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LEGENDARY DOUGLAS DIAS JAYASINGHE (DD) REMINISCED PRIOR TO THE 119th ANNUAL BIG MATCH BETWEEN RICHMOND AND MAHINDA COLLEGES “ LOVERS QUARREL” – Sunil Thenabadu One of the most distinguished old boys of prestigious Mahinda College Galle Douglas Dias Jayasinghe  born in year 1915 is a distinguished old boy, the first Southerner to bring honour and glory to Galle in the field of Cricket having captained Mahinda from 1934-1936. He was an allrounder a left hand batsman, a prolific scorer having notched six centuries and a number of fifties having captured  around  eighty wickets during his tenure as a member of the Mahinda College cricket team.DD was classified as a complete all rounder been an excellent slip fielder too. Under the theme ‘Brotherhood Beyond Boundaries’ the Richmond College Union, Richmond College Cricket Club had connived with Mahinda Club and Mahinda College Cricket Foundation, had  organised  two cricket encounters between the old boys of the ...