By Rohan Wijesinghe Snr (Former Josephian, Sri Lanka Under 19 and NCC opening batsman) It is with the heaviest heart that I pick up my quill to pen a few lines on the head and heart of my late skipper Gary Melder. Gary, of Dutch Burgher extraction, born to Errol …

A JOURNEY THROUGH QUADRANGLES Quadrangle will embark on a journey to search and record the History of Schools (College Education) in Sri Lanka. A series of articles on each school to follow and here’s the story from early days… By Sujith Silva Prof. W. I. Siriweera, (Emeritus Professor of History …

Tikiri Ellepola By Sujith Silva It was a pleasure to meet up with a versatile sportsman of Trinity College, Kandy, Tikiri Ellepola who excelled in cricket, rugby and badminton in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. A Ryde Gold Medallist in 1980, the highest honour the school can bestow to …

Invincible ‘87  By Sujith Silva   Tyrrell Jason Rajapakse and Trinity’s 1st XV of 1987, a name and a team written in Golden letters in the Rugby annals of Trinity College Kandy. Tyrrell known as ‘Tikka’ a Rugby Lionsman,  an outstanding rugby player was also an inspirational leader who marshalled …

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 …

The schools cricket season of 1954 was a memorable one for St Anthony’s College, Katugastota.   That was the year Antonians became the Unofficial Schools Cricket Champions” and also two of their favourite sons carved their names in the cricketing annals. I went in search of that invincible season and …

They do not fly, they do not sting and they don’t have a queen or a king. They have a history as long as their rugby pedigree can be traced.   ornets are a type of insect, also called wasps, that gather and live in colonies, and they sting. We find many varieties of them in Sri Lanka, notoriously at Sigiriya. They are often …

LP steered St. Benedict’s College to became the ‘Unofficial Champions’ something St. Benedict’s couldn’t achieve almost for four decades since the early 20th century.   Inspired by legendary individuals, sports teams of yesteryears and their mavericks, I ventured into those golden years in search of the ones who excelled in …

Profile Russel Arnold, former Peterite 1st XI Cricket Captain (1993) and Sri Lanka Test and ODI batsman now turned International Cricket Commentator speaks candidly about his life and ambitions.   Full name:  Russel Premakumaran Arnold Date of Birth: 25th October 1973 Resides : Sydney, Australia School attended: St. Peter’s College, …

Iron resolve took Premalal  far in sporting and professional career   A cricketer, a sound leader and a man with an exemplary career who rose to fame with his simple life and uncompromised loyalty, Premalal de Silva talks to us about his life at the Quadrangle school at Katugastota and his exceptional career at Singer. Premalal …