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BEFORE THE 119th ANNUAL “LOVERS’ QUARREL” BETWEEN RICHMOND – MAHINDA HEROIC DOUGLAS DON JAYASINGHE EVOKED – By Sunil Thenabadu One of the most distinguished old boys of prestigious Mahinda College Galle Douglas Dias Jayasinghe  was 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. His exaggerated demeanour was able to win matches for Mahinda. Prior to the big encounter under the theme ‘Brotherhood Beyond Boundaries’ the Richmond College Union, Richmond College Cricket Club had connived with Mahinda Club and Mahinda College Cricket ...

Mar 7, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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BERNARD Rulach is no more. Vale’ a great of St.Mary’s College Dehiwala. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports Editor). It is with deep regret that I was informed of the passing of Bernard Rulach, a former Sri Lanka cricketer who made a noticeable impression in School and Club cricket in Sri Lanka. Bernard Rulach was 77. A gladiator on the cricket field for Colts Cricket Club in Colombo, Bernie as he was affectionately known, rubbed shoulders with some of the best cricketing talent before the country reached Test status. But he figured prominently as and all-rounder with grit and determination. The cream of Sri Lanka cricket at the time Michael Tissera, Anura Tennakoon, David Heyn, Bandula Warnapura, Daya Sahabandu,  the late Abu Fuard, Russell Hamer, Bandula Warnapura, Gamini Goonesena, Stanley Jayasinghe and a host of other Sri Lanka stars will bear testimony to the talent of Bernie who ...

Jan 31, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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Special Memories of My Skipper Duleep Mendis by Ravi Rudra     Dear Dulla, Wishing you a Very Happy 72nd  Birthday. Thank you for the Golden Memories. God Bless Ravi Rudra   Special Memories of my Skipper Duleep Mendis  In 1962 (3rd Term fixture) fresher Barney Reid in only his second 1st XI game  for STC routs St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa, at the College grounds for mere 9  runs by taking a staggering 8 wickets for 2 runs. St. Sebastian’s first  innings began at 12 noon on the Friday and was destroyed within an hour  during our lunch interval.   Barney follows this up with another incredible haul of 8 wkts for 9 runs  against Prince of Wales, Moratuwa in the following game. With the mayhem  that happened in those couple of weeks, one would have thought, it not only  sent shivers among the cricket crazy public of Moratuwa but would have  ...

Aug 25, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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