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Closing of The Centenary Year – By Algi Wijewickrema Deviating from publishing photos that could not find space in the Centenary Publication, this time around, I decided to give details about a legacy that does not get highlighted much. That is the legacy of the first Peterite Captain of the Joe-Pete series. Some rare pictures are also included. Legacy Of George Jayaweera Among the immortals who played in the Peterite Cricket team that faced the Josephians for the first time in 1933 in what subsequently came to be known as the ‘Big Match’, a name that cannot be forgotten is George Jayaweera, the captain. Though not dubbed the ‘Big Match’ then, the Josephian-Peterite is arguably the most looked forward to in the annual calendar of sporting events at St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s. George Jayaweera’s captaincy began in 1932 and in that year, as reported in “The Peterite” Magazine of ...

Regulate sports in popular schools ahead of big matches Source:Island The Big Matches between popular schools in Colombo and main outstation cities are round the corner. In the past school sports was in the hands of former sportsmen and sportswomen who loved the game as well as their school. They devoted their time and money to coach the budding youth without any monetary gain for themselves. But, see what has happened today. Sports coaches selected by the schools demand millions of rupees to coach the students. And this is readily agreed and paid by the school authorities. In the good old days the members of School teams were provided free meals during match days and also Sports equipment. But it is not so now. The school earn millions of rupees from big matches played for a duration of two, or three days in some cases, and this money could be ...