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| Sunday, 28 November 2004 |
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Old Rajan Sarath Randeniya here on holiday Remember Sarath Randeniya - the old Rajan cricketer of 1953? Well, he is in Sri Lanka right now on a short holiday from the United Kingdom. After leaving school, Sarath played for Saracens Sports Club and also Lake House in the late 50s. During his school days Sarath was a fine allrounder - a stylish right hand batsman and a off spin bowler and the West Indian great Sir Learie Constantine who came to Ceylon (as we were then known) on a coaching stint, picked Sarath Randeniya as the most technically batsman in the schools. Coach Constantine was so impressed with Randeniya's batting that he appointed him as captain of Ceylon Combined Schools team in 1953 that had Tyrill Gauder of S. Thomas', Mount Lavinia, T. Nirmalingam of Royal, Malcolm Berenger of St. Joseph's and Ramanayake of Trinity. That same year, Randeniya was involved in a fine partnership with Chandra de Silva for Dharmaraja in their 'Big Match' with Kingswood. After going across to England, he did not lost interest in the game but pursued the interest and got involved in various promotional activities. He was at one time the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cricket Association in the United Kingdom. He is still helping cricket and young cricketers in Sri Lanka by organising fund-raising campaigns for training underprivileged children of Sri Lanka in the development of cricket. Right now Sri Lanka Cricket Association (UK) are sponsoring three boys undergoing training at Brendon School of Cricket in Colombo and hopes that all three or at the least one of them will make the grade and represent Sri Lanka at the highest level of cricket. In addition to his love for cricket, Randeniya has a soft heart and is responsible in raising funds to provide education for almost 50 unfortunate children whose parents have either died or made disabled in the armed conflict in the North. He will get back to London in mid-December to continue his good work and help Sri Lanka. |
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