Hoppers and heritage Aussie Ashton Agar relishes Sri Lankan roots-BY TB RAHAMAN Ashton Agar (left) with his father John Agar and Sri Lankan mother Sonia Hewawissa Source:Sundayobserver Ashton Agar, currently touring Sri Lanka with the Australian cricket team, visited the residence of his maternal grandfather in Kandy and recalled memories of relatives living in the island. Agar’s mother Sonia is the daughter of Nala Hewawissa who played cricket for Dharmaraja College. Sonia migrated to Australia in 1974 and later married John Agar. Ashton Agar, a left arm spin bowler played against Sri Lanka in the three-match T20 series and was injured with a side tear that has ruled him out of the current five-match match ODI series which is tied at 1-1. ...
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Aussie opener Ashton Agar is proud of his Sri Lankan origin-by Kumudu Jayawardana Source:Ceylontoday Ashton Agar, who opened batting for Australia in the third T20I in Canberra today (15), has a Sri Lankan origin. While his father is an Australian, the mother is a Sri Lankan, Sonia Hewawissa. Ashton is the grandson of Nala Hewawissa who played cricket for Dharmaraja College, Kandy. Sonia, who emigrated to Australia in 1974, says her eldest son is proud of his Sri Lankan descent. After playing for Western Australia, under-19 national team and perch Scorchers, Ashton was called up for national duties in 2013. He had his ODI debut in 2015 and played his first T20I in the following year. ...
