Former Sri Lanka Schools cricket captain Wesley College captain Navin de Silva has taken over as Captain of the prestigious Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC) and roped in cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene as a committee member. Jayawardene became the first Sri Lankan Test cricketer to join the ExCo of the RCGC as a Committee Member for 2020/2021 Captain Navin. De Silva was a an attacking middle order batsman and medium pace bowler who led the Wesley College cricket team in1981 and 82 and the Sri Lanka Schools team on the tour of England in 1981.
A senior pilot with SriLankan Airlines for 35 years, Navin de Silva took over the controls of the RCGC at its annual general meeting held on July 2.The RCGC celebrating its 140th year, experienced a significant challenge when the COVID 19 crisis froze the holding of the AGM scheduled for the last week of March.
A keen single figure handicap golfer who has won several local and international golf events, Navin de Silva also served as the chairman of the National Golf Selection Committee and held senior management positions of Chief Pilot and Head of Flight Operations in the national carrier.
Captain Navin has at his disposal an Executive Committee boasting an excellent blend of experience and youthful exuberance. Michael Perera Magala, a single handicap golfer and respected past Captain was elected President. Jehaan Ismail, a member of the RCGC Committee for several years takes office as the Vice-Captain of the Club.
Earlier former Ceylon cricket captain F. C. de Saram (Derrick) served with distinction on the RCGC Committee for several years as the Ground Secretary and his son-in-law Neil Chanmugam who also played Cricket for Ceylon and later toured England and Australia with the Sri Lanka cricket team as manager prior to Sri Lanka receiving Test Status, also served on the RCGC Committee and subsequently served as Captain of the club.
Meanwhile Amrith de Soysa, a five-time winner of the RCGC Club Championship and the youngest in its history at the age of 15, and a leading amateur golfer in Sri Lanka having won 12 Club Championships islandwide, makes his debut in to the RCGC Committee elected as Honorary Marketing and Communications Secretary for the ensuing year RCGC office-bearers for 2020/21
·President: Michael Perera Magala
Captain:* Navin de Silva Vice-captain:* Jehaan Ismail
·Immediate Past Captain: W. A. K. Fernando Hony Treasurer: Saneth Gamage
·Hony Marketing and Communications Secretary:Amrith de Soysa Hony Ground Secretary:* N. Sethwala
Hony Food and Beverage Secretary: Kumar Mirchandani Hony Infrastructure and Club House Development Secretary: Dr. Rohith Silva
·Committee members: Gehan Siribaddana and Mahela Jayawardene
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