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MEMORABLE CENTURIES BY ANTONIANS 1951 – 1961 “Lest we forget” By Gp Capt Tilak Pananwala (retd) Photo Source: Quadrangle During my school career at St Anthony’s College, Kandy spanning the years 1951 to 1961, I was privileged to witness many memorable centuries scored by Antonians and also several other excellent innings of less than a century. In this article, I have chosen ten of the best in chronological order and given a brief description of each as I remember them. There are other memorable innings scored in away matches unseen by me, so they have not been described but merely listed. In choosing these ten, I have considered the state of the game, the circumstances of the innings and the importance of the innings. Ronnie Stephens (110, 1952 Trinity–Antonian) Ronnie’s century in this match started a sequence in which an Antonian went on to score a century at every big ...