Link between London and Maggona

By Ranjan Anandappa

CRICKET: The Chief Executive Officer of the Surrey Cricket Club in London Paul Sheldon said that the Surrey Cricket Village, in Maggona funded by the Surrey CC and the Brit Insurance, London will be an everlating link between London and the people in Maggona. Paul Sheldon said this when he opened the Surrey Cricket village at Maggona for the Tsunami victims.

"The London Oval is a World famous cricket grounds, when we heard about the T-Sunami we were very keen to try and help the people in Sri Lanka, particularly who had lost their homes in the disaster. Two years later this wonderful new cricket grounds and the village is the result. The creation of this new village is a dream come true," he said.

He further said that the tie between Sri Lanka cricket and English cricket is very close and very important us. We love Sri Lankan cricket but not so much as you beat us at the World Cup.

The Minister of Sports and Recreation Gamini Lokuge who was also present thanked the English Club for coming to Sri Lanka's aid with the project that cost one hundred million rupees. He stressed that the people in the village should take this opportunity to the maximum instead of selling the houses for finanacial benefits.