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July 2020 Issue 2 July 2020, Volume 23 Issue 2 S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association Australia Branch Inc. PO Box 2337, Mt Waverley, Victoria, 3149, Australia Thomians beat Royalists in a clean sweep at the OBA Battle of the Blues 2020 S. Thomas’ College OBA beat Royal College OBA in the three cricket matches played on the 27th January 2020 at Mulgrave Cricket Club. The three ovals belonging to the club were utilised to play the over 40, over 50 and open games. The over 50 was introduced for the first time this year. It was a fun event organised by the Royal College OBA with plenty of food, drink s and music. The Thomian OBA took all three challenge Shields and most individual trophies. Match Scores are listed below. Over 50s Game: STC - 185 for 9 in 25 overs Leon Lewis - 29 Suren Meegama - 26 Mahen Siritunga - 25 July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 2 Royal - 108 for 9 in 25 overs 40 - 50 Game Royal - 132 all out in 25 overs STC - 133 for 6 in 21.3 overs Suriya Molligoda - 30 Sidath Medonza - 28 Janaka Siriwardena - 18 Open Game - STC won by 7 wickets Royal - 165 all out in 34.3 overs Naveen Nimesh - 46 Randev Pathirana - 42 Senal De Silva - 5 for 30 Sajana De Silva - 2 for 16 STC - 166 for 3 in 26.2 overs Ravindu Kodithuwakku - 72 Rashmika Opatha - 34 Kaushal Silva - 21 Hasitha Samarasinghe - 2 for 26 Match Awards Open Game Best Batsman - Ravindu Kodithuwakku Best Bowler - Senal De Silva Man of the Match - Ravindu Kodithuwakku Randy De Silva Memorial Trophy - Ravindu Kodithuwakku 40 - 50 Game: Best Batsman: Dilharan (Sivaratnam (RC) Best Bowler: Chanaka Gunawardana (STC) Man of the Match: Sidath Madonza (STC) Over 50s Game: Best Batsman: Mahen Siritunga (STC) Man of the Match: Leon Lewis (STC) Best Bowler: Ransi Fernando (RC) July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 3 The President’s Message Dear fellow Thomians, What a year 2020 has turned out to be! We had some devastating bushfires and now, we have the COVID 19 epidemic which is currently affecting all of us. The EXCO met several times in 2020 (meetings conducted online) and we have decided that all events till December will be cancelled, including the Thomian Ball. This is due to the uncertainties we are faced with and to comply with the current health and social distancing guidelines that have been implemented by both Federal and State governments. We encourage our members to support our sponsors who have been there for us over the years by utilising their services, whether it be by purchasing some takeaway food or utilising any other service, to help in keeping their businesses going in these trying times. The current situation is affecting us all in different ways. Should you need any assistance, please reach out to the EXCO members or me. Please stay safe. We will get over this and hopefully, be able to go back to some normality soon. Esto Perpetua! Peneeth Goonawardena President Editor’s Note Dear Thomians, Welcome to the Winter edition of the Thomiana. This edition mainly focusses on activities and articles of our OBA and of Old Thomians. It is a challenging period for the OBA to keep the finances in order and provide value to the membership in the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. The OBA has supported our Old Boys, sponsors and caterers who have been impacted by the current situation by promoting their services and distributing food to Old boys in need. I would like to thank Upali Gooneratne who helped me with this edition and all those who have contributed to the information in the Thomiana. Esto Perpetua! Vasikaran Ratnarajah www.stcobaaust.org.au https://www.facebook.com/groups/ STCOBA/ July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 4 Contents Page(s) Page(s) Royal-Thomian OBA 2020 Cricket Match 1 & 2 Bishop Chapman Memorial Update 11 &12 Major Sponsor Advertisement 13 President’s Message 3 STC goes where others fear to tread 14 -16 Editor’s Note 3 Nuwan Kavinda 17 STC OBA Australia 4 Membership List 18-20 Mark Your Calendar 5 New Members & Beyond the Horizon 20 Executive Committee 5 Membership Application Form 21 AGM 2020 and OBA Activities 6 Photo Gallery 22-23 Anura Tennekoon - Autobiography 7- 8 To Mask or Un Mask 9 Thomian sprinter Kulasinghe 10 22-23 Views expressed in articles contained in the Thomiana are of the respective authors. They may not necessarily concur with those of the Executive Committee. S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association Australia Branch (STCOBA) STCOBA Australia Branch is based in Melbourne. This was the first Thomian OBA to be formed overseas. The founders were a group of old Thomians who migrated to Australia after their primary and secondary studies at S. Thomas’ College in Sri Lanka in the early 1960s and 1970s. The main purpose, of the Thomian OBA, is to foster fellowship amongst Old Thomians in Australia and to raise funds that can be channeled to the Thomian fraternity of schools in Sri Lanka (Mount Lavinia, Kollupitiya, Bandarwela and Gurutalawa). Advertising in the Thomiana