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A Miracle at Pallekele: Dasun Shanaka’s Fireworks
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2022, with this title “Shanaka’s 25-ball 54* scripts stunning victory for Sri Lanka” If you were watching on TV, you might wonder what the big deal was. Khettarama, one of cricket’s great party … Continue reading →
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Gilbert Roberts: Barbadian-Lankan Virtuoso … and A Johnian
KKS Perera, in The Island, 27 February 2020, where the title reads “G C Roberts, Barbadian 12th man in Windies became a Sri Lankan” Continuing on ‘Nostalgic Memories of Windies’, I thank Lalith Fernando, “…my own native citizen unknown to … Continue reading →
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Quinton De Kock Takes Fresh Guard, but … Unease Remains?
Firdose Moonda t may be tempting to think that Quinton de Kock‘s refusal to take a knee ahead of the match against West Indies earlier this week is out and out racism, but ignorance of racial inequalities that have resulted from … Continue reading →
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That Fat Bastard Shane Warne’s No Spin
David Runciman, reviewing Shane Warne’s book No Spin in the London Review of Books, 15 August 2019 …. with this title “Fat Bastard” When the Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were exposed tampering with the ball … Continue reading →
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Enhancing Protection in the Face of Pandemics
Dr. Laleen Jayamanne:** in The Island, 19 October 2022, where the title reads thus: “An Insider’s Guide to Pandemics and Biosecurity” “June Twenty Second Sixteen Thirty-three A momentous day for you and me Of all the days that was the … Continue reading →
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Deadly Blows: Horrendous Onfield Events in Cricket
When Steve Waugh & Jason Gillespie crashed into Each Other at Asgiriya in 1999 at Kandy ….
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Atuel Canyon in Argentina
The Atuel Canyon (in Spanish Cañón del Atuel) is a narrow canyon and popular tourist attraction within Valle Grande, Argentina. The canyon is popular location for adventure sports, including river rafting, hiking, climbing, horse riding and mountain biking.[1][2] The Atuel River flows through the base of the canyon … Continue reading →
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The Lord of Cricketing Gods in India: MS Dhoni
Karthik Krishnaswamy in The Cricket Monthly, 24 July 2023 , where the title reads “MS Dhoni joined the pantheon of mythical Tamil heroes” Superstars in Chennai emerge from cinema or politics or both. Then came along a cricketer from Ranchi … Continue reading →
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People Inbetween: Ethnic & Class Prejudices in British Ceylon
Michael Roberts … Content of His Talk on this topic at the National Trust in Colombo in June 2018 The National Trust’s brief was for me to present motifs from the book People Inbetween. The Burghers and the Middle Class … Continue reading →
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Issues: Machinations in Selecting Cricket Teams in Ceylon & Lanka
“A Cricket Lover from an Old School” My dear Michael, This refers to your mail of 6th January regarding machinations in the selection of Sri Lankan cricket teams in the past. This dimension of cricket/lifeways has always been there in … Continue reading →
