Down Memory Lane

by Maheel Kuragama Some teams, perhaps because they were spectacular in the particular season, get remembered more than others. And so Royalists of an earlier era would be taken back immediately to the exploits of Manik Weerakumar’s record-breaking rugby team of 1976, for example, or the equally impressive team of …

by Z. Kamil Mohamed A global cricketing icon once said “At Trinity; Rugby and Rugby players are special, and I… was only a cricketer”. Such is the pedestal upon which Rugby stands at Trinity that playing Rugby for the 1st XV becomes the ultimate dream for most young Trinitians. That …

TRINITY-ANTONIAN ENCOUNTERS – A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Compiled by Afzal Laphir Editores’ Note; Before we break down the numbers of Trinity-Antonian, as presented by Afzal Laphir, here’s a bit of the Cricketing history of Trinity College Kandy and St. Anthony’s College Kandy. Historical data are gathered from the National Archive of …

St. Anthony’s College Vs St. Peter’s College 1st XI Cricket encounter by AFZAL LAPHIR St Anthony’s College Kandy and St Peter’s College Colombo, two of the finest cricket-playing schools in the country, are scheduled to play their traditional two-day game on the 28th and 29th of March at Katugastota. The …

𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬- 𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. #𝟏 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚 By Ravi Irugalbandara First of a series of articles on sporting Legends, a trip down memory lane by Ravi Irugalbandara. A versatile sportsman of 80’s, Ravi captained St. Benedict’s College 1st XI at Cricket (84), Hockey and U 19 Football. …

Final recorded interview with Legendary Ceylon, English County and Peterite Cricketer.   By Algi Wijewickrema   Brief Profile: Clive Clay Inman (born January 29, 1936 in Colombo died 07th December 2022 in England) former Ceylon Cricketer, represented N.C.C in domestic Club Cricket and later played in English Country Cricket representing …

An appeal to school rugby coaches: please don’t bridle brilliance! By Kavan Rambukwella This article was originally published in the Sunday Times, on 24th March 1996 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/960324/sportm.html I have always accepted the wonderful story of William Webb Ellis who picked up the ball in a game of football at Rugby …

When the All-Blacks played in Colombo in 1907 By Neil Wijeratne The first rugby team from parts beyond the seas to play in Sri Lanka, as per the recorded history of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (now Sri Lanka Rugby), was the “All Blacks” Northern Union team. They arrived …

By Jane Russell Dr. Jane Russel (BA Oxon. St Hilda’s College, MA in Education) educated at Winchester Girls High School, UK, was seconded to History Dept. Peradeniya University where she Studied for Ph.D, in ‘Political History of Ceylon 1931-1947’, under Professor KM de Silva and her thesis on “Ceylon Tamils Under …

THE HISTORY OF MURALI-VAAS TROPHY AND BEYOND by AFZAL LAPHIR When St Anthony’s College Kandy (SACK) hosts St Joseph’s College (SJC) Colombo on  28th February and 01st March at Katugastota, the two Saints schools will meet for the 109th occasion, spreading across three centuries and after missing out in 2021 …