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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
| name = Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
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| tournament format = One Game
| tournament format = One Game
| first = 1999
| first = 1999
| participants = 7
| participants = 8
| most successful = Dharmasoka College (4 titles)
| most successful = [[Dharmapala Vidyalaya]] Pannipitya (11 titles)
}}
}}
'''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 organizing function in each year is rotated among each participating Old Boy Associations <ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/12/02/spo10.asp Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''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 <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2007/12/02/spo10.asp |title=Sri Lanka Sports News {{!}} Sundayobserver.lk<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=24 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210181449/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/12/02/spo10.asp |archive-date=10 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Beginning==
==Beginning==
This cricket tournament was started in 1999 following the 75 th Anniversary Celebrations of [[Nalanda College]]. About this time, groups Old Boys of Nalanda, Dharmaraja and Ananda were meeting 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 major 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 th December 1999 at the Nalanda College Grounds. <ref>[http://mahinda99.com/OllcottThephy.html Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Trophy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
This 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mahinda99.com/OllcottThephy.html |title=Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Trophy<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=24 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208063217/http://mahinda99.com/OllcottThephy.html |archive-date=8 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Participants==
==Participants==
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*[[Maliyadeva College]], Kurunegala
*[[Maliyadeva College]], Kurunegala
*[[Mahinda College]], Galle
*[[Mahinda College]], Galle
*[[Nalanda College]], Colombo
*[[Nalanda College Colombo]]
*[[Rahula College]], Matara.
*[[Rahula College]], Matara.


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| 1999
| 1999
| Nalanda College
| [[Nalanda College Colombo]]
| Maliyadeva College
| Maliyadeva College
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| 2001
| 2001
| Dharmapala College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
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| Dharmasoka College
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| 2002
| 2002
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| 2003
| 2003
| Rahula College
| Rahula College
| Ananda College & Dharmasoka College
| [[Dharmapala Vidyalaya]] & Dharmasoka College
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| Ananda College
| Ananda College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
| Dharmashoka College
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
|
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
| Dharmasoka College & Maliyadewa College
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
⚫
| Maliyadeva College
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|
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
|
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
|
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
⚫
| Rahula College
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|
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
|
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
| Ananda College<ref name="The Sunday Leader">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2009/12/27/seylan-bank-sponsors-col-henry-steel-olcott-memorial-cricket-tournament/|title=Seylan Bank Sponsors Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament|date=27 December, 2009|work=The Sunday Leader|accessdate=15 February 2010|location=Colombo}}</ref>
| Ananda College<ref name="The Sunday Leader">{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2009/12/27/seylan-bank-sponsors-col-henry-steel-olcott-memorial-cricket-tournament/|title=Seylan Bank Sponsors Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament|date=27 December 2009|work=The Sunday Leader|accessdate=15 February 2010|location=Colombo}}</ref>
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|-
| 2010
| Mahinda College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
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|-
| 2011
| Ananda College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
⚫
|-
| 2012/2013
| Rahula College
| Rahula College
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|-
| 2014/2015
| Not held
| -
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|-
|2016/2017
| Nalanda College
| Maliyadeva College
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|-
|2018
| Maliyadeva College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
|-
|2022
| Nalanda College
| Ananda College
|-
|2023
| Ananda College
| Dharmapala Vidyalaya
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://anandaoba.net/Page.aspx?id=f01a199c-c0fc-4c9a-a065-8faadc68c1de Ananda Net]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723013315/http://anandaoba.net/Page.aspx?id=f01a199c-c0fc-4c9a-a065-8faadc68c1de Ananda Net]
*[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/12/02/spo10.asp 2007 Championship]:The Daily Mirror
*[http://www.battleofthemaroons.lk/index.html Battle of the Maroons]
*[http://www.battleofthemaroons.lk/index.html Battle of the Maroons]
*[http://www.facebook.com/BattleoftheMaroons- Facebook- Battle of the Maroons Official fan page]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:22, 21 May 2024

Henry Steele Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament
AdministratorOld Boy Association of a participating team
FormatLimited Over Cricket
First edition1999
Tournament formatOne Game
Number of teams8
Most successfulDharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitya (11 titles)

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]

Beginning

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This 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

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Past Venues and Winners

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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
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References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Trophy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Seylan Bank Sponsors Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament". The Sunday Leader. Colombo. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
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