Tag Archives: Schools Cricket

Lawrence Heyn was sports editor of the SUN and WEEKEND newspapers in Colombo in the 1970s and early ’80s. He migrated to Australia in 1984 and worked for 27 years as an editor and production editor for a newspaper group in Brisbane. He is a partner in a design company, …

BY NEIL WIJERATNE Then came the most exciting phase of the awards ceremony.   The entertainment items, music, dancing and speeches came to an abrupt end. There was a pin drop silence amongst the packed house at the main hall of the BMICH, Colombo 07. The event was the Schoolboy …

By Elmo Rodrigopulle I deem it a privilege and an honour to be asked to pen a piece on MAHADEVAN SATHASIVAM, by my Editor Sujith Silva for the ‘QUADRANGLE’. Sathasivam, without doubt was the greatest batsman produced by Sri Lanka in the pre-Test era and even the post era could …

By Johnny de Silva The Invincible St. Aloysius College Galle Cricket team in the 1956 season under the captaincy of Mohamed Anwer carried all before them becoming the unofficial Southern Group champions for the first time. SAC ’56 beat both Richmond College and Mahinda College in their annual encounters. Melvin …

By Afzal Laphir (Melbourne)   The schoolboy cricketer of the year award is the most prestigious title a cricketer aspires to during his school career. It brings recognition and often a place in the national side.   It is no coincidence that six cricketers in the 1996 World Cup-winning side …

Down memory lane with Ronnie Guneratne By Algi Wijewickrema   Ronnie Guneratne perhaps is not a household name in Sri Lanka. It’s no fault of his as he was a sportsman in an era when there was no TV, no email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. and only the newspapers carried news, …

BY NEIL WIJERATNE   It was in the third standard class in the late 1950s that I had the opportunity of developing a friendship with Hector Perera. And we were sharing the same desk and the bench, separated by the space for two ink-wells on the desk. Even though we …

Versatile Dr.Cyril Ernest By Sujith Silva Dr. Cyril Ernest former Benedictine sportsman, a brilliant all-round cricketer a right hand opening batsman and a right arm off spinner back in 50s and 60s was in town last year as the Chief Guest for the Annual Prize Giving at St. Benedict’s College. …

Vijaya Malalasekera By Sujith Silva   My first Royal-Thomian memory goes back to 1953 when Royal College was captained by Ubhaya de Silva; the Thomians were down I think 4 for 14 and then P.I. Peiris and Geoff Wijesinghe put on record partnership of 187 runs. The Thomians went on …

Lareef Idroos By Sujith Silva   Though I have heard so much about Lareef Idroos and made references to this cricketer in the very first issue of Quadrangle Magazine back in 2014, I never managed to meet him in person until Michael Tissera got me an appointment meet the former …