Diniru, Rashmika win top honours at Matara District Cricket Awards

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Rashmika Sewwandi – best female cricketer of the year in Matara District receiving her award from Matara District Cricket Association President and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Head Coach Sanath Jayasuriya. Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Sunil Kumara Gamage and Sri Lanka Cricket Vice President Ravin Wickramarathna are also in the picture

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Sunil Kumara Gamage and Matara District Cricket Association President Sanath Jayasuriya hands over bag containing cricket equipment to a member club of the MDCA

Text and pix by P. D. De Silva

Diniru Abeywickremasinghe of St. Servatius College and Rashmika Sewwandi of Anula Vidyalaya were named the male and female cricketers of the year at the Matara District Cricket awards ceremony held on Sunday night.

A large number of male and female school cricketers were felicitated at the ceremony.

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Sunil Kumara Gamage was the chief guest, while Mayor of Matara Jayantha Pathirana, Sri Lanka Cricket Vice President Ravin Wickramarathna, former Minister Dullas Alahapperuma and Matara District Cricket Association President and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Head Coach Sanath Jayasuriya were among the distinguished gathering that graced the evening.

Minister Gamage and MDCA President Sanath Jayasuriya handed over cricket equipment to member clubs of the MDCA.

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