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eLanka Newsletter – 13 Sept – 4th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Tomb stone of Dr Hayman at Bournemouth – Warden of St Thomas’ College – A man who was a real benefactor of S. Thomas’ Mount and Gurutalawa – by Renuka De Silva “ROYAL CEYLON NAVY, THEN, SRI LANKAN NAVY, NOW” – By Des Kelly (Editor-In-Chief) eLanka Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc – ZOOM GATHERING ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER 2020 RIVERSIDE THEATRES DIGITAL PRESENTS: LINGALAYAM IN PANCHA NADAI Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo Life lessons from RC’s Dramsoc – 50 years ago: By Imtiaz Muhsin Royal Palace of Kandy –By Arundathie Abeysinghe Kidney disease a complication of Diabetes- by Dr. Harold Gunatillake A Life Hack for when we’re Burnt Out & Broken Down – By Uma Panch WHEEL CHAIR PROJECT – LIONS CLUB OF WANTIRNA ...

About the Late Vernon Prins, cricketer. Image source: Wikipedia All-round sportsmen are a rare breed. To this category belongs this affable, mild and gentle- mannered sportsman. He had the proud distinction of representing Ceylon in cricket and hockey. He is a double international. Moulded in the best Thomian tradition, he led St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia in 1943, Nondescript Cricket Club (NCC) and All Ceylon in cricket, the last he loved most. His name is Vernon George Prins – the prime person of Sri Lanka cricket. He is a legend among the cricketing fraternity. He was one of the most senior Sri Lankan cricketers, barring, D. D. Jayasinghe, Col. F. C. de Saram, M. Sathasivam, S. S. Jayawickrema, Bertie Wijesinha, C. I. Gunasekera, Fairlie Dalpathadu, Makin Salih, Tita Nethanials, to name ten during the 1940 – 1960 era. Seven Thomians have captained Sri Lanka in cricket. They are, ...