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RIP – CLIVE CLAY INMAN (1936-2022) – By Upali Obeyesekere It is with profound sadness we learn of the recent demise of legendary Peterite cricketer CLIVE INMAN, 86. News has reached us that he passed away on Wed. 7th December in the U.K. Born 29 January 1936, Clive Clay Inman had his baptism to school cricket playing for his alma mater, St. Peter’s College Colombo, in 1951, under the captaincy of former Ceylon cricketer H.I.K. Fernando. He played for St. Peter’s from 1951-1955, captaining in 1954 & 1955. He played under H.I.K. Fernando (1951 & 1952), and Harold Wittachy (1953). He captained the next two years. Going by archives published by St. Peter’s College, Inman was the 6th player to captain his alma mater for two consecutive years. The others been A. Weerasinghe (1940 & 1941); Anton Perera (1944 & 1945); Dion Walles (1946 & 1947); and H.I.K. Fernando (1951 ...