For the first time in history, Thurstan College has secured the U13, U15, and U19 Novices Water Polo Championships, marking an unforgettable milestone! Our warriors dominated the waters, defeating S. Thomas’ College and Nalanda College to claim the ultimate glory! A massive congratulations to our talented players, dedicated coaches, and passionate supporters! This is just the beginning of Thurstan’s reign in water polo!
The school cut-off marks for the admission of students to Grade 06 of the schools based on the results of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released by the Ministry of Education.
Accordingly, the ministry said the students can check the schools that they have been selected to, using the following link starting today (14): https://g6application.moe.gov.lk/
Students who have qualified based on the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Exam but have not received a school or wish to request a transfer for valid reasons will be given the opportunity to submit appeals online.
The deadline for appeals will be announced later, it said.
All appeals must be submitted exclusively through the online platform to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education.
45th One-Day Encounter – Thurstan vs IsipathanaVihas Thewmika who starred with brilliant all-round performance for Thurstan College in their 45th Limited Overs Encounter against Isipathana College, has been picked as the GOLD Sri Lanka Game Changer of the match.
Thurstan College outplayed Isipathana College to win the 45th One-Day encounter played for the W.A. De Silva Memorial Trophy today(9th March) at the P. Sara International Cricket Stadium.
Thurstan College skipper Thanuga Palihawadana won the toss and elected to bat first which is out of fashion for most of the schoolboy teams nowadays. Thurstan openers Tanuja Rajapaksha and Dinal Induwara picked up right where they left off at the SSC a few weeks ago in the three-day encounter, resuming their dominance at the crease.
Both openers put on a superb 134-run partnership, maintaining a run rate of just over six runs per over. Rajapaksha, unfortunately, fell for a well-compiled 67, an innings of high class. The Thurstan middle order played around Dinal Induwara, who went on to score a superb century—one he narrowly missed in last year’s one-day encounter.
Former captain and Sri Lanka youth cap Vihas Thewmika added the cherry on top to the Thurstan innings by scring 45 ball 52 taking the Thurstan score over 300.
In reply, Isipathana College batters couldn’t do much as they crumbled like a house of cards. Right from the outset, Thurstan’s bowlers were on target, giving nothing away for the Isipathana batters to capitalize on. The only notable performance with the bat came from Dilpa Ruwanka, who fought hard for his 40.
Yovun Silpa was the pick of the bowlers for Thurstan, causing all the carnage in the middle by grabbing four wickets up front. Vihas Thewmika was once again superb with the ball, claiming three crucial wickets.
This season will go down in Thurstan’s history books, as they emerged as the U19 Division Tier ‘B’ champions while also securing the Blackham Wijewardene Trophy and the W.A. De Silva Trophy—all in the same year
Dinal Induwara’s superb century strengthen Thurstan’s grip on the game.A powerful half-century from Vihas Thewmika takes Thurstan College to a commanding total.Yovun Silpa produced a game-changing spell for Thurstan College.
Thurstan College beat Isipathana College by 10 wickets in the 62nd ‘Battle of the Brothers’ annual school cricket encounter at the SSC grounds on Sunday.
Batting first, Isipathana College scored 203 runs in their first innings while Thurstan College declared their first innings at 257/9.
However, in their second innings, Isipathana College could only manage 104 runs.
As a result, Thurstan College had a target of 50 runs to win, which they successfully chased down without losing a wicket.
Man of the match – Sethru Fernando (Thurstan) Best batter – Janitha Rukshan (Thurstan) Best fielder – Maleesha Sandaruwan (Isipathana) Best bowler – Rachintha de Silva (Thurstan) Best striker – Dinal Induwara (Thurstan) Best all rounder – Vihas Thewmika (Thurstan)
The Old Boys’ Union officially handed over the 75th Anniversary Walk T-shirt to the Principal last Monday, in the presence of senior OBU members and the Walk & Carnival Steering Committee.
A proud milestone as we step closer to the grand celebrations!