๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ- ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ. #๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ By Ravi Irugalbandara First of a series of articles on sporting Legends, a trip down memory lane by Ravi Irugalbandara. A versatile sportsman of 80โs, Ravi captained St. Benedictโs College 1st XI at Cricket (84), Hockey and U 19 Football. …
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Final recorded interview with Legendary Ceylon, English County and Peterite Cricketer. ย By Algi Wijewickrema ย 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 …
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By Nuwangi Gunawardena Sri Lanka U19โs Tour of England kicked off with the 1st Youth Test at Chelmsford on the 21st of August. The four-day match would mark the first series for the Sri Lankan U19โs since former national cricketer Jehan Mubarak took over as the head coach in March …
Read More »Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan 2022 – A series of Records, Milestones and History
A recap on the recently concluded Pakistan Test tour of Sri Lanka. By Nuwangi Gunawardena Sri Lanka and Pakistan went to head to head in the recently concluded two match Test series at the Galle international stadium from the 16th to the 27th July. Both teams were coming off of …
Read More »THE HISTORY OF MURALI-VAAS TROPHY AND BEYOND
THE HISTORY OF MURALI-VAAS TROPHY AND BEYOND by AFZAL LAPHIR When St Josephโs College (SJC) Colombo host St Anthonyโs College Kandy (SACK) on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th February at Darley Road, the two Saints schools will meet for the 110th occasion, spreading across three centuries. This year, they will …
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By Suhela Abeynaike Conroy Ievers Gunasekara was born an athlete meant to change sports history in Sri Lanka. He was a colossus, a gentleman of the highest order; unassuming and always stood for justice, a hard hitting batsman and a local maestro on the tennis court. Born on July 14, …
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Affectionately called as โMuraliโ he is by far the greatest Sportsperson Sri Lanka ever produced in the modern era. Truly a Legend, an icon and an Ambassador. Not only to his alma mater St. Anthonyโs College, Katugastota but also to his country, Sri Lanka and for the game of …
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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 โQUADRANGLEโ. Sathasivam, without doubt was the greatest batsman produced by Sri Lanka in the pre-Test era and even the post era could …
Read More »Big matches forged many friendships off the field
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 …
Read More »THE SRI LANKAN WHO TAUGHT THE MCC AND THE ICC
Would you be surprised to hear of a Sri Lankan who taught a thing or two to the MCC and the ICC? Well donโt be, we have a cricket enthusiast, historian, recorder, player and a prolific writer (on cricket of course), a veritable encyclopedia on cricket, in Mahinda Wijesinghe who …
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