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Watch Highlights Royal vs S. Thomas’ – 146th Battle of the Blues Scorecard: Royal College: 319/7 (Rehan Peris: 158) & 215/8 (Rehan Peiris: 53, Ramiru Perera: 50, Darien Diego: 5/40) S. Thomas’ College: 302/10 (Dineth Goonewardene: 119, Ramiru Perera 5/58) & 233/5 (Sadev Soysa: 52, Dineth Goonewardene: 50n.o, Reshon Solomons: 50n.o, Ramiru Perera: 3/79) Result: S. Thomas’ College won by 5 wickets Highlights – Day 1 – Royal vs S. Thomas’ – 146th Battle of the Blues Highlights – Day 2 – Royal vs S. Thomas’ | 146th Battle of the Blues Highlights – Day 3 – Royal vs S. Thomas’ | 146th Battle of the Blues Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...

The Gunasekara Lineage in Ceylon Cricket – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Alston Mahadevan is with Johann Gunasekara …. In FACEBOOK …………… https://www.facebook.com/groups/277933739075780/?multi_permalinks=923211474548000&ref=share …………………….. Cricketing dynasties of Ceylon Part 1 – The Gunasekaras When Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon, cricket was nurtured by many outstanding cricketers and administrators including the three cricketing families, the Gunasekaras, the De Sarams and the Kelaarts. They had a significant impact from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1960s. Dr Churchill Hector Gunasekara captained Royal College in 1912 and joined Cambridge University to study medicine. He missed becoming a Cambridge Blue due to WW1 but played county cricket when Sir Pelham “Plum” Warner, who captained Middlesex and England, invited him to play for Middlesex. Dr C H Gunasekara helped Dr John Rockwood to form the Ceylon Cricket Association in 1922 and formalise the cricket administration. He returned to Ceylon and captained the country in the 1930s. His brother D.B (Danny) ...