tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post9167139440082359607..comments2024-03-28T08:52:52.429-07:00Comments on Colombo Medgrads 1962: A bit of nostalgiaLucky Abeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-91486105285711982432016-09-27T03:58:24.649-07:002016-09-27T03:58:24.649-07:00Reading the enthusiastic exchanges amongst all of ...Reading the enthusiastic exchanges amongst all of you about this fantastic subject of cricket, I start to think, what makes this game special? I who never played it remember that my father supported England and my brothers Australia in international games and they would have heated arguments on the subject. I think it is because cricket is one of those games which is 'civilised' has all the elements of leisure, thrill, skill, and one can spend a sociable time with friends watching it at the stadium or in your sitting room (watching it on tv, but note: No TV at that time in the 50s) and there is an element hero worship and there is fairness, so much, that we say 'it is not cricket' in common speech. Well that's enough! And cricket can bring out this comment from, ZitaZitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985029776566371971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-19866758400628816082016-09-26T23:22:25.736-07:002016-09-26T23:22:25.736-07:00At the Tarbat Cup (Athletics) there were excellent...At the Tarbat Cup (Athletics) there were excellent athletes during our school days. WDM Abeysekere(Royalist) used to win many events(long jump, hop,step and jump 120 yards hurdles and was also a member of the relay team). He competed regularly with Vijitha Wijesekera (younger brother Rohitha was in our junior batch) in the hurdles and Vijitha used to beat him. JC Fernado and his younger brother Asoka used to win the 440 yards event. Royal. St. Josephs and Ananada used to dominate the Tarbat and Jefferson cups at that time. My class mate Darrell Lieversz (whom I met in Melbourne last May) was an excellent athlete and cricketer and went on to represent the country in both games. He broke the 440 yards national record of Dr.HMP Perera (paediatrician) in 1962. It was the longest standing track record at that time as HMP established it in 1948. HMP and Duncan White competed in the Empire Games together. Darrell holds both the National records for the 220 yards and 440 yards which would never be broken because we went metric after that!.Darrell also ran through the Pakistan cricket team in Colombo, captained by Javed Burki and we went on to win the match.<br />SanathProfessor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184830746835063669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-3258580733474344352016-09-26T20:34:25.328-07:002016-09-26T20:34:25.328-07:00I knew that sooner or later, this topic will draw ...I knew that sooner or later, this topic will draw a comment from Sanath. Unlike him, I have never watched Stubbs Shield boxing, but was always an interested spectator at inter school cricket, Clifford Cup Rugby and the Public Schools meet for the Tarbat Cup. I have seen only one boxing meet at the Stadium Sports Club, Bambalapitiya where Sumith Liyanage was pitted against Hector Ekanayake (My classmate at Ananda and Sumith's brother Lakhi Liyanage who is now in UK and his wife will be joining us on a 9 day tour of China on October 25th)Lucky Abeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-8357645076424194092016-09-26T20:15:42.200-07:002016-09-26T20:15:42.200-07:00Thank you Lucky for posting this very interesting ...Thank you Lucky for posting this very interesting topic. From 1954 I have not missed a Royal-Thomian cricket match unless I was abroad. In 1997 I came for the match from England. During the last few years in school we used to traverse the streets of Colombo in an old "croc"in fancy dress. Our RC 1954 group has being meeting annually since the 1960s on the Friday night of the Royal -Thomian cricket match without a break. For the last few years it is a lunch on Sunday after the match (Problems of night driving as we age!)<br />I used to watch most other cricket and rugby matches that our school played since 1954.I also used to watch the Stubbs Shield boxing meet and the Public Schools Athletic meet and Group meets.<br />Sanath<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />0Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184830746835063669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-62576573993591476882016-09-26T07:52:05.664-07:002016-09-26T07:52:05.664-07:00Lucky, you seem to have touched the right spot! Go...Lucky, you seem to have touched the right spot! Go man go!<br />Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-73707435358554263282016-09-26T06:01:20.564-07:002016-09-26T06:01:20.564-07:001958-61 I lived with my parents in Kolonnawa. Our ...1958-61 I lived with my parents in Kolonnawa. Our neighbours children went to Ananda and that family was mad over cricket. Hence I was taken to all the Ananda matches home and away. Ananda then became my adopted side and got to know the teams well. Yatagama Amaradasa became my hero. <br />Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-59565188146379754152016-09-26T05:06:34.588-07:002016-09-26T05:06:34.588-07:00Great, look forward to some cricket nostalgia. My ...Great, look forward to some cricket nostalgia. My life was consumed by school cricket in the 1950'sDr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-3110948347513753802016-09-26T04:18:56.651-07:002016-09-26T04:18:56.651-07:00As quite a few of us (including Zita) have been ke...As quite a few of us (including Zita) have been keen followers of the game over the years, I will be starting this as a new thread (like Creative Spot). Let me assure ND that Wesley won't be forgotten. I will probably have to tap his own Double Blue International website at some time. I have that and Speedy's website in my favourites list.Lucky Abeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-52281208401576858472016-09-26T02:16:19.522-07:002016-09-26T02:16:19.522-07:00Lucky, my knowledge of cricket won't cover the...Lucky, my knowledge of cricket won't cover the surface of a cricket ball but I find the above and the link you included fascinating. Cricket in the 50s takes me back to my memories of my brothers playing cricket for their school and me acting as score keeper as my brothers and neighbours played cricket in our garden. At least one of them played in St Benedict's team. He is no more, sadly. Thanks a lot! from ZitaZitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985029776566371971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-41101300443812420192016-09-26T02:15:14.351-07:002016-09-26T02:15:14.351-07:00I recall with much nostalgia the great school matc...I recall with much nostalgia the great school matches and the fine cricketers when the game was played by gentleman. I recall watching cricket in the blistering heat in many of the school grounds including Asgiriya, Randles Hill, St Anthony's Katugastota, Galle Esplanade in addition to the many in Colombo. Ah! those were the days. Where have all those years gone?Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-83788252289448780322016-09-26T02:11:07.012-07:002016-09-26T02:11:07.012-07:00Await Ananda, Nalanda, Royal, St. Thomas' team...Await Ananda, Nalanda, Royal, St. Thomas' teams of the late fiftiesLucky Abeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-1255939611901336412016-09-26T01:56:39.658-07:002016-09-26T01:56:39.658-07:00Thanks for the link to "Quadrangle" whic...Thanks for the link to "Quadrangle" which I found of great interest.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.com