Lankan Cavaliers off to Chennai for a series of friendly matches
The Lankan Cavaliers a pioneer veterans cricket club working for peace, service and goodwill through cricket embarked on a week long to Chennai, India to play a series of friendly matches on an invitation extended by the International Fellowship of Cricket loving Rotarians, R.I. District 3230, Chennai.

The team led by the first test cricket captain of Sri Lanka Bandula Warnapura who is also the founding member and the present president of the Cavaliers club comprise players of the calibre of Jayantha Seneviratne, Basil Perera, S. Illangaratnam, Mervyn and Damien Fernando, Daya Sirisena, Dr. Ananda Gunasekera, Jayalath Aponso, C.P.P. Raj, Pemlal Fernando, Wasanthalal Fernandom Rupanath Wickramaratne, Senaka Angulugaham Srinath Wijeyaratne and Lakith Pieris.

The team is due to play three matches against a Rotarians XI, Madras CC Veterans XI and Chennai Veterans Invitation XI which include some former national players of yesteryear. Besides the three matches the Cavaliers will conduct a couple of training sessions in cooperation with the Rotarians in helping some schools in Annanagar, Chennai. This will be second tour that the Cavaliers will be making with the first being to Dubai. -MSA

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