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Former cricketer Tony Opatha passes away

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A former Sri Lankan ODI cricketer Antony Ralph Marinon Opatha passed away today, family sources said.

He was born in August 5, 1947, in Colombo. The right-arm medium pace bowler played five One Day Internationals at the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups.

He was educated at St. Peter's College, Colombo and later joined the Royal Ceylon Volunteer Air Force in 1968. He had played for his college cricket team and went on to play for the air force cricket team till 1977.

He first played for Ceylon in 1971 and was a member of the Sri Lankan teams playing in the World Cups in England in 1975 and 1979. He later played club cricket in Ireland for one season in 1979 and was offered the post coach of the Holland team.

As player/manager of the rebel tour to South Africa in 1982-83 in defiance of the sporting ban against the apartheid state, he and the other tourists received a lifetime ban from international cricket.

In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).


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  • Neomal Ranasinghe Friday, 11 September 2020 06:39 PM

    Rest in Peace

    Damithw Friday, 11 September 2020 08:13 PM

    We owe you for your service to national cricket . RIP!!!!

    S.H.Moulana Saturday, 12 September 2020 12:37 AM

    Our condolence to the family. R.I.P


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