PI Pieris passes away

Former All-Ceylon cricketer PI Pieris passed away and unknown to many his funeral was held yesterday at the general cemetery in Borella.

He was 82.

Pieris also served as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka at a time it was devoid of politics and nepotism.

He famously shared in a century stand with Neil Chanmugam for the last wicket against the West Indies who had Gary Sobers in 1967 at the Oval in Colombo.

Pieris also represented the Cambridge University team in England and was a product of S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia whose team he captained.