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Senaka Weeraratna presses His Claims as Inventor of the DRS in Cricket
Michael Roberts Senaka Weeraratna of Royal College and Sri Lanka has been persistent in his campaign for recognition being accorded to his role in conceiving the revolutonary DECISION REVIEW SYSTEM in cricket matches. On one occasion he even visited me … Continue reading →
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The Wettimuny Trio of Accomplished Opening Batsmen
Michael Roberts The Sri Lankan world of cricket was well served in the past by an accomplished set of batsmen school at Ananda College and the Sinhalese Sports Club who were all, remarkably, opening batsmen. The first of these lads … Continue reading →
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DH De Silva: A Cricketing Aficianado … who survived an Assassin’s Bullet
Michael Roberts, … This item was initially presented in my other [now dormant] website CRICKETIQUE in May 2014 as a form of requiem. Buddy Reid’s recent ‘memorial’ to DH prompts me to present this account again. It also provides fuller … Continue reading →
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World War I Memorial Facing Galle Fort
Michael Roberts Born and bred within the Fort of Galle, I passed the War Memorial on the way to St Aloysius college in Kaluwella every day and thence in the evening for sport at the Galle Esplanade in front of … Continue reading →
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Afghanistan ‘talibans’ Australian T20 Cricket Aspirations
Michael Roberts In what must have been a nerve-tingling match-up, the Afghanistan cricket team undermined and shattered Australia’s cricket team at the T20 match in Kingstown on 22nd June. This was achieved via a team ffort involving several star interventions … Continue reading →
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Michael Tissera: A Lifetime of Grounded Achievement
Krishantha Prasad Cooray, in The Island, 7 April 2024, where the title runs thus: “Michael Tissera at 85: Gentlemen’s gentleman” ….. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Michael Tissera with his … Continue reading →
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India Overwhelm Kiwis in T20 Final
Andrew Miller inESPNcricinfo, March 2026 where the title runs thus: “India crush New Zealand for third T20 World Cup title” Abhishek, Samson and Kishan all smashed half-centuries to amass 255 before Bumrah’s four-for helped set up a massive win India 255 … Continue reading →
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Firdose Moonda Assesses the Two Winners of the World Cup Qualifying Round in Zimbawe
Firdos Moonda, in ESPNcricinfo, 9 July 2023, where the ttile runs thus:“Sri Lanka and Netherlands head to World Cup with questions left to answer” Sri Lanka need to work on their batting in the death overs while Netherlands could do … Continue reading →
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Face-to-Face in Sri Lanka: Elephants & Humans
Zinara Rathnayake, in an Item in the New Lines Magazine that is reprinted in The Island, 23 March 2025 In Makulpotha village, 89 miles northwest of Colombo, Punchibanda woke up to the trumpet of an elephant while he was sleeping … Continue reading →
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Rendered Speechless! England’s Marvellous Victory over Pakistan at Rawalpindi
Errol Fernando in an Email Note to his Bosom Pal, Gavin, early December 2022 Perhaps once or twice in a lifetime there could be a ‘speechless’ Test match. I actually watched it and am totally speechless. SEE … https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/england-beat-pakistan-by-74-runs-rawalpindi-test-2022-12-05/#:~:text=RAWALPINDI%2C%20Pakistan%2C%2
