Stanley Jayasinghe is a former Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

n cricketer who played for Ceylon prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka, and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status. He was a right-handed batsman and part time offbreak bowler. In his first class cricket career which began in 1949/50 he also played cricket in England for Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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. He retired in 1968/69. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.

Some of Stanley's notable classmates at Nalanda College were Karunaratne Abeysekera

Karunaratne Abeysekera

Karunaratne Abeysekera was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also an acclaimed poet and songwriter and was widely admired for his excellent command of Sinhala....

, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga

Harischandra Wijayatunga

Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present he is the leader of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Party...

, Dr Hudson Silva

Hudson Silva

Deshabandu Dr. F. G. Hudson Silva was the founder and president of the International Eye Bank, Tissue Bank, and the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society. He was an honorary Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka....

, Hon. Dr Dharmasena Attygalle

Dharmasena Attygalle

Dr Dharmasena Attygalle was a MP in Sri Lanka's parliament from 1972 to 1983.He was Deputy Minister of Health and Minister of Indigenous Medicine representing the Kesbewa seat....

, Dr Henry Jayasena

Henry Jayasena

Henry Jayasena born in Bendiyamulla, Gampaha is a Sri Lankan actor and dramatist.-Early Life:Jayasena studied at the Gampaha branch of Lorenz College and at Nalanda College Colombo. Some of Jayasena's notable classmates at Nalanda College were Karunaratne Abeysekera, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga,...

, Hon. Rupa Karunathilake

Rupa Karunathilake

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