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By Dennis de Rosayro
By Dennis de Rosayro
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
An excellent left inside of the highest class, Sahabdeen was the main goal scorer with amazing hits and scoops from top of the ‘D...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
* Otto PreenaOtto Preena was easily the best right extreme during his entire career.He represented Colombo HA at the National...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
An outstanding centre half, playmaker and shrewd leader, Sarath Wimalasinghe was the vice captain at the 1978 Asian Games and...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Annesley Xavier was a tower of strength to the Old Bens hockey team during their triumphant years.A right half full of ideas, he...
Jayampathy Perera:
Having known Jayampathy from 1957, it gives me great pleasure to pen his outstanding achievements as an umpire, player and...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Rohan Amarasinghe represented the Colombo HA at the National Championships in 1972 and Mercantile HA from 1973 to 1978, playing...
It was with utmost sadness to receive the news of the demise on August 13 of the affectionately well known Freddie White in Perth...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
A solid and dependable right back, SIS Ajward represented Matale HA at the National Championships from 1969 to 1974, captaining...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
During the golden era of the Old Bens HA, Joseph Charles as the left back was like the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ which paved the way...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Popularly known as a ‘gentle giant’, AJ McIntyre was a feared short corner specialist. A brilliant right back, Mac was a tower of...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Tall and lanky T Rajaratnam was first a fearless soccer goalie during the glory years of the Benedictines. When the Old Bens...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Lou Adihetty came into prominence when he was selected to represent Colombo HA versus the visiting Madras HA in 1955 and again in...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
GH Rupasinghe could not have had a better debut when he represented the Matale HA at the first-ever National Hockey Championships...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
K Tharmarajah was an excellent goalie but during his whole career, had to be in the shadow of Asia’s best goal keeper the great...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Lovellyn P Rayen was one of the best all round sportsmen produced by St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena, captaining hockey and...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Representing Matale as an 18-year-old, PA Hettiarachchie shone as a left half at the first National Hockey Championships in 1956...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
From the time 19-year-old GH Jayatissa played for Matale HA at the first National Championships in 1956, he was earmarked as a...
Sri Lanka’s Best of the Past:
If not for Joseph Camillus of Pettah Pharmacy fame, the great benefactor of hockey at all levels and Walter Fernando, who were...
Best from the Past:
Before continuing from my series on Ceylon/Sri Lanka’ great hockey players, I would like to touch on some noteworthy performances...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Though not the fastest as a Right Extreme, A Nadarajah had methods of beating the defence with his deceptive bodywork and uncanny...
Sri Lanka’s best from the past:
As one of the speediest and fittest players, Chandra Schaffter shone as a Right Extreme at the highest level. He knew that the...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Leslie Tisseverasinghe was again another outstanding Tamil Union player from the late 1930s until the mid 50s. His fixed position...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
The debonair Wally de Zylva raised eyebrows in whatever he did not only by his striking good looks, but also what he achieved on...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Standing over six feet tall, Vernon Prins was known as the ‘gentle giant’, both on and off the hockey and cricket fields.He...
Sri Lanka’s best from the past:
During his 12-year career, Ivan de Kretser was an automatic choice for Ceylon, playing in both Right Inside and Centre Half...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Fredrick White made his debut as a schoolboy versus the Indian Olympic team of 1948. He played for the Burgher Recreation Club in...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
Having played with A. Mylvaganam, Ernie Kelaart and Ivan de Kretser, all brilliant centre halves, I consider Hugh Aldons as the...
Sri Lanka’s Best from the Past:
The writer has touched on the period 1953 to 1986, when Ernest C Kelaart was a National and International player from 1955 to...
Sri Lanka’s Best of the Past:
A Mylvaganam was Ceylon’s ageless wonder, making his international debut versus Afghanistan in 1947 and had the rare distinction...
The Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) successfully withstood India’s challenge to win the inaugural Donovan Andree Memorial Cup...
In a spirited display of hockey, Colombo Hockey Association came fighting through to annex the National Trophy for the first time...
A Mylvaganam ended his illustrious hockey career as captain of Ceylon against the mighty Indian Olympic team and world champions...
The Indian Olympic team playing a more constructive game gained a convincing yet unspectacular 2-0 victory over Ceylon in their...
Dr. WR Chanmugam was one of the very best personalities elected to serve hockey in then Ceylon, and I dare say up to today, in...
(Continued from last Sunday)The Ceylon Hockey Federation (CHF) broke fresh ground when for the first time a federation team...
During Ceylon’s tour of north India in January/February 1959:
The Ceylon Hockey Federation (CHF) broke fresh ground when for the first time a Federation team travelled beyond South India for...
One of the most unforgettable shocks in the field of hockey took place when Government Services toppled reigning champions...
It is with nostalgia and deep appreciation that I venture to pen a few words on a great and wonderful couple, Angunawela David...
The second National hockey championships of 1957 opened with a blaze of glory and colour. The many thousands of men, women,...
Down memory lane...:
It was the era when mighty India was ruling the world of hockey with the blessings of the President of the then Ceylon Hockey...
* Otto PreenaOtto Preena was easily the best right extreme during his...
An outstanding centre half, playmaker and shrewd leader, Sarath...
Annesley Xavier was a tower of strength to the Old Bens hockey team...
Having known Jayampathy from 1957, it gives me great pleasure to pen...
Rohan Amarasinghe represented the Colombo HA at the National...
It was with utmost sadness to receive the news of the demise on...
A solid and dependable right back, SIS Ajward represented Matale HA...
During the golden era of the Old Bens HA, Joseph Charles as the left...
Popularly known as a ‘gentle giant’, AJ McIntyre was a feared short...
Tall and lanky T Rajaratnam was first a fearless soccer goalie during...
Lou Adihetty came into prominence when he was selected to represent...
GH Rupasinghe could not have had a better debut when he represented...
K Tharmarajah was an excellent goalie but during his whole career,...
Lovellyn P Rayen was one of the best all round sportsmen produced by...
Representing Matale as an 18-year-old, PA Hettiarachchie shone as a...
From the time 19-year-old GH Jayatissa played for Matale HA at the...
If not for Joseph Camillus of Pettah Pharmacy fame, the great...
Before continuing from my series on Ceylon/Sri Lanka’ great hockey...
Though not the fastest as a Right Extreme, A Nadarajah had methods of...
As one of the speediest and fittest players, Chandra Schaffter shone...
Leslie Tisseverasinghe was again another outstanding Tamil Union...
The debonair Wally de Zylva raised eyebrows in whatever he did not...
Standing over six feet tall, Vernon Prins was known as the ‘gentle...
During his 12-year career, Ivan de Kretser was an automatic choice...
Fredrick White made his debut as a schoolboy versus the Indian...
Having played with A. Mylvaganam, Ernie Kelaart and Ivan de Kretser,...
The writer has touched on the period 1953 to 1986, when Ernest C...
A Mylvaganam was Ceylon’s ageless wonder, making his international...
The Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) successfully withstood India’...
In a spirited display of hockey, Colombo Hockey Association came...
A Mylvaganam ended his illustrious hockey career as captain of Ceylon...
The Indian Olympic team playing a more constructive game gained a...
Dr. WR Chanmugam was one of the very best personalities elected to...
(Continued from last Sunday)The Ceylon Hockey Federation (CHF) broke...
The Ceylon Hockey Federation (CHF) broke fresh ground when for the...
One of the most unforgettable shocks in the field of hockey took...
It is with nostalgia and deep appreciation that I venture to pen a...
The second National hockey championships of 1957 opened with a blaze...
It was the era when mighty India was ruling the world of hockey with...
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