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Gallage Peiris – the self-made athlete who brought fame to the country Gallage Peiris Source:Dailynews Gallage Diamond Peiris, who participated in the long jump and triple jump events at the 1948 London Olympic Games, was born on January 17, 1918 in Mount Lavinia. He received his primary education at Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. Although he was keen in sports, lack of facilities prevented him from getting involved in the sport at competitive level. However, Peiris developed an interest in sports and got himself involved in athletics after having keenly followed the performances of Asian competitors at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. ...

Apr 17, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Lloyd Paternott was a fine left arm leg spinner – BY Dilwin Mendis Prince of Wales’ College First Eleven Cricket Pool 1966/67  / Seated L/R – Omar Jayasekera, Ajith Mendis, Lloyd Paternott (Captain), Leslie de Silva, Ray Fernando / Back Row Standing L/R – Keith Fernando, Ananda Sumathiratne, Mohan Jayathilake, Lucky Samaranayake, Gamini Manamperi, Nimal Fernando, Geethal Fonseka / Seated on the ground L/R – Lalin Bharathi, Upali Wickramasekera, (Picture by Dilwin Mendis – Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent) Source:DailyNews Fourth year coloursman, left hand bat, left arm leg spinner, Combined Services Cricketer and one of the Best Fieldsmen produced by Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa Lloyd Paternott captained his Alma Mater in 1967. Lloyd was the first and only cricketer from the Burgher community to captain Prince of Wales’ College since the inauguration of organized cricket at Prince of Wales’ in 1896. Though he had a liking to attend under 12 ...

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