Did you know that you could advertise your business in the Thomiana? The Thomiana is circulated amongst members of the Association wherever they are – Victoria, Interstate and Overseas. You will be amazed how our network works! Enquiries: [email protected] July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 5 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic all OBA activities such as Podi Natuma, Transfiguration Service & Seniors Lunch and Thomian Ball have been cancelled for year 2020. The STC OBA Carol Service is scheduled to be held on Saturday 12th December 2020. However as per Government guidelines we will notify the confirmation of the event. Executive Committee – 2020 President Peneeth Goonawardena 0404 213 166 [email protected] Vice Presidents Jitendra Udugama 0401 735 187 [email protected] Saman Liyanage 0407 358 415 [email protected] Asfan Thajudeen 0416 877 788 [email protected] Secretary Chris Lawton Snr. 03 8794 9680 [email protected] Asst. Secretary Mark Nanayakkara 0408 990 146 [email protected] Treasurer Dinesh Fernando 0433 205 311 [email protected] Asst. Treasurer Milinda Liyanage 0458 998 850 [email protected] Editor Vasikaran Ratnarajah 0408 866 272 [email protected] Committee Jayampathy (Pajjo) Silva 0418 619 382 [email protected] Chris Varney 0407 630 351 [email protected] Sankha Wickremasinghe 0407 448 062 [email protected] Rayendra Karunaratne 0416 350 244 [email protected] Rayesh Gunasekera 0410 047 088 [email protected] Upali Gooneratne 0449 024 294 [email protected] Navodh Fernando 0452 209 102 [email protected] Immediate Past President Mahes Heenetigala 0418 182 707 [email protected] July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 6 The Annual General Meeting 2020 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the STC OBA Melbourne was held at the Mount Waverley Community Centre on Friday February 7th at 6.30pm. The meeting was well attended with around 80 members participating; and included the presentation of reports by the President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Executive Committee for 2020 was confirmed with Peneeth Goonawardena being reelected as President. The discussions were mainly centered on the OBA finances and the options for increasing profits from the annual Thomian Ball . Also, an item of interest was funds for the Bishop Chapman Gravestone, initiated by Roger Aldons and the discussions centered around the OBA contributions towards the restoration. Peneeth Goonawardena, the current President, highlighted the achievements of the past year, especially fund-raising activities for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and for the Bushfires in Australia. The Presidential awards were presented to three individuals who had contributed greatly to the OBA. The 2020 Presidential Award recipients were Anil Gammampila, Rod Grigson an Upali Gooneratne The meeting concluded with singing of the College Song followed by a sumptuous dinner. Royal-Thomian Stag Night The event was held on 28th February 2020 at the Grand on Princess, Mulgrave and hosted by the Royal OBA and patronized by STC OBA. Thomian Community Assistance for COVID-19 The OBA Executive Committee established a Thomian Community Assistance Team (TCAT) to assist our members during this crisis. We had a team of volunteers who provided assistance requested by our members including shopping, running errands etc. This service will continue until the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. 141st Royal-Thomian Live Telecast As per the AGM, the Executive committee organised this event as a fundraiser for OBA finances. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic 80 people came for the event and those who came had good fun. Only one person represented Royal. The dinner and coverage of the event from Colombo was great. July 2020 – Volume 23 – Issue 2 7 ANURA TENNEKOON’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY – Passionately Cricket Former Sri Lanka captain Anura Tennekoon’s autobiography – Passionately Cricket – was launched at Sinhalese Sports Club on 26 February 2020. Tennekoon, who captained S. Thomas’ and SSC was Sri Lanka’s captain in 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups. Tennekoon’s former school mates, his SSC and Sri Lanka teammates, some of the leading players produced by the country and leading figures of the business world were present at the occasion. The keynote address was given by his contemporary cricketer S. Skandakumar (former High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia) and highlighted the following: “If there was a single line that describes Anura this remarkable gentleman Cricketer, I will fall back on an eminent Thomians statement to me. “If I had to name someone to bat for my life, it would be Anura”. Recalling the days he played with and against Anura, Skandakumar said, “I played in the Royal Thomian matches of 1965, 1966 and in 1969 I had the opportunity to play under his captaincy in the Gopalan Trophy encounter at the Colombo Oval now named the P.Sara Oval.
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