Mohamed Anver’s Recollections as Cricket Captain at SAC
Courtesy : L. K. Hettiarachchi, Friends of SAC Galle Photos 1950/1960s An article from Website CRITIQUING CRICKET Date - October 12 , 2020 1956 : CHAMPION YEAR FOR SAINT ALOYSIUS IN CRICKET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOHAMED ANVER’S Recollections of His Years at St. Aloysius ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Soccer was our forte at SAC and although we often had good performances on the cricket field, we were more often than not on the losing side. So, when we produced something out of the ordinary, we had every reason to be proud of ourselves. The 1956 season was one such success story when we emerged unbeaten among the schools with Anver captaining the side. But it was a rough road for Anver leading up to that season, so let’s ask Anver to open the batting : “The first touch of the leather ball was with my head in the first game I played for N...

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