Aussies Snatch Victory in Smashing Match at Wellington – By Michael Roberts Item in ESPNcricinfo 21 February 2024 Australia captain Mitchell Marsh produced a powerful all-round performance before Tim David batted superbly at the death to complete a last-ball win over New Zealand in a high-scoring series opener in Wellington.. Mitchell Marsh’s 44-ball unbeaten 72 held the Australia chase together•Getty Images Chasing 216 after Devon Conway emerged from a form slump with a half-century, Australia appeared on the brink of defeat despite Marsh’s effort. But David took over with 31 off 10 balls punctuated by a boundary through the leg-side off Tim Southee to seal Australia’s remarkable heist. Australia drew first blood in the fight for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, which had previously only been awarded to the winner of bilateral ODI series between the teams. With the T20 World Cup just over three months away, the three-match series is vital preparation for both teams. Australia’s batting order, ...
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Minette De Silva in Pictures-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Image Source:Thuppahis Sired by George E. De Silva and Agnes Nell on 1 February 1918, Minette De Silva has claims to be one of Sri Lanka’s greatest achievers on the world stage. As the pictures of her with Picasso and others at a conference, the Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne, in 1947 reveal, young Minette outshone all the others in presentability and age. She then proceeded to imprint her innovative mark within her beloved island — as some of the photographs and the recent recognition of her extraordinary talent by competent personnel attests. …. Michael Roberts Minette and her father George E De Silva at a gathering of notables at the Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne, in the year 1947. she was thereafter elected as an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1948 -becoming the first Asian woman to receive such an accolade. ...
Feb 17, 2024
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Minette de Silva: An Ornament of Her Age, I-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Jane Russell … presenting A Memoir as one Step in a series and deploying the spelling of “Minette” which Minette favoured (not Minnette) The whine of Minette’s white Renault as it climbed the steep curves of the driveway to St George’s [in Kandy] could be heard long before the car arrived under the arched porch. The car headlights would be switched off and I’d catch a few words in Sinhala being exchanged between Minette and Punchi Rala, a tall, fair old man, whose thin grey hair was tied in a tiny knot behind his head, a dirty sarong half falling from his slack stomach. Punchi Rala was a semi-alcoholic (kassipu being his favoured beverage) who slept on a donkey bed in the recess of the porch. Under his bed he kept a pike that had surely been purloined from the ...
Feb 14, 2024
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‘Made’ in Australia: The Journal SOUTH ASIA-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Image Source:Thuppahis South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies ranks as the leading academic journal in South Asian studies. It provides a forum for scholarly research, comment and discussion on the history, society, economy, culture and international relations of the South Asian region, drawing on a range of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences. South Asia publishes cutting edge, innovative, conceptually interesting, original case studies and new research, which shape and lead debates in the field. SOUTH ASIA-Journal Professor Kama Maclean: a key figure in the history of the journal EDITORS Shameem Black (Australian National University) 2022-current Priya Chacko (University of Adelaide) 2022-current Jason Cons (University of Texas at Austin) 2022-current Ali Usman Qasmi (Lahore University of Management Sciences) 2022-current PAST EDITORS Kama Maclean (University of New South Wales) 2010-2022 Ian Copland (Monash University) – 2002-2010 Howard Brasted (University of New England) ...
Feb 12, 2024
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A Crackerjack Cricket Match at Kandy: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis While, alas, I dot watch the 50-Over ODI match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played a t the PKalleklley Stadium in Kandy on Friday 10th February, it is crystal-clear tdhat it was a crackerjack game marked by (A) huge totals and (B) a number of exceptional performances on both sides. Pathum Nissanka soaks in the applause • AFP/Getty Images While opening batsman Pathum Nissanka deservedly secured the Player of the Match for his 203 runs in 139 balls at a rate of …., a close contender for this award in my book was the oldish Afghan warhorse, Mohammad Nabi, for a bowling spell that reads 10-4-44-1 at 4.40 (easily the most economical Afghanistan bowler) and then a batting effort that saw him accumulate 136 runs in 130 balls –– this score in the position No 7 in the batting order after Afghanistan was five wkts ...
