Royal College, Colombo via Darrell Lieversz’s Painting Brush

Darrell Lieversz

Darrell Lieversz is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in 1964 and 1965. Wikipedia ….. Born: 7 June 1943 (age 74), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting style: Right-handed
Lakshman de Alwis pipping Lieversz in 100 metre dash …
Lieversz in Ceylon Squad that beat India in an Unofficial Test in 1964/65 tour –that played in Ahmedabad
Standing: Lieversz, Michael Tissera (captain), Stanley Jayasinghe, Anuruddha Ppolonowita, HIK Fernando, Abu Fuard.
Squatting: DP de Silva, Norton Fredrick, Lasantha Rodrigo, Mano Ponniah, TCT Edward … Pic 44 in Roberts, Essaying Cricket. Sri Lanka and Beyond, Colombo, Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2006

ALSO SEE

* Sunday Times: “Lieversz sizzled on track and pitch,” 18 April 2010, http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100418/Sports/spt08.html
* “A Brief History of Royal College,” http://royalcollege.lk/pages/about-royal/history-and-traditions/a-brief-history/
Hugh Karunanayake, “How Royal helped spawn S. Thomas College,18 April 2016, https://thuppahis.com/2016/04/18/how-royal-helped-spawn-s-thomas-college/

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