{"id":143899,"date":"2024-10-25T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=143899"},"modified":"2024-10-25T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:50:25","slug":"doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan &#8211; By Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan &#8211; By Michael Roberts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-88737\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"141\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/10\/25\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Nimal R. Chandrasena\u2019s Cricketing ODE for Doug Walters \u2026 within a book entitled <\/strong><em>LOOKING FOR DOUG \u2026<\/em>\u00a0<strong><em>Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/10\/25\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143506 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Nimals-Book-Cover-Doug-Walters-Flyer-p-1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"A New book from Nimal R. Chandrasena \u201cLooking For Doug\" width=\"521\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Short Synopsis of the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Book tells the story of a Sri Lankan-born cricket fan (the author) and his journey following the life and achievements of his boyhood hero \u2013 Doug Walters, a personal friend.\u00a0<strong>The book is replete with material and opinions gleaned from interviews with Doug and Ian Chappell, the former Australian cricket captain under whom Doug played most of his cricket.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The author had been literally \u201c<em>Looking<\/em>\u201d for Doug from the time since he migrated to Australia in 1993. Hence, the title \u201c<em>Looking For Doug<\/em>\u201c.\u00a0<strong>This Book is the author\u2019s story, blended and woven with Doug\u2019s through shared experiences.<\/strong>\u00a0The author explains how cricket was a \u2018<em>window<\/em>\u2018 to see the world and how he became a \u2018<em>witness<\/em>\u2018 by listening to ABC and BBC radio commentaries received in Sri Lanka via shortwave overseas broadcasts. The book praises the roles of broadcasting giants, such as Alan McGilvray and John Arlott, who set standards unmatched by others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/10\/25\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/young-DOUG-W.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A New book from Nimal R. Chandrasena \u201cLooking For Doug\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Brian Booth \u2013Australia\u2019s captain \u2014 and Doug Walters\u00a0 in 1965 after the debut century\u00a0\u2026 source not known<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/10\/25\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DOUG-shakes-Q-LIZ-hand.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A New book from Nimal R. Chandrasena \u201cLooking For Doug\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Doug being introduced by Bill Lawry (covered) to Her Majesty The Queen\u00a0in 1968.\u00a0Next to Doug are Brian Taber, Paul Sheahan and Dave Renneberg \u2026\u00a0Source: Doug Walters Collection<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/10\/25\/doug-walters-an-ode-from-a-sri-lankan-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DOUG-and-DON-B.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A New book from Nimal R. Chandrasena \u201cLooking For Doug\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Doug with Don Bradman after the debut hundred<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2026.\u00a0<strong>It was this photo that was published in 1965 in newspapers, which carried the caption\u00a0\u2018Dairy Farmer\u2019s Son Goes the Milky Way\u2019 \u2026.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>Source: Doug Walters Collection<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The history of Doug\u2019s achievements is chronicled in other books, some written by Doug himself. However, Doug\u2019s story is considered worthy of \u2018<em>re-telling\u2019<\/em>\u00a0because thousands still remember the great cricketer.\u00a0<strong>Memories of those halcyon days in which Doug played are fading with time.<\/strong>\u00a0Doug is now 78 years old, although still active and is well-loved by the Australian public. The narrative also explores the story of Australian cricket in this important and enjoyable era (1965-1981), which included the \u2018<em>Chappell Era\u2019<\/em>. A theme well explored is Doug\u2019s role as a crucial part of Chappell\u2019s resurgent Australians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Through innumerable meetings, Doug\u2019s inputs enrich the narrative and the veracity of the details given.\u00a0<strong>The analyses of different series in which Doug played, with cited references, illuminate Doug\u2019s story and place him correctly among the greatest of Australia\u2019s cricketers.<\/strong>\u00a0With the enthusiastic inputs from Ian Chappell, the author makes a reasonable effort to place Doug Walters, both as a crucially important batsman and a match-winner for Australia at a time when Australia emerged as the most dominant team in the world (the 1970s decade). The narrative is sprinkled with the author\u2019s viewpoints as a cricket lover. Although some are personal opinions and perspectives on cricket, they are well discussed and justified with abundant notes, a bibliography and cited references.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan &#8211; By Michael Roberts Source :\u00a0thuppahis Nimal R. Chandrasena\u2019s Cricketing ODE for Doug Walters \u2026 within a book entitled LOOKING FOR DOUG \u2026\u00a0Doug Walters: An Australian Cricketing Legend\u00a0 Short Synopsis of the Book The Book tells the story of a Sri Lankan-born cricket fan (the author) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":143506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,42710],"tags":[39697,29441,56652],"class_list":{"0":"post-143899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-michael-roberts","9":"tag-doug-walters","10":"tag-michael-roberts","11":"tag-nimal-r-chandrasena","12":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan - By Michael Roberts - eLanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Doug Walters: AN ODE from a Sri Lankan Fan - By Michael Roberts Nimal R. 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