One of the three schoolboys from St. Anthony’s College, Kandy who played in the same team and then went on to represent Sri Lanka. Wijetunge, a left-arm orthodox slow bowler, formed a menacing partnership with Muttiah Muralitharan, terrorising batsman from other schools. However, the St. Anthony’s spin trio could not bowl Sri Lanka to victory on the final day as they did many times at school, as a defiant century from Jonty Rhodes held them at bay1983 – Birth of Dutch footballer Robin Van Persie. There were a few other records, though, on that bizarre day at Khettarama: Sri Lanka stormed to 952/6, the highest score in Test history, and Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama batted throughout two full days’ play. Gordon played all five Tests in that series, his only one, and took 20 wickets.

Source: The Nation August 06, 2021 18:11 UTC