Shelley Wickramasinghe
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Shelley Wickramasinghe was a Sri Lanka
n cricketer. He represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
as well as being its club president three times from 1972 to 2000.
Wickramasinghe also contributed to cricket administration serving as president of the Mercantile Cricket Association and chairman of the National Sports Council. In the mid-eighties he was also vice-president of Sri Lanka Cricket
.
Wickramasinghe died aged 85 on August 10, 2011.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n cricketer. He represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest cricket clubs founded in 1892 and competes in the Premier Trophy, which it has won eight times.-History:...
as well as being its club president three times from 1972 to 2000.
Wickramasinghe also contributed to cricket administration serving as president of the Mercantile Cricket Association and chairman of the National Sports Council. In the mid-eighties he was also vice-president of Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka , is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka....
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Wickramasinghe died aged 85 on August 10, 2011.