Carl Obeysekera
| Carl Obeysekera | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | All Ceylon Cricketer |
Carl Obeysekera was a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Ceylon prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka, and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status. Carl represented Ceylon as a schoolboy against Freddie Brown’s Englishmen on their way to Australia and opened the batting with Mahesh Rodrigo.[1][2]
Early life
Carl was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and played for Ananda-Nalanda 21st and 22nd Battle of the Maroons together with his twin brother Valentine Obeysekera.[3] former Civil Servant Lincoln Perera,[4] Stanley Jayasinghe former all Ceylon Cricketer and Leicestershire County Cricketer.[5][6][7]
Carl played for Nondescripts Cricket Club in 1953/54 Sara Trophy Champions.[8]
Carl is domiciled in United States.[9]
References
- ↑ A tribute: Valentine Obeysekera — a cricketer and gentleman
- ↑ "Gerry Gooneratne to Sir With Love"
- ↑ So long Valentine Archived July 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Ananda Nalanda 1949 Encounter Nalanda Captain
- ↑ 21st Battle of the Maroons
- ↑ 22nd Battle of the Maroons
- ↑ P. M. Jayatilaka: Cricketer turned great educationist, scholar
- ↑ NCC hopes to REVIVE sports activities in a big way
- ↑ Old Nalandians get together today
- "Roy Dias was a batting stylist". Dailynews. April 19, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.
- "All cricket rolled into one - Nisal Senaratne". Dailynews. 2005-06-20.
- "Time to jettison deadwood and get professionals on Board". The Sunday Leader.
- "Amarasiri Gunasena The Imran Khan of Nalanda". The Island.
- "Spinners' battle against batting forte". The Island.
- "Michael Tissera has served Sri Lanka cricket well". Sunday Observer.
- "Internationally reputed cricketer". Dailynews.
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