Sri Lanka school tour: Thomians face a Jayaweera (30 May 1997)

Friday 30, May 1997

Thomians face a Jayaweera

By Ivan Corea

Cricket is full of the unexpected, the visiting Thomian cricket team came in for a shock when they found that they will be facing a Sri Lankan cricketer playing for the top English public school - Haberdasher's Askers School in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

The Sri Lankan cricketer in question is 15-year-old Asantha Jayaweera, son of the distinguished cricketer and ex-Royal Captain, Asitha Jayaweera. Asantha is a left-arm bowler and has played for the Hertfordshire and Middlesex County. Haberdasher's Askers school has a good tradition of sports - the school also is in the top ten where GCSE and A level examination results are concerned. There are two Asians who play for the 1st XI cricket team.

The Thomians will face the bowling of this young Sri Lankan who is doing so well within the sphere of cricket. His father, Asitha Jayaweera, had high praise for the present Thomian cricket team stating in his opinion it was one of the best teams to come out of South Asia.

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