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Class Differentiation in the Pores of English Cricket
Abbie Rhodes reviewing Different Class: The Untold Story of British Cricket by Duncan Stone (Repeater, 2022) Discussing class in the context of cricket has long been taboo. But the maintenance of the class order in England serves as the driving force behind … Continue reading →
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Reading Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Debacle at Mumbai
Dyan Seneviratne … [1] “Dear Cricket Lovers, Understandably ….. [after the recent debacle in Mumbai in the World Cup match vs India] …. the inevitable cacophony will ring to a crescendo demanding the resignation of all and sundry tagged to … Continue reading →
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The Bairstow Run-Out: Skandakumar’s Polite Challenge to Umpire Taufelef
Somachandra Skandakumar, in The Sunday Island, 9 July 2023, where the title is ” A Letter to Simon Taufel” …. [also see Editor’s Note] Dear Mr. Taufel, As you were an Umpire who was held in the highest esteem throughout … Continue reading →
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The Class Divide on the Australian Tennis Court
Osman Faruqi, in The Age, 27 January 2022, with this title ‘Yahoos’ have as much right to be at tennis as cucumber sandwich set” Australia loves telling myths about itself. One of my favourites is the idea that Australians are … Continue reading →
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Beyond & Behind the Cricket: The World Cup Scenario in 1996 from An Insider
Mark Nicholas, in ESPNcricinfo, on 20 September 2023, with this title: “From Lahore to Madras at the 1996 World Cup, in cargo planes, delayed trains and on elephants” …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Aah, the 1996 World … Continue reading →
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Helping Disabled Children in Sri Lanka: VACD’s Philanthropic Outreach from Australia
An Item circulated by Felix Stephen of Melbourne, with the heading “Their Future in Our Hands” …. being the VACD Australia & Sri Lanka July & August 2024 Newsletter …… “When we give alms with our hearts, we give well” Dear … Continue reading →
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Reaching Out for Sri Lanka: A Melbourne Gathering
Dear Sri Lankan diaspora friends and wider friends and supporters of Sri Lanka I ask you to please seriously consider , and further distribute to potentially interested others, two matters: 1) FOR SRI LANKA DIASPORA MEMBERS ONLY – A CALL TO ASSIST … Continue reading →
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Galle Face Green in Colombo Over the Decades
Ismeth Raheem and Angeline Ondaatjie, in Elanka, 10 October 2022, where the title runs as “The Changing Face of Galle Face Green” Galle Face is Colombo’s most-prized open-aired public space, extending over a mile along the Fort oceanfront in Colombo. … Continue reading →
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Colombo-KKS Luxury Train Launched
News Item in DailyFT, Janaury 2022 A luxury train service with all facilities was launched this morning (09) for passengers traveling from the capital Colombo to Kankasanthurai in the North. The train will leave Mt. Lavinia at 5.10 am daily … Continue reading →
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Don Bradman at Cricket in Ceylon in 1930 …. Yes, 1930
Rex Clementine in The Island, 5 March 2023, where the title reads “New book says Bradman played at CCC in 1930” All of us cricket nerds have heard stories of Sir Don Bradman’s visit to P. Sara Oval. There are … Continue reading →
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