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Centenary of Women’s Cricket Three Johnians in 1st Intl. vs England in 1948-by KKS Perera Source:Dailymirror JOHNIANS team of 1933 [first interschool match] SLC with a record profit of Rs 6.3 billion made in 2022 could easily allocate more funds for developing women’s cricket. Times have changed. The gentlemen’s game is not only meant for men; today it is the ladies’ game too. The Ceylon Times headline on November 2, 1948 — “Ceylon team goes down fighting.” ‘….a catch which any first-class cricketer would have been proud to make, a brilliant one-handed effort above her head with which Beverly Roberts ended centurion Hide’s innings.” Ceylon Observer same day wrote, “Ceylon’s women cricketers though beaten decisively as anticipated, nevertheless made a decided impression not only on the large crowed that watched them play against the English women’s team at the Oval, but also on the visitors who were amazed to hear ...