Shot in the arm for Sri Lanka Cricket
View(s):The new administration driven by Thilanga Sumathipala have made some excellent changes so far and one of the most important factor is to put the cricket board headquarters in order and clean up the mess that the consecutive Interim committees have brough about for cricket.
We understand that, a fine proven strong administrator Chrisantha de Silva should be recognised duly. The HR and administration which department is evidently crawling due to misdeeds of the past Interim Committees, who were favourites of the politicians of the past regime.
Chrisantha’s inclusion could be seen as a “Shot in the Arm” of the SLC, as he is reputedly known as a skillful strong administrator not only in cricket, but in the Lions Clubs International when he led the Moratuwa Lions Club to glory in the late 1980′s winning the championship at the annual convention for best administration. He being the President of Moratuwa Sports Club was elected spontaneously to the cricket board EXCO
on a number of occasions and was also President of the Colombo District Cricket Association for four or five years and his skills in man management was visibly evident with the successes he achieved.
The public remember very well how clever he was in organizing International matches at the Moratuwa Stadium successfully with full capacity crowds, finding sponsors such as M/s. Bata Shoe Company, Singer and Pure Beverages Co. Ltd on his own to cover up match expenditure and pay back the cricket board royalty in huge amounts. It is hoped that the SLC hierarchy will make the most out of a honest straight forward man who is just the right person to do an appraisal of the SLC cadre, clean up and make the administration run effectively and smoothly to bring the desired results soon. His experiences in Administration and HR skills will no doubt enable the key Office Bearers of the SLC to get the best out of the staff which is seemingly over staffed, to prune down and make the SLC an effective smooth running National Body which is currently costing fanciful sums for salaries alone.
A doyen of Moratuwa cricket