Thushara Weerasooriya – Triple Lion in cricket, rugby and athletics-by Hafiz Marikar Thushara Weerasooriya Source:Dailynews Thushara Weerasooriya, was a top sportsman to come out of Trinity College, and a triple lion winner. He led the Cricket side in 1986, the year in which they won most of their matches. The Big Match was won outright after the 1951win and also led to win the one day game. Thushara was a talented bowler and batsman who could tear apart any attack. He started his cricketing career from under 13 and captained the senior side which comprised. Thushara Weerasooriya ,Priyanka Nanayakkara, Rukshan Wijenayake, Nilanka Nanayakkara, Paul Robinson,Romesh Jayawardena, Chaminda Unantenne, Channa Fernando, Paul Navamani, Susil K Premasinghe, Dan Wijesinghe, Francis Jayawardena, S. Ratnakumar, Dasarath Kiridena, Denham Madena, Mevan Balalle, Shaw Wilson (Coach), Upali Nanayakkara(MIC) and Rohan Madena (team Manager). In that year Denham Madena, ThusharaWeerasooriya, Mevan Balalle and Chaminda Unantenne won the ...
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