Stanley Jayasinghe (born January 19, 1931 in

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) is a former

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n cricketer who played for

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prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka, and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status. He was a right-handed batsman and part-time offbreak bowler. In his

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career which began in 1949/50 he also played cricket in England for

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. In 1965 he publicly refused to play against the white-only South Africans who were touring England, after his own experiences of racism playing against the South Africans in 1960. He retired in 1968/69. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by

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, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the

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(ICC).

Early life

Stanley who was educated at

Nalanda College, Colombo ''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā'' , motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom , established = , founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne , type = National , grades = ...

captained Nalanda College first XI cricket team in 1951. Some of Stanley's notable classmates at Nalanda College were

Karunaratne Abeysekera Karunaratne Abeysekera (3 June 1930 – 20 April 1983) was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also a poet and songwriter and was widely admired for his excellent command of Sinhala. Abeysekera wrote the lyrics to over 2, ...

, Dr

Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga ( si, විජයතුංග මුදලිගේ හරිශ්චන්ද්‍ර විජයතුංග; born 25 October 1931) is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, ...

, Dr Hudson Silva, Hon. Dr

Dharmasena Attygalle Dr Dharmasena Attygalle (19 February 1925–1 June 1989) was an MP in Sri Lanka's parliament from 1972 to 1982. He served as the Deputy Minister of Health (1977–1980) and Minister of Indigenous Medicine (1980–1982) representing the Kes ...

, Dr Henry Jayasena, Hon.

Rupa Karunathilake Lokugamage Rupasena Karunathilake (15 March 1933 – 11 October 2011) (known as ''Rupa Karunathilake'') was a cabinet minister and Member of Parliament representing Bentara-Elpitiya electorate, in Galle District. He was also a Sri Lanka Ambassa ...

, Bernie Wijesekera. Former All Ceylon and

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cricketer Carl Obeysekera and Ashley de Silva who were also from Nalanda College played for Ceylon at the same time. Stanley was adjudged the Times of Ceylon Sportsman of the Year in 1951. StanleyUncle

Cricket administrator

Stanley Jayasinghe also has been one time a member of the National Selection Committee and Manager of Sri Lanka cricket team. Stanley was a hugely sought-after coach in Sri Lanka from the late 1970's, after he migrated to Sri Lanka. He had gained fame playing brilliantly for Lestersihre before moving back to his home country. His coaching style, coupled with a caring, fatherly-treatment towards his students, made him one of the most successful coaches in the country during the 70's and 80's. He later was appointed the Manager of the Sri Lankan cricket team and developed it to very high standards, laying the discipline and attitude in the players he managed, who later led the Sri Lankan team to its one and only ODI World Cup in 1996.

Family life

Stanley is married to Erika, a German and they are blessed with a daughter, Yvonne.Stanley Jayasinghe a complete cricketer
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References

* Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian. ''Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign.'' London: Redwords, 2020. . * * * * *
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayasinghe, Stanley 1931 births Living people All-Ceylon cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo People from Badulla A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers