Veteran sports writer felicitated | Daily News

Veteran sports writer felicitated

Old Cambrian and former Air Force cricketer cum veteran school cricket writer Dilwin Mendis, who was the manager of the Piliyandala Town Club Cricket Academy U-15 Team that toured India, recently, was felicitated during the tour by Indian Minister K. Chandrasekera.

Mendis was honoured with a traditional shawl and a memento, marking the first ever foreign team's visit to the newly-constructed Siddipet Grounds. The tour included a series of friendly matches and the main highlight of the event was the match against the Siddipet District Cricket Association U-15 Team.

Dilwin Mendis is 77 years old and an active cricket enthusiast and sports writer to many publications, including the Daily News and Dinamina newspapers. He had served for 13 years as the Prince of Wales College Old Boys' Association (OBA) Secretary and at present, is a Vice Patron of the Cambrian OBA.

Speaking to the Daily News, Mendis said that he was happy to receive the rare honour at an opening of the new cricket grounds.

"This might be the first of such an honour received by a Sri Lankan and I hope to continue my writing career, while fostering school sports," he added.


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