Have Cricket. Will Reflect. Sanga in Q and A with Rex Rex Clementine, in Sunday Island, 11 June 2017, where the title is “Sanga backs Graham Ford, reveals hard times during captaincy” … with highlights being the impositions of The Editor, Thuppahi Former great Kumar Sangakkara has moved from batting to commentating like a duck taking to water. The transition has been so smooth. Not that he has lost the golden touch with batting or anything Playing for Surrey this year in 2017 he made five First Class hundreds in a row and nearly got a World Record sixth before falling short by 16 runs. Sunday Island sat down with the former Sri Lanka captain for a chat during the Champions Trophy. In this candid interview, he gives his opinions on the state of Sri Lankan cricket, his exploits in county cricket and why Graham Ford is the best man ...
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A Historical ‘Cuppa’ of Ceylon Tea by Victor Melder Ceylon Tea: The Trade That Made a Nation The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ceylon tea on July 20th with the launch of an illustrated history entitled Ceylon Tea: The Trade That Made a Nation. This art-quality large-format illustrated book has been authored by Richard Simon with Dominic Sansoni as Illustrations Editor, while the design has been fashioned by Sebastian Posingis. Aficionados of Sri Lankan history are in for a treat. A FACEBOOK page is already in place https://www.facebook.com/Sinnedorai/?view_public_for=136713836896307 Ceylon Tea: The Trade that Made a Nation Text by Richard Simon Picture research by Dominic Sansoni Project co-ordination & design by Sebastian Posingis Printed by Tien Wah Press, Singapore 2017 ISBN 978-955-7394-00-8 © The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association 2017 All rights reserved. The pictorial illustrations below are NOT from the book –buy the book to savour ...
Read More →SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – MAY 2017 – Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka Cricket has hired the services of former fast bowling great Alan Donald, known as ‘white lightning’ for the national cricket team’s Champions Trophy campaign to be played in England and Wales next month, SLC announced. Donald (50), South Africa’s greatest fast bowler will arrive in the island today and he is expected to address the media at SLC headquarters on Tuesday. His presence makes Sri Lanka’s coaching staff all South African with Head Coach Graham Ford and Fielding Coach Nic Pothas being the others. Donald will work with the team during the Training and Conditioning Programme that will take place in Kandy from 9th to 16th May. He will travel with the team to England and will participate in the two week training camp in Kent prior to Champions Trophy. Donald has been heavily into coaching ...
Read More →VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 BOOKS 1. Vintage Dennis & Robey Vehicles in Sri Lanka, by Ali Azeez, 2014 (Donated by the Author, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka) 2. Wild White Boy, A Story of the Ceylon Jungle by R.L. Spittel, 1958 (Autographed by the Author) (No 2, Donated by David Weinman, Applecross, W.A.) 3. Wind in the Willows, A Sri Lankan’s life in love with Cricket by Ranjan Mellawa, 2017 (Donated by the Author, Bangkok, Thailand) 4. Hena, Wewa & Purana: Ancient Dry Zone Land Use System Evolved by Farmers & Failed ...
Read More →OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (MAY 2017) WELDT – ESME (Nee Nicholas), wife of the late Anton Weldt, mother of Godfrey (Aust), Marie Alahakone, Clarence, Sandra Selvarajah (USA), Bernard, Judy and Tina Karunarathne (USA), mother-in-law of Teckla, Laslie, Shanthi, Eswaran, Bianca and Janaka, grandmother of fifteen and great grandmother of three, in Sri Lanka, on May 1, 2017. – 308/3, Kandy Road, Kadawatha, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.5.2017) MOORE – DENNIS HERBERT, husband of Mavis (nee Labrooy), father of Domanie, Honourine (Aust) and Keith, father-in-law of Gamini Arandara, Thushara Gunasinghe (Aust) and Carmeline Maryse. Son of late Mr & Mrs H.L./Moore, son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs C.F.Labrooy. Grandfather of Permy, Sathish, Shaline, Dilinie, Shehan, Ashan, Steve and Christina, in Sri Lanka. – 109, T.C.Road, Kudabuthgamuwa, Kotikawatte. (Daily News 9.5.207) ...
