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BEFORE THE 119th ANNUAL “LOVERS’ QUARREL” BETWEEN RICHMOND – MAHINDA HEROIC DOUGLAS DON JAYASINGHE EVOKED – By Sunil Thenabadu One of the most distinguished old boys of prestigious Mahinda College Galle Douglas Dias Jayasinghe  was born in year 1915 is a distinguished old boy, the first Southerner to bring honour and glory to Galle in the field of Cricket having captained Mahinda from 1934-1936. He was an allrounder a left hand batsman, a prolific scorer having notched six centuries and a number of fifties having captured  around  eighty wickets during his tenure as a member of the Mahinda College cricket team.DD was classified as a complete all rounder been an excellent slip fielder too. His exaggerated demeanour was able to win matches for Mahinda. Prior to the big encounter under the theme ‘Brotherhood Beyond Boundaries’ the Richmond College Union, Richmond College Cricket Club had connived with Mahinda Club and Mahinda College Cricket ...