eLanka Newsletter – 9th October 2024 -3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Storm fall at final hurdle, falling victim to savage Penrith onslaught. ‘Fourpeat’ makes Panthers a special in NRL history. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Health & Views OCTOBER 1st issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Watch Highlights – ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, 2024 – Match 2 – Pakistan Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 31 runs Attracting Foreign Direct Investments into Srilanka – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Allow the number of MPs to be elected rationally and transparently based on actual Election results. – By Bernard Fernando SUNIL BENEDICT GUNAWARDENA – THE SRI LANKAN BULLET! (by Ravi Rudra to mark Sunil Gunawardena’s 75th Birthday on 6th Oct 2024) The Scarborough Poetry Club – 9th Anniversary. – By Noor Rahim ...

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Constantine’s Coaching Spell in Ceylon in 1953: Assorted Notes-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Following my decision to present the accounts of the Australian cricket team’s whistle-stop match in Ceylon in March 1953 as presented in Crosscurrents,[1] I ventured on a search for more data on Learie Constantine’s stint as a coach in the island. Several friends and acquaintances have responded in fruitful ways. So, what you will see here is a compendium that is the product of several hands: titbits that are as enticing as revealing. In the manner typical to him, my Aloysian schoolmate KK De Silva receives pride of place because he has pointed to an entry in Ferguson’s Directory which pinpoints Learie Constantine’s arrival in Ceylon on the 4thJanuary 1953 to assume his tasks as cricket coach. KK’s data, as well as titbits from many others, indicate that his tasks were not confined to the leading club cricketers, but extended to some schools and included visits ...

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