Feb 11, 2024
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Captain Cook, the First Fleet & Australia Day: Relevant Facts-by Michael Roberts Sourcce:Thuppahis Earlson Forbes in Sydney in Email Memo to Michael Roberts, 9 February 2024** as a Comment on this TPS Item viz https://thuppahis.com/2024/02/08/anzac-day-outdoes-australia-day-in-the–scales-of-dinky-die-australian-nationalism/ ……….. Note that the highlights in black are those by Earlson, while the other coloured segments are those of Editor Roberts. Whilst the author of this email has made many interesting observations, I think clarification is due on some aspects of the contents. The email in question states. ‘The first fleet arrived in Botany Bay on 18th January. The 26th was chosen as Australia Day for a very different and important reason. The 26th of January 1949 is the day Australians received their independence from British Rule’. ...
Feb 9, 2024
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Sri Lankan Cricketers in Hard-fought Win Against Afghanistan at Home-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Andrew Fidel Fernando, reporting in ESPNcricinfo on 5 February 2024, where the title reads “Jayasuriya, Asitha and batters lead Sri Lanka to comfortable win in one-off Test ….. Afghanistan’s top order fought back in the second innings, but they lost 9 for 82 to collapse on fourth day.” Sri Lanka 439 (Mathews 141, Chandimal 107, Naveed 4-83) and 56 for 0 (Karunaratne 32*, Madushka 22*) beat Afghanistan 198 (Rahmat 91, Vishwa 4-51, Asitha 3-24) and 296 (Ibrahim 114, Jayasuriya 5-107, Asitha 3-63) by ten wickets Sri Lanka’s use of the second new ball sent Afghanistan tumbling to a ten-wicket defeat on day four. Having begun the day with only one wicket down and within striking distance of the lead, Afghanistan crashed, losing their remaining nine for 82 runs. Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was the primary destroyer, taking five wickets in a devastating spell either side of lunch. Asitha Fernando claimed ...
Feb 6, 2024
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China vs USA …. in Drone Aerobix Displays!!-by Michael Roberts Courtesy of Keith Bennett et al in Melbourne …. Source:Thuppahis Image Source:Thuppahis The title is my choice and let meindicate that I am old-fashioned and prefer the olde expressions of pageantr y and performance that engage human beings in performance, coordination and togetherness and endeavour. The mediums here are technological artifice: as cold as potentially dangerous when converted into warfare. ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Lessons for Life: Dr Buddy Reid in Q and A-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis THE MAKING OF AN ALL-ROUNDER: A Conversation with Dr Buddy Reid …. Sunday Island, 28 January 2024 …. https://island.lk/the-making-of-an-all-rounder-a-conversation-with-dr-buddy-reid/ …. Correspondence to Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha = Sanjivasw@gmail.com Dr Buddy Reid – one of the finest all-around sportsmen Sri Lanka has produced – recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. During his University days, Buddy won the National Table Tennis championships of Ceylon three times, played Cricket for Ceylon, sang in the University SCM choir, and played clarinet in a dance band called The Neurones. In 1965 he graduated as a doctor -and a few years later he captained our national teams in both Cricket and Table Tennis, was a player and coach of the Table Tennis team as well as Secretary of the Table Tennis Association of Ceylon. He raised a family with his wife Peace – and became a specialist surgeon. The University ...
Feb 2, 2024
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Windies floored by Sri Lanka at Harare-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Image Source:Thuppahis The once mighty West Indian cricket squad have been in the doldrums for some time and were at the bottom of the table going into their final match in the competition among the second tier teams being held in ZIMBABWE for placement in the 50-over World Cup — with only two teams securing such coveted spots. The Windies faced the leading squad, namely, Sri Lanka, in this match. Sri Lanka were already ensconced at the top of the table and had little discomfort in beating the Windies — even though they rested two key players (Dhananjaya and Hasaranga). Maheesh Theekshana led the way with three early wickets to restrict the West Indians to 243 runs in their 50 overs. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne then indulged in an opening stand of 190 runs to build the foundation for ...
Feb 2, 2024
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