August 8, 2024 · 4:59 pm

Indian Cricketing Machismo SPEWS OUT in the Field at Khetharama … As They Lose Comprehensively

Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcicinfo, 8 August 2024, where the title runs  “Is this for real? Sri Lanka’s rare glory leaves India shaken” ….. while his report here has had highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi

The visitors were left with plenty to ponder after their batting struggled in spin-friendly conditions.

Avishka Fernando cover drives…. & Wellalage celebrates one of his wickets

Mohammed Siraj is fired up. Halfway through his seventh over, the 39th of the innings, he strides down the pitch and sprays a few angry words at Kusal Mendis, who responds in kind. In his next over, Siraj bowls a ball to Janith Liyanage that the batter drives back at him. Siraj picks the ball up in his follow through, and flings it at the stumps, and misses. The batter would have been back safely in any case. Continue reading →

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August 8, 2024 · 1:32 am

Sri Lanka Squash India Comprehensively in Third ODI

Madusha Balasuriya in ESPNcricinfo, 7 August 2024, where the title reads “Wellalage five-for sends India crashing to 2-0 defeat” 

Avishka Fernando’s 96 took Sri Lanka to 248, paving the way for their first bilateral ODI series win against India in 27 years

Avishka Fernando struck 96 – the highest individual score this series – and Dunith Wellalage picked up a five-for as Sri Lanka secured a first ODI bilateral series win against India in 27 years, with a dominant 110-run win in the third and final ODI in Colombo.
Dunith Wellalage finished with career-best figures of 5.1-0-27-5  •  Associated Press

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August 7, 2024 · 12:37 am

THE CEYLON JOURNAL is launched: Seeking to Elucidate the Past & the Present

The Ceylon Journal is finally out

On August 2, 2024, the inaugural volume of The Ceylon Journal was launched at the Sri Lanka Medical Association Auditorium. This new publication by Heritage Publications is spearheaded by young historian Avishka Mario Senewiratne, features 15 articles exploring various facets of Sri Lankan history, including politics, architecture, folklore, and more. Inspired by Charles Ambrose Lorenz’s Young Ceylon, the journal aims to deepen understanding of Sri Lanka’s heritage and inspire progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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August 6, 2024 · 9:03 pm

When Selectoral Machinations Shattered Ceylon’s Projected Tour of England in 1966

Chandra Schaffter, whose original essay in 2018 can be found in web-site CRICKETIQUE … That essay is entitled  “How the Scheduled Tour of England in the 1960s was blown apart from Within” ... NB: highlighting emphasis has been imposed by The Editor, Michael Roberts

[This account is a riposte to a public statement  from] Dhanasiri Weerasinghe Weerasinghe, in regard to the aborted English tour in 1968. Since my name has been mentioned in a not too complimentary manner, I thought I would state my side of the story in order to put the record straight.

Sometime around 1964 or 65 a new set of selectors were appointed by the Board.  They were D.D. Jayasinghe (Douggie Chairman),[1] Bobby Schoorman, K.M.T. Perera and myself.[2] We functioned for about three years I think, and at the risk of being accused of conceit, I would say this was among the best set of selectors Sri Lanka ever had.

 Ceylon squad that beat India in one Test [at  Ahmedabad in January 1965]  … after losing the first two

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August 6, 2024 · 7:55 pm

Burghers with Their Belts Unbuckled

Richard Simon …. reviewing the book  Life Under the Palms: The Sublime World of the Anti-Colonialist Jacob Haafner, by Paul van der Velde, trans. Liesbeth Bennink

In 1926, a translation of Reize te voet door het eiland Ceilon (Travels on Foot through the Island of Ceylon) by Jacob Haafner was serialized in the Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. The translators, L.A. Prins and J.R. Toussaint, included in their work several passages critical of British rule in India that had been left out of the original (1821) English translation of Haafner’s book. The Twenties were a period of intense political ferment in colonial Ceylon, and the author’s fulminations against the British were very much the point of the project.

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August 6, 2024 · 12:54 am

A Rollicking Return to ODI Cricket by Vandersay

Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 5 August 2024 –– where the title is “Vandersay brings the vibes back for Sri Lanka” ….  with highlighting imposed by The editor, Thuppahi

The legspinner  Vandersay has had a stop-start international career but produced a remarkable performance.

It didn’t take much to win them over. It was only five nights ago that Sri Lanka’s batters tanked what seemed to be an untankable T20I, the middle order collapsing with such seismic ferocity even the batting in the Super Over was shaken. Spectators were incensed, and let the team know it. Hundreds in Pallekele gathered on the edge of the grass banks closest to the presentation ceremony and demanded answers from Charith Asalanka, the only player who emerged from the dressing room. Sticking around until well after the last wicket fell to scream their frustrations. This was after midnight on a weekday – fan feedback driven almost totally by spite.
Jeffrey Vandersay had a night to remember•AFP/Getty Images

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August 5, 2024 · 7:12 pm

Of All Places! Lankan Asylum Seekers stranded in Diego Garcia

News Item in The Island , 23 July 2024 … where the title reads “Urgent request to relocate Lankan asylum seekers from Diego Garcia amid escalating crisis”

Facing an urgent and escalating threat of harm to migrant children detained on Diego Garcia, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy requested their relocation to the UK on July 16th, as reported in the Solicitors Journal. This request to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper follows a warning from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Commissioner, who reported severe living conditions and recent suicide attempts among the detainees....visit The Island web-ref for  photo of  this cluster of refugee boat people

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August 4, 2024 · 12:54 pm

Andrew’s Hip-Hop Review of a Throbbing Match… A Tied ODI

 Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo,  3 August 2024 .… with highlighting imposed by The editor Thuppahi

The legbreaks dance. The topspinners fizz. There’s chatter around the batter. A slip is in. The run rate is fine, and there are wickets to burn. But you’re still not sure the chasing team will win.
Hello. You’re in it now. This is a classic of the ODI genre. Keep your eyes on this thing. We’ve got a low-scoring-dogfight here.

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August 4, 2024 · 1:00 am

Huge Casualties in the Ukraine-Russia War

Observer from A Black Sea Port …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi

ONE:  “God is with us” …. watch the new Russian Army recruitment video. The clip promotes military service while focusing on religious diversity and national unity.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has released this promotional video designed to encourage citizens to enlist in the military, placing strong emphasis on different ethnicities and religious denominations coming together to face a common enemy.

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August 3, 2024 · 8:59 pm

Dunith Wellalage’s Appraisal of the Tied 50-Over Match

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPN cricinfo, 3 August 2024, … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi

Dunith Wellalage, all of 21, produced an exemplary all-round performance on a tough pitch at Khettarama. Batting at No. 7, he played Sri Lanka’s best innings, hitting 67 not out off 65, in a total of 230 for 8 in the first ODI. When defending, the left-arm spinner took 2 for 39 off nine overs, taking the crucial wicket of Rohit Sharma, who was India’s best batter on the evening, and Sri Lanka went on to tie the game.

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