Bertie Wijesinghe Archives

Calling by Lucky Navaratne. Appreciation and a Tribute to all the De La Salle Christian Brothers Calling all Bens and all who received the guidance- upbringing of our founder Brother De LaSalle. It was truly amazing to hear the strategic plan drafted by the present OBU of my Alma Mater. The potential of which I am confident, SBC would return to the glorious “Sixties Era”. We shall stand behind our present OBU, prayerfully with the best of intentions. I am extending the invitation to all who benefitted from the humble Christian Brothers, to participate in Spirit and Strength by contacting your local OBU branch in your region. As for me, I spent 10 solid wonderful years of my youth at SBC in the Sixties, during this period, feeding and the feeling I carried in my “Heart”; We Bens were nothing but the best, “There is no other school in the ...

Bertie Wijesinghe Dies Bertie Wijesinhe, the former Ceylon-representative cricketer and coach, died on Saturday aged 96. Wijesinghe, an allrounder who bowled offspin and medium pace, represented S Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia from 1936 to 1939. He then moved to SSC, and played for Ceylon in the pre-Test era. Wijesinhe’s greatest contribution, though, was as a coach. The Wettimuny brothers – Sunil, Mithra and Sidath – who all played for the Sri Lanka were coached by Wijesinghe. “Whatever skills we learnt from cricket we owe it to him,” Sidath Wettimuny said. “He was a fabulous coach, the best in the business. His knowledge and the way he transferred that knowledge to us was fantastic. Bertie lived a full life and was one of the greatest cricketers produced by SSC and one of the best coaches the country has produced.” Former Sri Lanka and SSC captain Anura Tennekoon also paid tribute to ...