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RANDOM MUSINGS OF A SENILE MIND- by Rodney Vandergert Photo Source: Island ( https://island.lk/the-great-cinemas-of-colombo/#google_vignette ) “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven” Wordsworth: Preludes In the Nineteen Forties and early Fifties, Bambalawatte was the centre of the universe. It was where all the meaningful action took place and where the principal actors were mainly Burghers and a group of expatriates drawn from half a dozen nationalities. This was brought most forcibly to my mind after reading the recent obituaries which appeared in the local press – one to Zoe Jayatilleke by Tita Nathanielsz; the other to David Gladwin Loos , C.C.S.. by Bradman Weerakoon. The two articles made reference to a host of distantly remembered persons who figured prominently in those halcyon days, persons who were just names to me but spoken of quite frequently by, or were known to, my younger aunts like ...

Nov 30, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Darrell Lieversz – Double International – Sri Lanka Cricketer and Athlete – 80 years not out! Source:Island Darrell Lieversz born on June 7, 1943 attended Royal College, Colombo, daring seam bowler, captained the cricket team in 1962. In 1961 he toured India with the Ceylon Schools Cricket team and same year he captained the Royal College athletic team. At the Public Schools Athletic meets 1960 and 1961 he won the finals of the 220 and 440 yards. He was a member of the Public Schools Athletic team that toured Australia in 1960. After leaving school he joined Colts Cricket Club, and in his first season of level one club cricket, he took 72 wickets at an average of 9.78, setting a new record for the number of wickets in the tournament. Continuing his athletics career, he broke the 400 metre Ceylon record and represented Ceylon in the 100, 200 and 400 metres in ...

Jun 13, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Nishantha Ranathunga re-elected CCC president Nishantha Ranatunga, president Colts Cricket Club in the middle briefs the participants at the AGM flanked by Brig. Shiran Abeysekera – Secretary (left) and M. Ratnaharan -Treasurer. Source:Dailynews Colts Cricket Club (CCC) is the longest standing Ceylonese Cricket Club founded in 1873, held its 147th Annual General Meeting on December 12 at the club pavilion. Nishantha Ranatunga was re-elected as President unanimously while Eastman Narangoda, Chaminda Vaas and K. Shakthidasan as Vice Presidents for the ensuing year 2020/21. Trevor Rajaratnam was re-elected Patron while Jagath Savanadasa was re-elected as Vice Patron and K Mathivavan as Vice Patron. Brigadier Shiran Abeysekera was elected as the secretary and M. Ratnaharan was appointed as the Treasurer. Rajeev Munasinghe as the Asst. secretary and Chandika Jayawardena as the Asst. Treasurer with Dinesh Wickremanayake as the Club Captain and Dharshika de Silva as the Social and Indoor Games Secretary. ...

Dec 26, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Carlton Bernadus – an excellent cricketer and coach-by Upananda Jayasundera Carlton Bernadus Carlton Bernadus, Head Coach of SSC School of Cricket from 2013 to date is an old boy of St.Joseph’s College,Colombo who is a versatile cricketer and coach who was guided during his school days by Fairlie Dalpathado who represented SSC and Ceylon team As a cricketer , when he represented his Alma Mater Carlton scored twin unbeaten half centuries in the ‘Big Match’ against St.Peters’ College,Colombo in the year 1976. He coached the Under 15 and Under 17 teams of his School, which emerged All Island Champions for two years. Carlton’s highest score in the Premier League is an unbeaten knock of 133 against Police SC. He was also a brilliant close-in fielder who was selected as the Best Fielder among Sri Lanka Schools in the year 1976 and also at the Single Wicket Cricket tournament organized by ...

Nov 28, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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