The Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament is conducted annually among the past cricketers of eight premier Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka in honour of Col. Olcott, the founder of Buddhist education in Sri Lanka. The organising function in each year is rotated among each the participating Old Boy Associations [1]
| Administrator | Old Boy Association of a participating team |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited Over Cricket |
| First edition | 1999 |
| Tournament format | One Game |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Most successful | Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitya (11 titles) |
Beginning
editThis cricket tournament was started in 1999 following the 75th Anniversary Celebrations of Nalanda College Colombo. About this time, groups of former students from Nalanda, Dharmaraja and Ananda met informally in the evenings at the Bloomfield Cricket Club. It was during one of these gatherings that the idea of a limited over tournament among the Old Boys of the cricket-playing Buddhist Schools was proposed by the 1st Test Captain of Sri Lanka, Bandula Warnapura of Nalanda. Accordingly, the first tournament of the series was held by the Old Nalandian Sports Club on 12 December 1999 at the Nalanda College Grounds.[2]
Participants
edit- Ananda College, Colombo
- Dharmaraja College, Kandy
- Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
- Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya
- Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala
- Mahinda College, Galle
- Nalanda College Colombo
- Rahula College, Matara.
Past Venues and Winners
edit| Year | Host School | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nalanda College Colombo | Maliyadeva College |
| 2000 | Dharmasoka College | Dharmaraja College |
| 2001 | Dharmapala Vidyalaya | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2002 | Mahinda College | Ananda College & Dharmasoka College |
| 2003 | Rahula College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya & Dharmasoka College |
| 2004 | Ananda College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2005 | Dharmapala Vidyalaya | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2006 | Maliyadeva College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2007 | Dharmapala Vidyalaya | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2008 | Rahula College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2009 | Dharmapala Vidyalaya | Ananda College[3] |
| 2010 | Mahinda College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2011 | Ananda College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2012/2013 | Rahula College | Rahula College |
| 2014/2015 | Not held | - |
| 2016/2017 | Nalanda College | Maliyadeva College |
| 2018 | Maliyadeva College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
| 2022 | Nalanda College | Ananda College |
| 2023 | Ananda College | Dharmapala Vidyalaya |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Trophy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "Seylan Bank Sponsors Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament". The Sunday Leader. Colombo. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.