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India rub salt in the wounds of hopeless Sri Lanka with world record one day drubbing. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill and skipper Rohit Sharma sounded Sri Lanka’s death knell when they decimated a toothless bowling attack to seal an emphatic 3-0 series win in the one-day series sending the Islanders home with bitter memories of a tour that sent shudders through them. Kohli in full stride is a nightmare to most teams in the world, and his dominant presence will leave the Sri Lanka bowlers with years of trauma that will take a while to recover from.  The trio helped India run up an insurmountable 390 for 5 which effectively demoralised and derailed any dreams of a Sri Lanka upset in the dead rubber.   Kohil’s merciless onslaught on the hapless Sri Lanka attack saw him smash 166 not out off only 110 balls ...

Jan 16, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , ,
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Off field issues appear to weigh down Lankans as India grab unassailable lead – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Sri Lanka changed tactics and batted first but the batters crumbled once more and the result was no different.  India, set a meagre 215,  made short work of the target to comfortably win with 41 balls to spare and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead. It’s been a dreary sequence of events for the troubled Sri Lankans whose on field blues appear to have off field issues to deal with as well. And if this is the reason for their shabby display there’s plenty to be done to get their mindset back on track. And that’s not going to happen midtour or anytime soon after it. Although the horse has bolted in terms of the series, Sri Lanka need to find a way to regroup hurriedly if they want to return home ...

Jan 13, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Authorship of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS)A Plea for Reparative Justice: – By Senaka Weeraratna Source : dailynews Concerning the injury suffered by Senaka Weeraratna consequent to the denial of a rightful hearing of his claim of invention, copyright and authorship regarding a critical issue in the regulation of the game of Cricket. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/10/15/z_p26-theContovacy.jpg Senaka Weeraratna – an enthusiast since his school days at Royal College, Colombo on matters pertaining to cricket – felt strongly that field decisions by Umpires that are questionable – in some cases outrageously wrong – because they share the heat of the action and are not at their best in quick judgments, and which umpiring errors were vividly displayed to the public on television through video replays should be corrected using the same technology. At the same time Weeraratna realized that patently wrong umpiring decisions were allowed to stand because of the absence of a ...

Jan 9, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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BURGHER RECREATION CLUB’S GREATEST SON DESHABANDU MAJOR GENERAL BERTRAM RUSSELL HEYN (Born October 1, 1912) – A COLOSSUS AMONG LEGENDS – By Dennis de Rosayro ROYAL COLLEGE, COLOMBO Educated at Royal College, Colombo, and passed the Cambridge Junior Examination   in 1927. Represented Royal College at Cricket in the 1929 and 1930 Annual Royal-Thomian big matches, and also in Rugby Football and Athletics. He coached the Cricket Team from 1945 to 1947. GOVERNMENT TRAINING COLLEGE, MAHARAGAMA Successfully completed his studies and training for Teachers. PETER’S COLLEGE, COLOMBO He coached the Cricket team in 1946 who beat St. Joseph’s College in the big match for the 1st time, and again in 1947. He also served as a Teacher for a period of time.  BURGHER RECREATION CLUB I first met this legend when I joined the Burgher Recreation Club as a Benedictine schoolboy, 2 days before my 17th birthday on 8th March 1954. ...

Jan 7, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Cricket – A game for the Handicapped? – By Noor R. Rahim   Travelling from the Airport to their Beach Hotel two Elderly American ladies saw many people gathered around radios and Television Sets enroute to their Hotel. The crowds were very vociferous with dancing, flag waving and generally appearing happy in a carnival like atmosphere. Once at the Hotel they enquired if there was a Festival being celebrated as they had seen people on the road making merry. The receptionist explained that today was the “Final Test Cricket Match” against the visitors from “down under”. With a win today we would sweep them away and “bury” them, as we had won two of the three already. The festive mood in the streets is because we have already won the series. After refreshing themselves they strolled out to the Beach Cabana with their drinks and Transistor Radio to take in ...

Jan 7, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Noor Rahim Tagged , , , , , ,
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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 ...

Dec 22, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Upali Obeyesekere Tagged , , ,
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (NOVEMBER 2022) – By victor meldor England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to win the 39th  Match, Group 1, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, played at the Sydney Cricket Grounds (SCG) Stadium. Scores: Sri Lanka – 141/8 in 20 Overs (Nissanka 67, Rajapaksha 22, K. Mendis 18, Wood 3/18, Rsahid 1/16, Stokes 1/24, Woakes 1/24) England – 144/6 in 19.4 Overs (Hales 47, Stokes 42no, W.H.de Silva 2/23, Kumaras 2/24, D.de Silva 2/24) Player of the Match: Adil Rashid (England) Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0 Wanindu Hasaranga has regained the top spot among T20I bowlers, replacing Rashid Khan, after a successful T20 World Cup, where he picked up 15 wickets in eight matches. Hasaranga picked up three-wicket hauls three times in the tournament. His 3 for 8 against UAE and 3 for 28 against Netherlands ensured Sri Lanka turned their first-round campaign around after an opening loss to Namibia to ...

Dec 1, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged , , , , ,
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Afganistan conquer the hills of Pallekelle – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Afganistan exposed Sri Lanka’s pathetic standing in world cricket with a ruthless annihilation of the home team at Pallekelle.  The visitors showed no qualms about the opposition or the unfamiliarity of Sri Lankan conditions batting with authority and treating the Sri Lanka attack with disdain to post a imposing 294 for 8 in their allotment.  They then clinically dissected and demolished the now established Sri Lanka batting inconsistency, mainly in the middle order,  which has been a contentious issue for quite a while, to coast to a easy 60-run win.  They bowled the hapless Lankans out in just 34 overs. Only Pathum Nissanka, 85 off 83 balls, and Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva, 66 off 46 balls showed enough class and aggression to take the challenge to the visitors and save them of more embarrassment and blushes. On ...

Nov 26, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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Australia destroys England euphoria with a one-day hiding.- BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) England were drowned by the  T20 World Cup success and found swimming in the waters of euphoria does not translate to continued success.   Well, Australia made that wake up call.  Recovering from the hangover of a fantastic and unexpected World Cup glory, England found that maintaining that aura was about focus and consistency.  Australia reminded them that it was built around continued focus which the triumphant Englishmen found they were caught out in a program planned on maintaining status quo. It also brings into focus that Australia is never off the radar as the most fierce competitor in world cricket, also in most sports in the world.  The one-day whitewash clearly demonstrated the frivolous nature of the white ball game and gives hope to all competing nations in the next edition of the World Cup.  ...

Nov 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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“Greatest Test-Batsmen of all time” – by Des Kelly So Cricket is on the boards again. Australia is the greatest Sports – loving Country in the World. There is no doubt about it, at all.  Some of the greatest Sportsmen & Women also come from this huge Island Continent, proud to call themselves Aussies. When I happened to see the ‘post’ about the famous ‘Stars’ who carried their bat’s out to creases all around this planet of ours, I watched with great interest, all the accomplishments of the greatest batsmen ever, and was very proud indeed to notice the name of Kumar Sanghakara, Sri Lanka’s greatest batsman among them, fairly high on the list, as well. What made me prouder still, was the fact that the “TOP” Batsman was Sir Donald Bradman who, in retirement, was also a Director of the South Australian Rubber Mills and decided to pay a ...

Nov 22, 2022 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , , , ,
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