Tambyah Murugaser
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Tambyah Murugaser is Sri Lankan sportsman and sports administrator. He was a former Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket
& Sri Lanka team manager.
Educated at Royal College Colombo
, where he won colours six sports, playing the Royal-Thomian
and won the Lorenz Scholarship for the best all rounder in 1942. Entering the University of Ceylon
, he became captain of its cricket team and played tennis and table tennis for the University.
He played cricket at club level captaining the Tamil Union
team. Holding the post of Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket when Gamini Dissanayake
was its president, he was the manager of the Sri Lanka World Cup cricket team to the United Kingdom in 1984.
After a long career in the shipping sector where he held directorships at several companies both private and public, he became a senior director of C. W. Mackie & Company Ltd. He was also past chairman of the Shippers Council of Sri Lanka and Association of Shippers Council of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A past president and Patron of the Tamil Union, the club renamed the B Block in the main pavilion T. Murugaser Block at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in his honor.
Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka , is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka....
& Sri Lanka team manager.
Educated at Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
, where he won colours six sports, playing the Royal-Thomian
Royal-Thomian
The Royal–Thomian , the annual cricket match between Royal College, Colombo and S...
and won the Lorenz Scholarship for the best all rounder in 1942. Entering the University of Ceylon
University of Ceylon
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was...
, he became captain of its cricket team and played tennis and table tennis for the University.
He played cricket at club level captaining the Tamil Union
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium.-Current squad:Players who represented the club during the 2008-09 Premier Championship....
team. Holding the post of Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket when Gamini Dissanayake
Gamini Dissanayake
Lionel Gamini Dissanayake was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and a former presidential candidate and Leader of the Opposition.-Early life:...
was its president, he was the manager of the Sri Lanka World Cup cricket team to the United Kingdom in 1984.
After a long career in the shipping sector where he held directorships at several companies both private and public, he became a senior director of C. W. Mackie & Company Ltd. He was also past chairman of the Shippers Council of Sri Lanka and Association of Shippers Council of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A past president and Patron of the Tamil Union, the club renamed the B Block in the main pavilion T. Murugaser Block at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in his honor.