Lou Adihetty came into prominence when he was selected to represent Colombo HA versus the visiting Madras HA in 1955 and again in 1956 versus the Mysore HA - both ‘Corera Cup’ encounters.
In 1964, he represented the Mercantile HA at the National Championships. During his short career he represented Ceylon at the 1962 Asian Games and against the visiting world champions Pakistan.
He was the first Ceylonese to win the Hockey ‘Blue’ at the Cambridge University.
T. LOUIS (LOU) DE Z. ADHIHETTY (born 1937)
Position: Goal Keeper
Clubs: Old Wesleyites SC, Colombo and Mercantile HA
1962 Tour of Singapore and Malaysia
1962 Asian Games, Djakarta
1962 vs Pakistan
T Ranaweera represented Matale HA at the 1959 National Championships.
T. RANAWEERA
Position: Left half
Club: Matale HA
1962 Tour of Singapore and Malaysia
1962 Asian Games, Djakarta
1962 vs Pakistan
V Jeyaratnam was a calm and reliable right full back from 1957 to 1962. He played for the Tamil Union C&AC who won 10 championships in tournaments conducted by the Colombo HA.
At the National Hockey Championships, he represented the Mercantile HA in eight Nationals, captaining in 1970, helping the association with many sterling performances, and also the Colombo HA in 1959 and 1965.
He had the honour of representing Ceylon at the 1962 Asian Games and against Great Britain in two Test matches where his performance was highly recognised.
V. JEYARATNAM
Position: Right back
Clubs: Tamil Union, Mercantile HA
1962 Tour of Singapore and Malaysia
1962 Asian Games, Djakarta
1962 vs Great Britain (2 Tests)
Jocelyn Rayen had a very short career before emigrating to India.
He was a solid wing half with great promise, playing in the early years of Old Bens SC.
He played in just one National Hockey Championship in 1964.
His undoubted talent earned him a call to represent Ceylon versus world champions Pakistan in 1962.
JOCELYN P. RAYEN
Position: Left half
Clubs: Old Bens and Colombo HA
1962 vs Pakistan
1963 vs Mysore HA
KPND Nissanka represented Matale HA at the National Championships from 1959 to 1966, captaining in 1965, and in the winning teams in 1964 and 1965.
KPND NISSANKA
Position: Left back
Clubs: YMBA, Matale, Matale HA
1962 vs Pakistan
R Liyanage represented Matale HA at the 1960 National Championships.
R LIYANAGE
Position: Left half
Clubs: Old Thomians SC, Old Zahirians, Matale HA
1962 vs Pakistan