Sri Lankan Cricket - A Bi-annual on Cricket (31 May 1997)

Saturday 31, May 1997

Sri Lankan Cricket - A Bi-annual on Cricket

Daily News

Cricket has come to stay in Sri Lanka fortunately or unfortunately.

Fortunately because cricket is another game of the English speaking people, particularly those in the lands where the British held sway in the part.

Unfortunately, because cricket has ceased to be a gentleman's game since the players had to go to the field with helmet and chest guards.

However, the ``Sri Lankan Cricket'' published in English gives the enthusiasts and readers quite a lot of information about this game ever since Sri Lanka gained entry to the International Cricket Conference and entered the arena of Test Cricket.

Among the numerous essays the magazine contains the history of Test Cricket in Sri Lanka (by Extra cover) and how Sri Lanka won the world cup (by Daily News Staffer Sa`adi' Thawfeeq) are impressive and informative.

Thawfeeq by the way, is Sri Lanka representative of the Wisden.

He also gives, though briefly a summary of world cup matches from 1975 to 1996.

Two veterans Harold de Andrado and Gerry Waidyasekara too have made fine contributions.

Source :: Daily News (http://www.lanka.net)