[Video] Classic Catches | Lalith Kaluperuma 1982

REWIND: Allot Caught off a spectacular second attempt by Lalith Kaluperuma. The bowler, Somchandra De Silva is considered to be one of the finest leg spinners to come out of the island. This footage incidentally is also Sri Lanka's 1st Ever Test Match.

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[Video] Sri Lanka Vs England | Day 1 | 1982

Day 1 highlights of Sri Lanka's 1st test match. Played at the P. Saravanamuttue Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on the 12th of Feb 1982.

Features John Snow, Ian Botham, David Gower, Siddath Wettimuny, Roy Dias, Arjuna Ranatunga, Duleep Mendis, Bandula Warnapura and other past greats! Thanks to Mr. Tissa Madawela for the source video.

The first chapter | BBC Slide show





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Player Profile - Roy Dias

When a country is first admitted into the family of test cricketing nations, they usually have a number of competent players without possessing the one or two truly great individuals who can lift the team from the bottom of the table. There are obviously exceptions to this rule, and Sri Lanka were fortunate to commence test cricket in the early 1980’s with a number of very experienced and successful batsmen. Whilst Sri Lanka did not have the bowling strikepower to win many games in their early years, the presence of Roy Dias in their top order ensured that their batting had a stability that most new teams take years to develop.

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