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Rumesh Ratnayake, Dasun Shanaka, Lahiru Tirimanne and Asantha De Mel with lesser lights
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Jofra Archer empties the LORD’s Bar
A REVIEW from one ERROL in a Note to one GAVIN, 18 August 2019
The message I am receiving is that it is all over and Tim Paine already has the Ashes in his suitcase. Of course, this may well be true. However, I merely want people to hold on a moment because I would always back the side bowling fourth. I would hate to be the side chasing even one hundred to win a match. The nerves and tension are usually unbearable.
Just One Cake among the Many enjoyed by the ‘Masterminds’ of Sri Lanka Cricket
August 3, 2019 · 5:23 am
The Odd Couple. At the Death. Malinga and Bumrah
Sharda Ugra, in ESPNcricinfo, with inputs from Andrew Fidel Fernando, in article entitled “Mali & Boom, a match made in bowling heaven”
Mali and Boom look like they have emerged from different sporting planets. Mali is chunky, lumbering and slowing down at 35. Boom posts Twitter pictures of his six-pack and, at 25, is a rocket heading into cricket’s stardom stratosphere. Mali has been there and done that, an adoring dad of two, who assiduously ensures that his curls are always gold-tinted. Boom, a bachelor of close crop, neat beard and zero visible tattoos, has said in public that he would rather go bald than do that.
Malinga and Bumrah, united by their distinctive unorthodoxy BCCI
When India won the World Cup in England in 1983
World Cup in England 2019: Schedule
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 = 48 ODIs … May 30-Jul 14
ngland and South Africa will compete in the tournament opener at The Oval.
- The Oval to host the tournament opener between England and South Africa on 30 May
- Old Trafford and Edgbaston to stage the two semi-finals on 9 and 11 July respectively; Lord’s to host the final on 14 July
- ICC Chief Executive David Richardson: “Next summer fans around the world will be treated to compelling and competitive cricket as the best teams in the world go head to head in this round-robin format for the right to be crowned World Champions.”
- Steve Elworthy: “Today’s announcement of the schedule is another important moment in the build-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – the moment that the tournament comes to life for teams and cricket lovers across the world.”
Filed under cricket tamashas, International Cricket Council, performance
Unforgettable Moments for Royal-Thomians
Mevan Pieris, in Daily FT,5 March 2019, where the title runs thus: “Moments that make memories of the Battle of the Blues”
Cricket that had germinated among schoolboys of Britain received prominence in the 19th century when leading public schools such as Eton played Harrow as a big match and a few years later in 1837, the only two universities of that time, Oxford and Cambridge played each other for the first time to be labelled as England’s Battle of the Blues. About the same time in Ceylon, an academy sprang up on top of San Sebastian Hill and a few years later in 1851, Bishop James Chapman, an Etonian cricketer himself, started S. Thomas’ College (STC) on top of Mutwal Hill.
The Royal-Thomian in 1919
Rohan Sahabandu
This is a story as told to me by my father, the Royal captain of 1919. He played for Royal from 1916-1919. Let me take you to the Royal-Thomian cricket match played 100 years ago at the SSC ground on March 21, when, believe it or not, Royal trounced the Thomian’s in ONE DAY! The memorable day was March 21, 1919.
Filed under cricket and life, cricket tamashas, fair play, performance, Under 19 cricket, unusual people
Barmy Army’s Potent Brew in Sri Lanka 2018
Beer Consumption brings Barmy Army a Cricket Match with Lion Brewery
Lion Brewery PLC hosted a friendly T20 cricket match between the Brewery and England’s Barmy Army at the Colts Ground in Colombo recently. The world renowned ‘Barmy Army’ squad was in Sri Lanka to support their home team at the recently concluded Sri Lanka tour…. Item in Island, 6 December 2018
Sanga to star in STAR SPORTS Commentary Team
Abhisek Patil in CRICKET AGE, April 2018 where the title is “Kumar Sangakkara Joins Star Sports India Commentary Team
Sri Lankan Legend Kumar Sangakkara has joined the illustrious Commentary team of Star Sports. The channel has just yesterday secured the Television Rights of BCCI’s Home bilateral series for next five years, in a whopping 6138.1 Crore bid. The channel has already secured media rights for the Lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
Filed under cricket governance, cricket tamashas, performance, Sangakkara