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Sri Lanka vs Australia, Kennington Oval, June 1975
From Janashakthi Book of Cricket, 1996, pp. 349-51.
Sri Lanka made its debut in the Prudential Tournament in England in June 1975. It did so by invitation together with East Africa. On the 11th Sri Lanka met Australia at The Oval. It was not an auspicious beginning, Sri Lanka losing by 53 runs. But the Sri Lankans impressed with their batting.
Duleep Mendis hooks 
Tennekoon hooks
Sri Lankan Cricket History: Abstracts of Two Essays by Michael Roberts in 2007 and 2009
FC “Derek” de Saram in full flow 
CI Gunasekera & Mahes Rodrigo walk out to bat 
Kehel Yakaa mesmerises
“Landmarks and threads in the cricketing universe of Sri Lanka,” Sport in Society, 2007, 10(1), 120-142 ….
…. Published online: 19 Feb 2007
Michael Tissera: Cricket Personified … A Leader To Die For
Estelle Vasudevan, courtesy of ThePapare.com, 8 March 2017, where the title is “Michael Tissera, Cricketing Royalty”
To many of the younger Sri Lankan cricket fans, the name Michael Tissera, though familiar, is probably not one that brings to mind any vivid memories. However, students of the game will know Tissera as one of the pioneers of Sri Lanka cricket, a man whose influence reached well beyond the boundary ropes in the island nation.
The accolades and awards he has won are many and his name will forever be etched in Sri Lankan cricket folklore but as the saying goes ‘he who would search for pearls must dive below.’ And so, in an attempt to do that, the slightly awe-struck bunch of us sat down with the great man himself, in what turned out to be an enriching encounter.
Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History
Binod Kumar Mishra — reviewing Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History, by Michael Roberts, Colombo, Social Scientists’Association, 2006, 64 pp., 21 photographs, bibliography, Rs. 300 (paperback), ISBN 9559102826
Cricket brought to Sri Lanka the reputation of, and a genuine recognition as, a nation. The rationale for such an observation is the infamous reputation Sri Lanka has earned due to decade-old ethnic rivalry and insurgency that has threatened the concept of nationhood in the country. The World Cup triumph in1996 and the heroic performances before and after that event have put Sri Lanka prominently not onlyo n the sports map, but also on the political map of the world in a positive sense. But the story of the rise of Sri Lankan cricket is not a normal rags-to-riches story but is filled with events that in some sense correspond to its political history.
Arise Deshamaanya Davenel !!Peas in the Same Pod. Kohli blesses Dickwella
Rex Clementine, in The Island, 24 November 2017, where the title is “Kohli pays tribute to Dickwella”
Indian captain Virat Kohli told journalists that young Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella reminded him of himself in early days. Like Kohli used to get under the skin of the opposition as a young player, the 24-year-old Sri Lankan’s tactics of time wasting angered the Indian players, but the captain said that all was fine.
Dickwella’s Stupendous SIX! The Umpires caught Napping
The Ongoing ESPN Commentary on Paper
Over 15
Nice and bright still. Although it’s only 3.20 pm. Hard to believe the light might not be as good in another hour. Here’s Shami
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Mohammed Shami to Dickwella, SIX, over long leg! Goes after the short ball, climbing up on his throat, but the good thing Dickwella does is keep his eyes on it, swivels on his back foot and sends it soaring.
A Coruscating Test Match at Kolkata
ESPN Commentary team thoughts and other End-of-Day COMMENTS
Phew. What an end to this Test. Lot of time lost to rain. This was effectively a three-day Test. Gosh, give me this day in and day out. More fun than watching your favourite batsmen stack up triple hundreds for fun. That exhibition of swing bowling from India and Lakmal is my moment of 2017. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, it’s goodbye from me, Shashank Kishore, and Alagappan Muthu. Cheers. Be well, Eden Gardens. Over to you, Jamtha.
Lakmal
Darrell Hair plumbs the Depths Again: A Çonviction for Stealing
Quintus de Zylva
Our Murali was tormented in the Boxing Day test match at the MCG by Darrell Hair when he called Murali for “chucking” as shown in the photograph. Hair was hailed as the ultimate courageous umpire for his action which stunned the cricketing world. Hair rode high for some years until Murali was finally cleared by the ICC of having an action that was within the fifteen degree limits of bending his arm. The Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation of Victoria supported Murali through several episodes of this torment. Hemaka Amarasuriya the then President of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board arrived in Australia to lend support to us as we had Murali visit several well-known defamation lawyers in Melbourne and Brisbane.
The Kolkata Contretemps: Dickwella clarifies
Rex Clementine, in The Island, 23 November 2017, under title “Dickwella opens up on Calcutta antics”
Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella engages in an altercation with Indian captain Virat Kohli as the umpires try to intervene.
Sri Lanka’s young wicketkeeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella, who was the talking point for his antics in the opening Test against India in Calcutta, revealed that he tried to get under the skin of the Indian players in a bid to kill time. Continue reading →
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