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Chamari Athapaththu named BBL Player of the tournament confounding Australian non-believers. Sri Lanka skipper does her country proud. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports editor). There have been many adages about never giving up if you want to succeed, but Chamari Athapaththu took it a step further by not just proving the experts wrong. She rubbed it in to the non-believers with a magnificent BBL campaign and claimed the tournaments biggest honour.  Sri Lanka’s Superstar,  who has time and again ripped apart the best bowling attacks in the world, was in breathtaking form in Australia’s premier competition for Sydney Thunder earning the award as the WBBL/09 Player of the tournament.  Her consistency with bat and ball made her a standout shading even Australia’s best including the likes of Elyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Ashley Gardner and the rest which included some of the best exponents from around the world.  ...

Nov 28, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , ,
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Chamari Athapaththu visited a local cricket club in Sydney 24.11.2023 Source : SBS Sinhala Facebook චමරි අතපත්තු සිඩ්නි නුවර ක්‍රිකට් සමාජ ශාලාවකට ගොස් තරුණ සහ කුඩා ක්‍රිකට් ලෝලීන් සමඟ එක්ව ක්‍රීඩා කරයි…. Chamari Athapaththu visited a local cricket club in Sydney මෙම 26 වන ඉරිදා ප.ව 1.40 ට සිඩ්නි ක්‍රිකට් පිටියේ දී ආරම්බ වන Sydney Thunder සහ Sydney Sixes අතර පැවැත්වෙන තරඟයේදී චමරි අතපත්තු වෙනුවෙන් Chamari Bay නමින් වෙනම ආසන කලාපයක් නම් කිරීමට Sydney Thunder ක්‍රියා කොට තිබේ. Chamari Bay ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට සහ ක්‍රිකට් ප්‍රජාව සමඟ සම්බන්ධ වීමට චමරි අතපත්තු ඊයේ (නොවැ 24 ) රෝස්හිල්හි Harris Park ක්‍රිකට් සමාජයට ගියාය. එහිදී ඇය යොවුන් ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩකයින් සමඟ එක්ව ඔවුන් සමඟ ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමටද සහභාගි විය. මේ එම අවස්ථාව SBS සිංහල විසින් හසුකරගත් අයුරු…. ...

Nov 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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A seating zone in SCG to name after Sri Lankan star Chamari Athapaththu    In a groundbreaking move, the Sydney Thunder has announced the introduction of “Chamari Bay,” a specially dedicated seating zone at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their WBBL Derby clash on November 26. The decision to name a specific seating zone after Chamari Athapaththu underscores the Sydney Thunder’s commitment to fostering a multicultural cricket community and creating unforgettable experiences for Sri Lanka cricket fans. This move is not only a tribute to Chamari’s cricketing prowess but also a celebration of the diverse cricketing culture that the Thunder aims to promote. This initiative is aimed at recognizing the exceptional contributions of Chamari Athapaththu, for Sydney Thunder who has so far emerged as a standout performer in the tournament, amassing an impressive total of 374 runs in just nine matches, with an impressive average of 41.55. ...

Nov 16, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , ,
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Monday, 11 March 2019 $450,000 TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS CRICKET IN WESTERN SYDNEY More than 5000 young people and 160 teachers across 80 schools in Western Sydney will benefit from Sydney Thunder’s Western Sydney Community Partnership Program. The NSW Government will provide $450,000 over four years to support the program — an investment made possible thanks to the strong economic management of the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams said the program will target multicultural and special needs communities in Western Sydney. “Sydney Thunder is a popular club with many families in Western Sydney, particularly amongst members of our multicultural communities,” Mr Williams said. “The funding will support programs such as the Thunder Leadership Program, Professional Development for Teachers, Junior Thunder Nation Cup and Multicultural Cricket Gala Day.” Member for Seven Hills Mark Taylor said the funding demonstrated the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government’s commitment to supporting ...

Mar 11, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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