April 12, 2016
Sri Lanka Cricket
launches Super Under-19 Provincial Tournament
Cricket has launched a 'Super
Under-19 Provincial Tournament' to function as a sturdy link between schools
cricket and senior cricket.
The tournament will be contested between ten teams over three weeks, starting from April 19.
Each side will play four two-day matches in the group stage, before the leaders in each group progress
to a three-day
final, to be played at Khettarama from 10-12 May.cricket and senior cricket.
The tournament will be contested between ten teams over three weeks, starting from April 19.
Each side will play four two-day matches in the group stage, before the leaders in each group progress
"We have to invest into youth
cricket, which we haven't done enough,
" SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala said. "We used to see a lot of schoolboy cricketers knocking at the door
of the national team, at the age of 1or 19, but now we don't see that. We have a
huge quantity of schools cricket, but we haven't focused on the quality. So we have concentrated the best players
from that system here, in order to consolidate our cricket at that age group."
" SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala said. "We used to see a lot of schoolboy cricketers knocking at the door
of the national team, at the age of 1or 19, but now we don't see that. We have a
huge quantity of schools cricket, but we haven't focused on the quality. So we have concentrated the best players
from that system here, in order to consolidate our cricket at that age group."
The Western (Basnahira) province will
produce three Super U-19 teams, as the "density of cricket in the
Western province is more", while Sabaragamuwa does not get a team, because SLC believes there is not enough
cricket there to support a side. Players from the Sabaragamuwa province will instead be split between the Uva
and Central Province sides.
Western province is more", while Sabaragamuwa does not get a team, because SLC believes there is not enough
cricket there to support a side. Players from the Sabaragamuwa province will instead be split between the Uva
and Central Province sides.
Sumathipala said there was also scope for
the weaker provincial sides to absorb the reserve players from stronger
provinces, in order to bolster their outfits. The tournament is expected to cost 26 million rupees
provinces, in order to bolster their outfits. The tournament is expected to cost 26 million rupees
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