Aravinda’s stunning season for Prahran CC-by Ian Crawford Source:Island It came to the attention of the Prahran Cricket Club that looming star Sri Lankan cricketer Aravinda de Silva was keen to improve his game under different conditions, than at home, and a “visit” to Australia was a possibility. Due to the many connections with Sri Lankan cricket already established by the Club, Bob Parish, former long serving President, and still then extremely heavily involved, (also a past Chairman of Cricket Victoria for many decades and long serving Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board) together with me the then President (we both went on to serve 28 and 27 years respectively in that role) decided, with the Club, that we would endeavour to obtain Aravinda’s services. ...

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