Nine pre-Test era cricketers felicitated

Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday launched a program to felicitate ex-cricketers, who represented Sri Lanka during the pre-Test era.

Among the first batch of cricketers, who were felicitated are Dr. Herbert I.K. Fernando, Daya Sahabandu, Amitha de Costa, Muthiah Devaraj, Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa, Nihal Kodituwakku, Abdul C.M. Lafir, Ranjan Gunatilleke and Lasantha Rodrigo.

This was done during a simple ceremony held at the Ministry of Sports, with the participation of the Minister of Sports Faiszer Musthapa, Competent Authority of the SLC Kamal Pathmasiri and the SLC CEO Ashley de Silva.

SLC will felicitate the rest of the cricketers in due course.

Under this latest scheme, which was initiated under the guidance of the Minister of Sports SLC have selected 49 ex-cricketers to offer a memento, whilst 12 of them are also included in a scheme to be given ex-gratia payments, which will be renewed annually, under the discretion of the SLC management.

PAST CRICKETERS SELECTED TO BE FELICITATED:

1. Ranjan Gunatilleke, 2. Amitha de Costa, 3. Muthiah Devaraj, 4. Dr. Herbert I K Fernando, 5. Russel Hamer, 6. Stanley Jayasinghe, 7. Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa, 8. Nihal Kodituwakku, 9. Abdul C M Lafir, 10. Ghulam Razick, 11. Lasantha Rodrigo, 12. Daya Sahabandu, 13. Dennis Chanmugam, 14. Hemantha Devapriya, 15. Lantra Fernando, 16. Bernard Rulach, 17. Jerry Woutersz, 18. Tony A Buhar, 19. Stanley de Alwis, 20. Malcolm Francke, 21. Ronald Reid, 22. Chandra T A Schaffter, 23. Dr. C Balakrishnan, 24. Fitzroy Crozier, 25. D Premachandra de Silva, 26. Ranjit Fernando, 27. Lionel Fernando, 28. L Ranjan Goonetilleke, 29. Kirthi Gunaratne, 30. Nirmal Hettiarachchi, 31. David Heyn, 32. Clive Inman, 33. Darrel W L Lieversz, 34. Brian Obeysekera, 35. A (Tony) R M Opatha, 36. Jayantha Paranathala, 37. Mevan Peiris, 38. Dan Piachaud, 39. Anuruddha Polonowita, 40. Mano Ponniah, 41. Sriyantha Rajapakse, 42. Dr. Buddy G Reid, 43. Jayantha Seneviratne, 44. Anura Tennekoon, 45. B W R Thomas, 46. Michael Tissera, 47. Dhanasiri Weerasinghe, 48. Dr. Cyril Ernest, 49. Dr. Sarath Wimalaratne

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