022(2023) Two-Day Under-19 Division 1 Inter-School Cricket Tournament for Tier A teams.

➡ Key stats and trivia:

Annites 300/9d (93 Overs)
? Manaan Muzammil 58, Yomesh Subasinghe 45, Kalindu Wijesinghe 36, Mahima Kotuwila 34, Kevin Shewantha 31
? Senura Perera 3/55, Bhanuka Insamal 2/47, Navija De Seram 2/68

St. Thomas 158 & 107/6 (64.2 & 37 Overs)
? Navija De Seram 38, Pesandu Sanjan 25 (1st Innings)
? Manaan Muzammil 3/40, Kalindu Wijesinghe 2/19

? Pesandu Sanjan 40, Abdul Maajid 31 (2nd Innings)
? Yashmin Kalhara 3/20, Manaan Muzammil 2/23

? Toss: Annites and elected to bat first
?️ Venue: St. Anne's College Ground

Category: Chess

During the 2022 SLSCA North Western Province Team Chess Championship, our Under 09 and 11 teams end up taking Second Runner-up places while the Under 15 team finishes as First Runner-up.
The tournament was organized by the Sri Lanka Schools' Chess Association and was held on the 7th and 8th of January at Central College, Kuliyapitiya.
These victories came with the Under 09 Team earning 17 Game Points and the Under 11 and 15 Teams earning 20.5 Points each. With these gains, the teams selected for Division A.
Our players have picked up where they left off last year and we hope they will carry on the winning spirit throughout the year.

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