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Closing of The Centenary Year – By Algi Wijewickrema Deviating from publishing photos that could not find space in the Centenary Publication, this time around, I decided to give details about a legacy that does not get highlighted much. That is the legacy of the first Peterite Captain of the Joe-Pete series. Some rare pictures are also included. Legacy Of George Jayaweera Among the immortals who played in the Peterite Cricket team that faced the Josephians for the first time in 1933 in what subsequently came to be known as the ‘Big Match’, a name that cannot be forgotten is George Jayaweera, the captain. Though not dubbed the ‘Big Match’ then, the Josephian-Peterite is arguably the most looked forward to in the annual calendar of sporting events at St. Peter’s and St. Joseph’s. George Jayaweera’s captaincy began in 1932 and in that year, as reported in “The Peterite” Magazine of ...