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Monga’s Incisive Analysis of Australia’s 50 -Over Triumph
Sidharth Monga, in ESPNcricinfo.com, 22 March 2023, “Zampa and Co stifle India to take series 2-1″ Australia snatched the No. 1 ODI rankingAustralia Outplay India in Final Fifty-Over ODI and snapped India’s four-year unbeaten series streak at home with a … Continue reading →
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Merton College, Oxford, in 2025
Postmaster and the Merton Record 2025 FROM THE WARDEN The last twelve months have brought many global challenges, political, environmental and technological. Much of the time College feels like a haven and the year I’ll describe below has the rhythm … Continue reading →
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The Mahaweli Development Project In Hindsight
Chandre Dharmawardena … an original article …with highlighting imposed by The Editor. TPS It is interesting to look at the agenda of the workshop held at GANNORUWA in August 1974 [see references below] and ask what questions (and topics) should … Continue reading →
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Remembering Karen Roberts Who Chose Writing …..
Renuka Sadanandan, whose original title runs thus: “Karen Roberts Writing. Her Way of Staying Close” ** Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara It was probably the single most frightening thing that happened to her. Having to walk alone from the advertising … Continue reading →
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Convincing Win for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup Encounter at Pallekele
Madushka Balasuriya, in ESPNcricinfo, 31 August 2023 ,where the title of this review reads “Pathirana, Asalanka lead Sri Lanka to vital opening win” Fifties from Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama saw home a nervy chase in sluggish conditions, as Sri Lanka kicked … Continue reading →
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Wunderbar!! Pakistan face Afghanistan in Hambantota
Michael Roberts The Afghanistan vs Pakistan three match series being played out at Hambantota in Sri Lanka ……. YES, YES, in Hambantota if you happen to know where that is … snuck up and into my world in distant Australia … Continue reading →
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Sustaining Mahinda College in Galle: E. A. Wijesooriya
A Mahindian in Facebook … with Malware blocking the photo displayed from deployment here … but see below The following is a write-up appeared in the book the “Century of Memories” edited by the Late Tiddy Wijeratne, Percy Samara-Wickrama and … Continue reading →
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Crucified by Connolly & the HEAT are scorched by SCORCHERS
Michael Roberts When skipper Ashton Turner of the SCORCHERS was leading his side towards the target in a difficult chase of 173 runs compiled by the HEAT, their game seemed to be on the cusp of a slide when an … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Cricket Tour of England: Andrew in Q & A with Sanath
Q and A between Andrew and Sanath … with Pix added via aid from David Sansoi in Sydney Sanath Jayasuriya is Sri Lanka’s coach only in an interim capacity, as they prepare for their biggest Test series of the year. … Continue reading →
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Pahalgam Atrocity: Brink of Indo-Pak War?
Lakshman Gunasekara, in the Sunday Observer, 4 May 2025 where the title is more temperate: “South Asia tense as India sanctions Pakistan over Kashmir attack” … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ** A bloody attack on an … Continue reading →
