The Malay Pioneers of Cricket in British Ceylon-by Michael Roberts SP Foenander with Don Bradman in Colombo, 1930 Source:Thuppahis The Thuppahi item on “The Malays of Sri Lanka” ……………………………… (https://thuppahis.com/2022/12/04/the-malays-of-sri-lanka-a-new-book/#more-68598) encourages me to elaborate, albeit inadequately, on the pioneering role of Malay personnel in the development of cricket in British times in the 19th century. On this issue my own work in the 1980s which led to the book People Inbetween (Colombo, Sarvodaya, 1989) can be supplemented by the information compiled by two indomitable cricket historians of yesteryear: SP Foenander and SS ‘Chandra’ Perera. SP Foenander (ed.): Sixty Years of Ceylon Cricket, Colombo, The Ceylon Advertising & General Publicity Co, 1924, pp 24-26. SS Perera: The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832-1936, Colombo, Janashakthi Insurance., pp 29ff Contemporary enthusiasts should note that the rules of cricket in the British world in the early 19th century were quite different from those prevailing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. ...
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (NOVEMBER 2022) – By victor meldor England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets to win the 39th Match, Group 1, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, played at the Sydney Cricket Grounds (SCG) Stadium. Scores: Sri Lanka – 141/8 in 20 Overs (Nissanka 67, Rajapaksha 22, K. Mendis 18, Wood 3/18, Rsahid 1/16, Stokes 1/24, Woakes 1/24) England – 144/6 in 19.4 Overs (Hales 47, Stokes 42no, W.H.de Silva 2/23, Kumaras 2/24, D.de Silva 2/24) Player of the Match: Adil Rashid (England) Points: England 2, Sri Lanka 0 Wanindu Hasaranga has regained the top spot among T20I bowlers, replacing Rashid Khan, after a successful T20 World Cup, where he picked up 15 wickets in eight matches. Hasaranga picked up three-wicket hauls three times in the tournament. His 3 for 8 against UAE and 3 for 28 against Netherlands ensured Sri Lanka turned their first-round campaign around after an opening loss to Namibia to ...
Dec 1, 2022
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T10 League plans expansion to five locations after thumbs up from 2 ICC full members Source:Dailymirror The organisers of the six-year old Abu Dhabi T10 League are planning to expand their reach to five different locations around the world. Rajeev Khanna , an IPL veteran who has worked extensively with Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, is overseeing the league’s expansion plans having joined T Ten Sports Management as the Chief Operating Officer earlier this year. In partnership with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the first edition of the T10 League in the island nation has already been announced and will be held in June. The organisers are confident of staging one in Zimbabwe in March and two more in Europe and North America in the near future. ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Minister apologises to Australia and ICC, Parliament wants Interim Committee for cricket Image Source : wikipedia Source : sundayobserver Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has apologised to the Australian government, its people and the International Cricket Council (ICC) while Member of Parliament Nalin Bandara has called for the current administration of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to be placed in the hands of an Interim Committee. Both Ranasinghe and Bandara made their public statements in the aftermath of the Dhanushka Gunathilaka sex episode during the on-going T20 World Cup in Australia that has disgraced the country’s image and jolted millions of adoring cricket followers. “We apologise to the Autralian government, the Australian people and the International Cricket Council (ICC) for what has happened,” said Minister Ranasinghe who noted that the conduct of the team was, in Sinhalese “Anthima Kathai” in English “Extremely Ugly”. While praising Sports Minister Ranasinghe for playing with a ...
Nov 13, 2022
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Sri Lanka cruise past Afganistan and dare to dream – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka sports editor) Wanindu Hasarsnga De Silva and Dhananjaya De Silva gave Sri Lanka a Silver lining, and the daring hope of delivering Skipper Dasun Shanaka’s bold prediction that the Asia Cup champions can make the T20 World Cup semi finals. Not mission impossible, but still a realistic possibility, Shanaka’s dream has to align with beating one of the favourites England, in their final commitment which is a tough ask . But not impossible in this unpredictable format. Sri Lanka recovered from a New Zealand hiding to strangle Afghanistan’s batting before chasing down an under par 145 to cruise to a six wicket win with 9 balls to spare. Afganistan gave the Sri Lankans a worrying period when their batsmen appeared to be in control and heading to build a unbeatable run chase. But Sri Lanka ...
Wellalage lives up to his image – By Dinesh Weerawansa Source : sundayobserver Promising Dunith Wellalage seems to be the next rich contribution to Sri Lanka cricket from St. Joseph’s College, Colombo after former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews. Wellalage emerged the Observer SLT Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2022. Having completed a superb final season for St. Joseph’s, he climbed to the top most level, while still being a 19-plus schoolboy. Prior to making his Test debut for Sri Lanka in July this year, young Wellalage captained Sri Lanka Under-19 with distension. When the voting for the most popular contests concluded a fortnight ago, Wellalage and Chushadi Kaushalya of Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya headed the respective Observer SLT Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy and Schoolgirl Cricketers of the Year 2022 with convincing margins. Dunith Nethmika Wellalage was born on January 9, 2003 in Colombo. After having his initial junior ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Sri Lanka announce squad for Women’s T20I Asia Cup Source : sbs SBS Sinhala Sports Journalist Rangana Seneviratne is bringing you the latest information on the sports arenas in Australia and Sri Lanka Listen to the SBS Sinhala Radio weekly sports highlights every Friday from 11 am onwards ...
Sep 24, 2022
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SLC Director of Cricket Tom Moody resigns-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Cricket’s Executive Committee mutually agreed with Tom Moody, who was functioning as the “Director of, Cricket” to terminate his contract with immediate effect said senior official of the Sri Lanka Cricket(SLC). The Executive Committee of the SLC, after much deliberation, was of the opinion that Tom Moody’s services are no longer required as he was directly reporting to the Technical Advisory Committee, which has ceased to exist now. Moody’s appointment as the Director of Cricket, effective from March 1, 2021, was based on a recommendation by the Technical Advisory Committee of the SLC and Aravinda de Silva was the technical committee chairman those days . Sri Lanka Cricket, while thanking Tom for his contribution to the game of cricket in Sri Lanka during his tenure, wishes him very best for his future endeavours. ...
Sep 23, 2022
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SLC hand cash prices to netball, commonwealth players Source:Dailymirror The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has handed over a cheque of USD 500,000 to President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a donation to the Apeksha Hospital. The cheque was handed over during a felicitation ceremony organized for the Champions of Asia cricket, netball and commonwealth games, which were held at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel under the patronage of the President. ...
Sep 17, 2022
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Welcome home Our Lions! – By Airport & Aviation Services Sri Lanka Source: Airport & Aviation Services Sri Lanka linkedin Our pleasure and pride to welcome home our champions who brought us honor and glory to Sri Lanka at the ‘Asia Cup 2022’. A big round of 👏👏 for making Sri Lanka proud and we salute for your dedication, courage, and perseverance that made every Sri Lankan proud of our home country. Sri Lanka Cricket ...
