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Ekanayake to Skipper Australian Seconday Schools Rugby Squad
News Item in Rugby.com.au, 27 September 2023 ….. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australian-schools-u18s-side-named-for-nz-clash-2023927 The Australian Schools side has been confirmed to face NZ. Photo: Rugby Australia. Australian Schools & U18s head coach Shannon Fraser has confirmed his side to face New Zealand Secondary Schools … Continue reading →
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Michael Tissera: Outstanding Cricketer & Gentleman
Ravi Rudra, whose preferred title is/was “Michael Tissera 85. The Finest Gentleman Cricketer” … an item with a host of interesting photographs that are not simple to place within one site. As a compromise there I have relied on aid … Continue reading →
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Growing Up Within Galle Fort in the 1950s
BC aka Bunchy Rahuman: “Essay One – Galle Fort: Introductory Kick Off to start the ball rolling” I was born one morn when the sun didn’t shine: at one hour past midnight, how can the sun shine? yakku guss nagina … Continue reading →
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For the P Sara Oval in Colombo: Mike Tissera’s Capital Tribute
News Item in The Island, 3 November 2025 Former All Ceylon cricket captain Mr. Michael Tissera was the Chief Guest at Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club’s 125th jubilee celebrations in Colombo on Friday. Mr. Tissera’s during his keynote … Continue reading →
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Exhilarating! The World’s Best Cricket Venues
Scyld Berry in ESPNcricinfo, 13 May 2025….. Telegraph Sport’s chief cricket writer selects the world’s most picturesque and atmospheric venues. The hushed ambience of Lord’s, the boisterous nature of Edgbaston or the glorious views to be found at Dharamsala or Newlands? There are some … Continue reading →
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Contrasting Cricketing Tours Abroad: UK in 1975 vs Australia in 2022
IN Response to the News Item by Callistus Davy on the Profligate Tamasha enjoyed by SL’s cricketing officials during the recent World Cup in Australia ………… EMAIL NOTE: Mevan Pieris of [S. Thomas’ College] to Prabodh Kariyawasam [Richmond College], 19 … Continue reading →
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Vale — Rex Clements, A Sri Lankan Virtuoso in Many Arts
Bedgar Perera DR. REX CLEMENTS ..… Sept. 8, 2023 was a very sad day for the 1964-68 batch of the Faculty of Agriculture of the then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, as that was the day on which Dr. Rex Clements, … Continue reading →
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JLK Van Dort’s Vibrant 19th Century Sketches of British Ceylon
Ismeth Raheem, in the Sunday Times, 24 December 2023, where the title reads “A Christmas sketch among the many 19th century social events captured by J.L.K. Van Dort” . … An Item conveyed to me by David Sansoni of Sydney and now sibject … Continue reading →
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RIP …. Daya Sahabandu: Outstanding Spinner, Dogged Tailender
Sukumar Shan, within a site that says “Ceylon — Sri Lanka / Then & Now! …. “Sri Lanka cricketing star Daya Sahabandu dies” Daya Sahabandu, became the first Sri Lankan and only the third Asian in cricket’s history to surpass … Continue reading →
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“Masquerade” — A Plantation Bungalow in the Hills of Sri Lanka
Item in The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka … sent by Dushy Perera, a planter … rukrkaganana fellow … & intrepid traveller Masquerade! Looking more like a mansion than a bungalow, the Talawelele bungalow stands within sight of the Great Western … Continue reading →
