DEMISE OF PALITHA PERERA FORME SALES & MARKETING DIRECT OF CROWNE PLAZA SOHAR OMAN Dear All – Yasmin & I learnt with sadness the demise of Palitha Perera formerly of Crowne Plaza Sohar Oman. He was a very friendly and hospitable personality.  After a period of long disconnect since leaving Oman we reconnected recently. We trust the Divine Lord will give the bereaved Family the strength  to face this moment of grief very courageously. We shall remember him in our prayers. May his Soul  Rest in Eternal Peace.- Stay Safe – Blessings – Perry & Yas ...

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Don Bradman at Cricket in Ceylon in 1930 …. Yes, 1930-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Rex Clementine in The Island, 5 March 2023, where the title reads  “New book says Bradman played at CCC in 1930” All of us cricket nerds have heard stories of Sir Don Bradman’s visit to P. Sara Oval. There are a couple of images too; one where he strides out to bat and another where he walks alongside Ceylon skipper Mahadevan Sathasivam for the toss. There are other famous stories as well about how the greatest batsman the game has seen appreciating the scoreboard at The Oval and him finding out the inadequacies of the pitch. Some even believed that P. Sara Oval was the only ground in Asia where Bradman had played. However a new book ‘An Island’s Eleven’ by British writer Nicholas Brookes reveals that Bradman had played at Maitland Place in 1930 en route to England for ...

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