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New book honours life of cricketing legend – By Nathan Taylor Source : parranews Long-time North Rocks resident Doug Walters was an Australian cricketing legend back in the 1970s. His incredible performances at the crease inspired kids from all over the world, including one growing up Sri Lanka. Nimal Chandrasena, now a Professor of Botany and published author, grew up listening to Walters’ heroics with the bat on a crackly wireless at his home in Sri Lanka. Walters was Chandrasena’s boyhood hero, his cricketing idol. He followed every match right up until the Dungog product retired from the game in the early 1980s. Years later, when Chandrasena migrated to Sydney for work, he set out on a mission to find the man that gave him so much joy as a youngster in Sri Lanka. In 2009, 16 years after arriving in Australia and in the most bizarre of circumstances, he finally ...

Dec 3, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan Source:Thuppahis Nimal R. Chandrasena’s Cricketing ODE for Doug Walters … within a book entitled LOOKING FOR DOUG … Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend Short Synopsis of the Book The Book tells the story of a Sri Lankan-born cricket fan (the author) and his journey following the life and achievements of his boyhood hero – Doug Walters, a personal friend. The book is replete with material and opinions gleaned from interviews with Doug and Ian Chappell, the former Australian cricket captain under whom Doug played most of his cricket. The author had been literally “Looking” for Doug from the time since he migrated to Australia in 1993. Hence, the title “Looking For Doug“. This Book is the author’s story, blended and woven with Doug’s through shared experiences. The author explains how cricket was a ‘window‘ to see the world and how he became ...

Oct 26, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Nimal R. Chandrasena’s Cricketing ODE for Doug Walters … within a book entitled LOOKING FOR DOUG … Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend  Short Synopsis of the Book The Book tells the story of a Sri Lankan-born cricket fan (the author) and his journey following the life and achievements of his boyhood hero – Doug Walters, a personal friend. The book is replete with material and opinions gleaned from interviews with Doug and Ian Chappell, the former Australian cricket captain under whom Doug played most of his cricket. The author had been literally “Looking” for Doug from the time since he migrated to Australia in 1993. Hence, the title “Looking For Doug“. This Book is the author’s story, blended and woven with Doug’s through shared experiences. The author explains how cricket was a ‘window‘ to see the world and ...

Oct 25, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , ,
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A New book from Nimal R. Chandrasena “Looking For Doug” – Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend – By Nimal Chandrasena Dr. Nimal Chandrasena, a former Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Colombo and a self-confessed Cricket Tragic, has just published his SECOND book. His first book, in January 2023, was The Virtuous Weed, which has sold over 100 copies globally and is available in Sri Lankan bookstores. ______________________ The book on Doug Walters is 350 pages and has 20 pages of Black and White high-quality photographs of Doug Walters and other important cricketers featured in the narrative. It tells the story of a Sri Lankan-born cricket freak, the author, and his journey in following the life and achievements of his boyhood hero and cricket idol, the Australian cricketer – Kevin Doug Walters. The author has been a personal friend of his subject (Doug Walters) since 2009. Through ...

Oct 16, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Doug Walters: Dairy farmer’s son goes the Milky Way-BY DR. NIMAL CHANDRASENA Doug Walters Source:Sundayobserver My first-ever cricket picture scrapbook shows that my collection began on March 8, 1965. The scribbling of the date, made with a child’s unsteady hand, still reminds me of those halcyon days. As a little lad, I listened to cricket broadcasts. “This is Radio Australia, transmitting the overseas service of the ABC, bringing you ball-by-ball commentaries of the first Test between England and Australia, from Brisbane…You are listening to Alan McGilvray.” In the year 1965, my first cricketing hero arrived on the scene. He was Kevin Douglas Walters. He was 11 days short of his 20th birthday when he was rushed into the Australian Test team to face the touring Englishmen under Mike Smith. Smith’s team had visited Colombo on their way down under and I followed their travails closely. ...

Dec 5, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Murderous bowling of Jeff Thompson against Sri Lanka in the First World Cup series match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Oval in June 1975   ” 6.48 minutes into the video you see me getting hit. I took 6 blows from him on my body. Still he didn’t get me out. Retired hurt at 53. Next to me is Duleep getting hit on the head” – “Sunil Wettimuny” …………… How Sri Lanka showed grit and displayed a ‘never say die’ attitude against the murderous bowling of Jeff Thompson and Dennis Lillie in  the First ICC World Cup series match between Australia and Sri Lanka played at the Oval in June 1975. The defiant and gallant batting of Sunil Wettimuny who scored a heroic 53 (retired hurt), Duleep Mendis, Ranjit Fernando, Bandula Warnapura, Anura Tennekoon, and Michael Tissera earned for them and Sri Lanka a place at the High ...

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