The Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) for the first time in their 112 year cricketing history, will venture out to conduct a tournament at an outstation venue. Implementing the idea initiated by the incumbent MCA President, Nalin Wickramesinghe, the MCA Tournament Committee will conduct a coloured clothing / white ball, Six a Side Cricket tournament for the Bankers & the non Bankers on Saturday (11), at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, from 8.00 am onwards.
09 teams will be participating in this historic tournament, consisting, 03 Banks, namely, HNB, Commercial & Union Bank; & 06 non banking financial institutions namely, LB Finance, Citizens Development Business Finance, LOLC, Peoples Leasing, Orient Finance & Assetline Leasing.
The 09 teams will be pooled into 03 groups to play a round-robin (06 matches) and at the completion of the league stage, the 03 group winners and the best 02nd of all 03 groups will advance in to the knock-out stage.
The tournament will be conducted according to the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes Rules and Playing Conditions. The 04 special awards on offer are for the best batter, Bowler, Most Sixes & Man of the Final.
The launch & the media conference was held on 08th March, 06.30 pm at the MCA Legends New Wing; MCA President Nalin Wickramasinghe, Senior Vice President Mahesh de Alwis, Gen. Secretary Tarindra Kaluperuma & Chairman Tournament Committee, Lakmal de Silva were present at the event.