The 18th Nelson Mendis Under-12 and Under-14 cricket tournaments commenced yesterday and will continued until May 6 at seven venues, Ananda Sastralaya Kotte, CMS Kotte, Piliyandala Central, Irrigation ground Ratmalana, Army ground Mattegoda, St. John’s Panadura and Campus ground Colombo.
“The tournament gives good exposure to the youngsters for their future,” said veteran coach Nelson Mendis who is in charge of his Academy for the past 25 years and has conducted this tournament annually with success.
Mendis is on record for having shaped the careers of Roshan Mahanama, Asanka Gurusinha, Mahela Jayawardena and Kumara Dharmasena at Nalanda College before he started his Nelson Mendis Cricket Academy at the Colombo Cricket Club (CCC).
Under -14 teams: CCC Maroons, S.A. Academy, CCC Colts, GPA Piliyandala, KGW Academy, MCA Cricket Academy, SSC Cricket Academy, SPS Rambukkana, CCC Silver, Colombo Colts, Kingfisher Academy, KGA Cricket Academy, CPCF Cricket Academy, CC Wings, Panadura Cricket Academy
Under-12: teams: CPCF, Sanath Jayasuriya CF, Panadura Cricket Academy, H.R.C.P, CCC Colts, MCA Cricket Academy, SPSC Rambukkana, S.A.C.A, CCC Silver, GPA Cricket Academy, K.G.A.C.A -Piliyandala, SSC School Of Cricket, Kingfisher Academy Colombo Colts, CCC Wings, CCC Maroons, CRC Academy, Oval CA, N.S.C.A. Moratuwa, Global C.A. Pelawatte