Read More →SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (APRIL 2017) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka beat the touring Bangladeshi’s by 70 runs to win the third and final ODI, played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Grounds, Colombo. Scores: Sri Lanka – 280/9 in 50 overs (Mendis 54, Perera 52, Tharanga 35, Mortaza 3/65,ahman 2/55, Miraz 1/49, Ahmed 1/50) Bangladesh – 210 in 44.3 overs (Al Hasan 54, Miraz 51, Sarkar 38, Kulasekera 4/37, Prasanna 2/33, Lakmal 2/38, Perera 2/47) 3 match series drawn 1-1 Player of the match: N.L.T.C.Perera (Sri Lanka) Player of the Series: B.K.G.Mendis (Sri Lanka) Bangladesh’s limited-overs captain Mashrafe Mortaza has been suspended for one ODI, and fined 40% of his match fee, for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Colombo. It was Mashrafe’s second over-rate penalty in 12 months after he was also sanctioned following the first ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch ...
Read More →VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail : melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com Web Site : www.vmsl-library.com THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017 BOOKS 1. The Tamil Separatist War in Sri Lanka by Channa Wickremesekera, 2016 2. Road to Nandikadal, True Story of Defeating the Tigers by Major General Kamal Gunaratne, 2016 (Donated by Channa Wickremesekera, Mount Waverley, Vic) 3. Grandfather’s Letters by C. Anjalendran, 2016. 4. July by Karen Roberts, 2002. 5. The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies, 2015. 6. The Last Kingdom of Sinhalay by Elmo Jayawardena. (No’s 3 – 6) Donated by Ajit St John, Meadow Heights, Vic) MAGAZINES NEWSLETTERS 1. News Mag – Journal of the Old Aloysians Sports Club (Australia) Inc, April 2017. 2. ...
Read More →Sri Lankan OBITUARIES – Compiled by Victor Melder DE SOUZA – THERESA MARIE, wife of Granville (dec), mother of Jennifer, Jerome (dec), Gerard and Richard, mother-in-law of Jennifer and Saranyu. Sister of Wyon, Yvonne (dec), Barbara and Ivor. Grandmother of Alishia, Natalie and James, in Perth. (The West Australian 29.3.2017) CHAPMAN – CORINEE JUNE CARANTHIA (nee MORISSON), wife of the late Ainsley loving mother of Wayne (Qatar) Algerine & Lear (Canada), grandmother of Andrew & Sean (Canada), daughter of the late Stanley & Freeda Morisson, mother-in-law Rajen Samuel & Shohreh (Canada), sister of late Amy, Christine, late Meredith, Auriel, Cynthy, Caryl, late Philemon, Richmond & Trevy, sister-in-law of Cordie, late Anton Sethupathy, late Shirley, Barbara, Adrian Todd, Malcolm Jennings, Chieurh & Sheridan, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.4.2017) JANSZ – CEDRIC DONALD. Husband of Ivorene, father of Royle, father-in-law of Lorna, son of late Hilary and Helen Jansz, in Sri ...
Read More →VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY – LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – MACH 2017 7, Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Vic 3047, Australia. Telephone + 61 3 9309 4040 E-mail < melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com > Web Site < www.vmsl-library.com > THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2017 BOOKS 1. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon 1996, by S. Arumugam. (Donated by Thiru Arumugam, Castle Hill, NSW) 2. Best of Amita, Selected Pieces from Contributions to ‘The Island” by Amita Abayesekera (Donated by David Sansoni, Baulkham Hills, NSW) 3. A Long Watch, War, Captivity & Return in Sri Lanka by Commodore Ajith Boyagoda, 2016 (Donated Anonymously, Sydney) 4. The Road to Temple Trees, Sir Ivor Jennings & the Constitutional Development of Ceylon: Selected Writings, edited by H.Kumarasingham, 2015. 5. The Butterfly Fauna of ...
Read More →SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (MARCH 2017) Compiled by Victor Melder The Sri Lanka Army promoted cricketers Asela Gunaratne and Seekkuge Prasanna after their excellent performances during the national cricket team’s T-20 series wins in South Africa and Australia. Accordingly, Sergeant Gunaratne was promoted to Warrant Officer II while Prasanna, price who was Warrant Officer II was promoted to Warrant Officer I. Army Commander Lieutenant General Crishanthe de Silva also presented the two cricketers with mementos. While Prasanna has represented Army in cricket since 2003, Gunaratne was enlisted in 2007. Major General Renaka Udawatta, Deputy Chief of Staff who is also the Colonel Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and Major General Priyantha Jayasundara, Chairman, Army Cricket Committee cum the Colonel of the Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery, Major General P.M.R Bandara, Director General Sports of the Army and a few other senior officers were present at the occasion. (Daily Island 2.3.2017) ...
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