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 Nalanda College () is a Buddhist school in Sri Lanka that provides primary and secondary education for boys.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, ...

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Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga (; born 25 October 1931) is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At prese ...

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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 K ...

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Henry Jayasena Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televi ...

, Hon. Rupa Karunathilake, 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. 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 Sportspeople from Uva Province A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers