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Lasantha Rodrigo – Legendary Cricker of Prince of Wales, Moratuwa, SSC (Sinhalese Sports Club) & Sri Lanka   Lasantha Rodrigo born on 28 May, 1938 was the son of J B C Rodrigo and Beryl Rodrigo (nee De Mel). He can be described as the ‘famous son of a famous father’. JBC represented Keeble College at Oxford University at cricket where Nawab of Pataudi (Snr.) was the captain of the team. Lasantha was a member of the Ceylon team when they toured India to play three unofficial test matches against the Indian team captained by Nawab of Pataudi (Jnr.). JBC was the legendary Principal of Prince of Wales College (PoW) during its heyday as one of the six leading schools in Ceylon. Lasantha captained Prince of Wales College First XI cricket team for two years in 1957 and 1958 when it was a champion cricket team in the school circuit. ...