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All in the Toss! Classical Right Royal Battle of the Blues2021 Source:Stcobasydney On the 10th of April 2021, after much deliberation due to COVID19, the joint committee managed to arrange the much awaited 26th annual Royal Thomian NSW-ACT fixture at the Memorial Oval in Ingleburn. The event was 30 days past the due date on Australia Day which has now become contentiously tagged Invasion Day. So, we all ventured down South in the cool of early Autumn to Ingleburn for the scheduled 8.30am start for the Classics, wishing it were Hambanthota instead. Janaka Subasinghe, my erstwhile opposite number ambled up with the umpires in tow and a 50ct coin, which he flicked up and I said tails. The coin dropped and promptly rolled on to the grass. I need to mention here that the Opens got the choice Oval wicket whereas the Masters and the Classics were allocated a side ...

May 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Sri Lanka Lions Premiers In 2018 The Srilanka Lions Sports Club won the NSW Classics Cricket Competition for over 50 cricketers organised by the Sydney Masters Cricket Association in New South Wales last Sunday 11th March 2018 in a very close game against the Burwood Briars Cricket Club played at Monty Bennett Oval, Wentworthville. Burwood Briars got 179 for 4 wickets in their 40 overs & the SriLanka Lions reached their target in 38 overs. This is the premier cricket tournament for players over 50 years in Sydney. There are sixteen ( 16 ) teams in this competition which is played on turf wickets with many teams having ex-Grade cricketers. The SriLanka Lions finished up with 376 points followed in second place by last years Premiers Georges River Cricket Club with 368 points. The team was captained this year by Ex-Old Joe Kevin Pereira. The rest of the team that ...

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