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The 28th Annual Royal Thomian Cricket Festival – A battle enlaced in tradition and camaraderie The much anticipated 28th Annual Royal Thomian Cricket Festival Sydney unfolded on the scorching Friday of January 26, 2024, at the sizzling Kareela Reserve, setting ablaze the cricketing arena with a thrilling display of talent and camaraderie. The mercury soared to an astonishing 40 degrees, creating a crucible for cricketing prowess that left spectators in awe. In the fiercely contested Opens category, Royal, displaying an unwavering spirit, faced the sweltering heat and managed to post a commendable score of 122 runs. The Thomians, however, stole the spotlight, concluding the match with an astounding 7 wickets in hand, clinching the coveted EC Gunasekara Shield for a third consecutive year. Their dominance on the field was nothing short of a cricketing spectacle, etching their names in the annals of the festival’s storied history. As the Classics category unfolded, ...

2nd XI Cricket: Thomians win Mini Battle by an Innings and 38 Runs Source : stcmloba The Thomian 2nd XI Cricket Team stunned the Royalists by winning the Mini Battle by an Innings and 38 runs and claiming the Reid-Gunesekera Shield for the first time since it was introduced in 2019. The Thomians were caretakers of the shield by dafault, being the team to have last won the Mini Battle under Ishan Perera in 2016. The Mini battle is being played after a hiatus of 2 years and as a result, only Thomian Skipper Dhiren de Silva had prior experience of having played a Mini Battle. He lead the team of 10 freshers admirably, to claim the coveted shield. On this occassion, it was Ashen Perera who was the tormentor in chief for the Thomians, claiming a match bag of 9 for 58 and scoring 55* with the bat. He follows ...

Mar 5, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dhiren de Silva, Ishan Perera, Royalists, Thomian

On becoming a Thomian by Anura Gunasekera

On becoming a Thomian by Anura Gunasekera Stone House 1955-1966 by Anura Gunasekera Recently, Divesh Alek Gunasekera, not quite six years of age, dressed in the regulation blue shorts and white shirt, walked in through the gates of S. Thomas’ , Mt. Lavinia, and thus became a Thomian. His maternal grandfather Chamlal, paternal grandfather Anura and father Isuru , preceded him on this same journey, having made it in 1950, 1955 and 1981, in that order. So , young Divesh inherits a rich tradition , a glittering tapestry stretching back to 1851, encompassing academics, sports, other extra-curricular activities and , more interestingly, stories both written and unwritten , of the school; or, more appropriately, “College”, as we always refer to the place, perhaps in unconscious arrogance that STC is the only institution that deserves that title, and that when one says ” College”, it can only mean STC, Mt. Lavinia. ...

Feb 8, 2017 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged On becoming a Thomian by Anura Gunasekera, Thomian Comments 0