Lakshman Thalayasingham Archives

The Invincible Thomian Cricket XI of 1965-by Somasundaram Skandakumar Source:Thuppahis That Thomian team in 1965 was like Bradman’s Invincibles. They fielded a superbly balanced side that smashed all records as Barney Reid led their bowling with uncanny control and very late and sharp inswing, while Sarath Seneviratne their skipper and Anura Tennakoon spearheaded the batting. At Tea on the second day following on with two hours to go we were eight down and the Thomians were celebrating. Wadugodapitiya was joined by our dear Lakshman Thalayasingham and they defended stoutly as the minutes ticked by until a few minutes before close Thalay was out stumped playing on his back footHe never lived that down The last pair held firm and we escaped with an honourable draw. I batted at No 4 in both innings occupying valuable time, by adhering strictly to coach Mahes Rodrigo’s words as I stood up to go ...

The Community’ ‘Skanda’ stirs nostalgic memories of cricket at book launch Source:Dailymirror The following are excerpts of the speech by S. Skandakumar who was the guest of honour at the launching of the book ‘The Community’ which was penned by Mevan Pieris. The book launch was held at SLFI Auditorium on March 21, 2023. “It was three years ago that an equally eminent Thomian Anura Tennekoon invited me to speak at the launch of his book. Today I am privileged again by one of similar standing and must thank Mevan for the opportunity,” is how Skandakumar began his speech.He said that it merely reinforced the values of our two great institutions, where the fierceness of competition on the playing fields have led to the strongest of bonds off it. “Sandwiched between the learned Professor, and the revered Warden, I feel like a Dwarf. Thankfully Royal’s sterling performance at the big ...