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Ajit Jayasekera’s fond recollection of David Ponniah Source:stcobasydney With photos of David’s visit to Sydney as Warden STC ( 2001 – 2008 )\ Dr. David Arijunan Ponniah, Warden S.Thomas’ College, my friend, colleague and partner. I have been inundated with requests for speeches, articles and insights into my association with this magnificent cricketer and scholar, from the day he took over as the Warden of our great school. At least now, when some young Thomian stops me on the street and asks “hey, old man, what did you do at S.Thomas’?” I can proudly say, “I batted with David Ponniah”! David and I grew up at S.Thomas’ in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, when our school was churning out some of the best cricketing talent ever produced in its history. As little boys, we would watch in awe and admire the feats of the likes of Michael Tissera, Ronnie Reid, ...

Feb 4, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Azam Hameed, Dijen De Saram, Manilka Wijesooriya, Prabodha Kariyawasam

When Sri Lanka defeated India before gaining ICC status-by Chris Dhambarage Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka’s quest to attain the elusive ICC Test status received a huge boost when they pulled off one of the biggest upsets in limited overs cricket on this day, exactly 42 years ago. Sri Lanka, as an Associate Member had the satisfaction of defeating the star-studded Indian Team by a convincing margin of 47 runs in the second edition of the Prudential World Cup match at Old Trafford on June 18, 1979. This was also the only game, which was won by an Associate Member of the ICC in this World Cup, which was eventually won by the West Indies for the second successive occasion. ...

Jun 18, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Duleep Mendis, Kapil Dev, Karsan Ghavri

When Sri Lanka made their ODI debut at 1975 Prudential World Cup-by Chris Dhambarage The Sri Lanka World Cup Squad Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka began their campaign towards achieving International Cricket Council (ICC) Test status when they made their One Day International (ODI) debut in England on this day (June 7), exactly 46 years ago. Sri Lanka captained by Anura Tennekoon made an inauspicious start to their goal of achieving international recognition as they were beaten by the ultimate champions West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth match of the Prudential World Cup at Manchester. ...

Jun 10, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Mevan Pieris

Jun 7, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Tony Opatha

A Historic Flight Revisited!-by S. Skandakumar George Steuarts hierarchy S. Skandakumar, Bernard Wijetunga, R. Muralidharan and Cricket Board Secretary Anura Tennekoon address a media briefing organized to promote another event ahead of the 1996 World Cup. Source:Island The semi-final was over around 10 pm at Eden Gardens in Calcutta. Unruly crowd behaviour by shocked fans, when all was lost for India , ended in the Match Referee Clive Lloyd awarding the game to Sri Lanka on that Tuesday night, the 14th of March 1996. I managed to get through to Cricket Board’s President Ana Punchihewa in the players dressing room, to convey congratulations and retired to bed truly happy! We had qualified to play Australia in the Wills World Cup final, in Lahore on Friday the 17th. Shortly after midnight, I heard a knock on my front door. Bernard Wijetunge and Channa Wijemanne, two of the Directors of our Travel ...

Mar 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Sidath Wettimuny

Ajit Jayasekera’s fond recollection of David Ponniah With photos of David’s visit to Sydney as Warden STC ( 2001 – 2008 ) Source:-stcobasydney Dr. David Arijunan Ponniah, Warden S.Thomas’ College, my friend, colleague and partner. I have been inundated with requests for speeches, articles and insights into my association with this magnificent cricketer and scholar, from the day he took over as the Warden of our great school. At least now, when some young Thomian stops me on the street and asks “hey, old man, what did you do at S.Thomas’?” I can proudly say, “I batted with David Ponniah”! David and I grew up at S.Thomas’ in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, when our school was churning out some of the best cricketing talent ever produced in its history. As little boys, we would watch in awe and admire the feats of the likes of Michael Tissera, Ronnie ...

Feb 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Azam Hameed, David, Dijen De Saram, Manilka Wijesooriya, Michael Tissera, Neil Chanmugam, Prabodha Kariyawasam, Ronnie Reid, S. Thomas' College

ANURA TENNEKOON’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY – Passionately Cricket Former Sri Lanka captain Anura Tennekoon’s autobiography – Passionately Cricket – was launched at Sinhalese Sports Club on 26 February 2020. Tennekoon, who captained S. Thomas’ and SSC was Sri Lanka’s captain in 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups. Tennekoon’s former school mates, his SSC and Sri Lanka teammates, some of the leading players produced by the country and leading figures of the business world were present at the occasion. The keynote address was given by his contemporary cricketer S. Skandakumar (former High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia) and highlighted the following: “If there was a single line that describes Anura this remarkable gentleman Cricketer, I will fall back on an eminent Thomians statement to me. “If I had to name someone to bat for my life, it would be Anura”. Recalling the days he played with and against Anura, Skandakumar said, “I ...

Jul 17, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anura Tennekoon, Mahela Jayawardena Comments 0