The Colombo Oval or “P Sara” — a historic venue as England search for redemption-by Michael Roberts Source:Cricketique.live Jonathan Agnew began his podcast with Geoff Boycott on Thursday talking about how romantics were dreaming of an historic England victory. Well if those romantics did not get the result they wished for in the first Test, they should at least be pleased with the venue for the second because the P Sara Stadium is an enchanting location. To give it its full name, the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium is the oldest cricket ground in Sri Lanka and is home to the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. The ground was famous for having a female curator named Amravati who worked at the P Sara for 40 years. Although she is long retired, her sister Saroja continues to be involved. It is a little rough around the edges and there is clearly ...
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Sahil equals legendary Sathasivam’s schools batting record-by Reemus Fernando Sahil Dias equaled a batting record held by legendary cricketer Mahadevan Sathasivam. Source:Island Wesley’s Sahil Dias equaled a schools batting record held by legendary cricketer Mahadevan Sathasivam when he scored 142 runs against S. Thomas’ in their traditional Under-19 encounter which commenced at Mount Lavinia on Friday. According to Clifford Rodrigo, the Sports Administrator of Wesley College, 142 is the highest score made by a Wesley batsman against S. Thomas’. ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Stanley Jayasinghe the nonagenarian: going strong-by Harischandra Gunaratna The nonagenarian cutting the birthday cake to the strains of ‘happy birthday’. Source:Island The oldest living All Ceylon cricketer Stanley Jayasinghe recently celebrated his 90th birthday at his Thalapathpitiya residence at a lavish birthday party attended by friends and fans. Despite his age, his memory is razor-sharp and he shared some of the unforgettable incidents of his life with those present at the gathering with great humour and banter. The grand old man of Sri Lanka’s cricket was hale and hearty and enjoyed the evening very much, entertaining his guests. ...
The story of De Saram and Satha: batting geniuses who went to jail source:-TheCricketMonthly Two of Sri Lanka’s greatest batsmen had memorable lives, but they have been nearly forgotten today NICHOLAS BROOKES Ask any sports fan what it takes for a player to reach the pinnacle of their game and you’ll get the same tired answers. Talent. Temperament. Determination. But sporting greatness also relies on factors more arcane. Like luck. Or opportunity. Being in the right place at the right time. Just imagine if Pelé had been born in Bombay or if Gavaskar had grown up in Brazil. Where would they be now? FC de Saram and Mahadevan Sathasivam are the greatest Sri Lankan cricketers of the pre-Test era. They were born three years apart, and in their heyday either would have walked into any international side. Yet, de Saram played only 40 first-class games and Sathasivam a measly 11. Both ...
