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The Pioneering Female Cricketers in Ceylon: Facing England in 1948-by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Source:<\/span><\/strong>Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

KKS Perera<\/strong>,\u00a0in\u00a0Daily Mirror<\/em>,\u00a0March 2023<\/a>, where the title reads thus: \u201cthree Johnians in First International Womens\u2019 Match vs England in 1948<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka Cricket with [its] record profit of Rs 6.3 billion made in 2022 could easily allocate more funds for developing women\u2019s cricket.\u00a0 Times have changed. The gentlemen\u2019s game is not only meant for men; today it is the ladies\u2019 game too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Ceylon Times headline on November 2, 1948 \u2014 \u201cCeylon team goes down fighting.\u201d \u2018 [while also referring to ] \u2026.a catch which any first-class cricketer would have been proud to make, a brilliant one-handed effort above her head with which Beverly Roberts ended centurion Hide\u2019s innings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Ceylon Observer same day wrote, \u201cCeylon\u2019s women cricketers though beaten decisively as anticipated, nevertheless made a decided impression not only on the large crowd that watched them play against the English women\u2019s team at the Oval, but also on the visitors who were amazed to hear that their opponents had had less than two months of practice together\u2026.The wicket-keeping of Leila Abeykoon and her correct style of batting and her good defence evoked commendation from the visitors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka women\u2019s cricket started way back in the 1920\u2019s. The girls of St. John\u2019s Panadura may be considered pioneers of women\u2019s cricket. Both Beverly and Leila were Johnians. They were coached by the master-in-charge, Gilbert Clyde Roberts, a man of cricketing virtuosity who was a member of the Barbados [WI] cricket squad in the late 1910s and then moved to England and in early-1920s took a ship to Ceylon \u2013 settled down in Panadura, after meeting Cyril Arnold Jansz, founder of St. John\u2019s schools, and joined the staff teaching English literature and coaching cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n

All searches for a girl\u2019s school team to challenge for a friendly match failed, as no girls school in the island had ever dreamt of playing cricket then. In 1933, a match was fixed between St. John\u2019s College and St. John\u2019s Girl\u2019s school as the first ever between two women\u2019s teams on the island\u2019s soil and was played on Panadura esplanade on July 12, 1933, exactly 90 years ago [to coincide with founder\u2019s day], which later became an annual encounter. A few other Colombo girls\u2019 schools joined the fray a decade or so later.<\/span><\/p>\n

When MCC announced the English women\u2019s Australian tour in 1948, the usual stopover en route to Australia was an opportunity for the CCA to grab. By then a few \u2018big\u2019 girls\u2019 schools in Colombo were already playing cricket. However, trials held proved that the Panadura girls were far superior in both talent and experience, hence three of them, Leila Abeykoon, Beverly Roberts, [daughter of GCRoberts] and Phyllis de Silva were selected along with a combined nine from the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Extract from Premasara Epasinghe\u2019s interview with Leila at her sister\u2019s residence in Edward Lane Colombo 3, in the year 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Premasara: Did your parents object to your being active in sports, especially cricket?<\/span>
\nLeila: No, my parents really encouraged me. They were of the view that sports would build your character personality and help to discipline oneself. We were all under a much-disciplined human being-a cricket coach, a guide and philosopher G. C. Roberts. He was like a father to all of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Premasara: When you heard that you were selected to represent Ceylon in 1948 in cricket, what were your feelings?<\/span><\/p>\n

Leila: I was very happy and delighted when I heard that I was selected to represent my country. Further, I was overjoyed as two other Johnians, Phylis de Silva (mother-in-law of Duleep Mendis) and Beverley Roberts were also included in the Ceylon Women\u2019s Cricket Team. \u2013\u2018Sports\u2019 by Premasara Epasinghe- The Sunday Observer\u2013 June 25, 2000<\/span><\/p>\n

Gilbert Clyde Roberts and family migrated to Australia down under in 1970s and Roberts passed away on April 7, 1981.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sri Lankan women\u2019s cricket team for [the recent] ICC women\u2019s T20 World Cup did perform fairly well beating South Africa and Bangladesh. It is a welcome move that SLC thought of appointing Susanthika Jayasinghe, the Olympic silver medalist, as the \u201cConsultant-Mentoring and Development of Women\u2019s Cricket,\u201d to promote the game and also the raising of match fees for 2023. SLC should draw up a programme to develop cricket in girls schools to meet the current trends.<\/span><\/p>\n

kksperera1@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n

ADDENDUM:<\/span>
\nThe CEYLON Team was as follows: \u201cMiss O\u2019 Turner (captain), Ms Enid Gilly Fernando (vc), Mrs C. Hutton, Ms S. Gaddum. Phyllis de Silva, Shirley Thomas, Marienne Adihetty, Beverley Roberts, Binthan Noordeen, Pat Weinman and Leela Abeykoon\u2026 \u2026\u2026.Reseves being Mrs DH Swan, Mrs EG Joseph, \u2026 with the three marked in purple [??] being schoolgirls from St. John\u2019s Pandaura where the cricket coach was Gilbert C. Roberts, a cricketer of competence with first-class experiience in both Barbados and Ceylon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Srilal Fernando in Melbourne: \u201cTest Cricket of a Different Kind in 1948,\u201d https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2022\/06\/17\/test-cricket-of-a-different-kind-in-1948\/<\/span><\/p>\n

\"elanka\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beverley Roberts as a young lady [Note that she married Lloyd Juriansz and the family migrated to Australia]<\/span><\/p>\n

\"elanka\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gilbert Clyde Roberts in retirement in Melbourne Australia \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

He was one of the sons of TW Roberts of the Ceylon Civil Service, a Barbadian who was also a talented cricketer and came out to British Ceylon circa 1901 after his Oxford degree and eventually retired to live in Galle from circa 1935. His first wife was English and one of his daughters Sheila represented Ceylon at tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"elanka\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Gilbert & Jean Roberts clan assembled in Melbourne in 1979 for their 50th wedding anniversary<\/span><\/p>\n

\"elanka\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TW Roberts after scoring 247 for the Kalutara Bar vs the Galle Bar\u2026. & Sheila Roberts serving at tennis<\/span><\/p>\n

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