Ok so we have a thread for best fielder SL ever produced - I reckon we ought to have one for the worst ever fielder(s) in SLC i.e. the real clowns in the field, the butter-fingered ones...And there have been several over the years undoubtedly.
Let me begin. IMO the honours go to:
1. Dilhara Fernando
2. Ajantha Mendis
3. Thilina Kandamby
Five players who didn't get a game in their teams' winning campaigns
Malcolm Marshall, 1979
Twenty-one-year-old Marshall couldn't break into the XI, as West Indies played unchanged through the tournament. With Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Colin Croft forming the pace machine, Marshall had to wait for his time in the limelight.
Mitchell Johnson, 2007
Much like with Marshall in 1979, the 2007 tournament came in the early days of Johnson's career. It didn't help that Australia put together the most dominant World Cup campaign of all. Even with Brett Lee out injured, Australia could call on Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait and Nathan Bracken.
Brad Haddin, 2007
Adam Gilchrist went from the start to the finish of his 96-Test career without missing a game, and there was little chance of him missing a match in the 2007 World Cup, in which he signed off with a brutal 149 in the final. Haddin's first World Cup game came in 2011.
Collis King, 1975
King was part of two World Cup squads, and on both occasions he ended up as a winner. His contributions varied vastly, however. In the 1979 final, King was in such scintillating form that he left even Viv Richards in the shade. In 1975, he was yet to make his international debut, and watched the whole of the first World Cup from the bench.
Larry Gomes, 1979
Like King, Gomes would play a pivotal role in a World Cup four years after he carried drinks all through one. In 1983, he made three steady fifties to average 64.50 besides filling in the fifth-bowler's slot. In 1979, he, like Marshall, couldn't get a game.
Over 1.2 mln elders in Sri Lanka don’t have access to bank credit
By Jayampathy Jayasinghe
Following the tsunami disaster in 2004 which caused devastation to life and property in Sri Lanka, the micro finance concept has taken a firm foothold in the country to build the lives of those who were severely affected by the tragedy.
Central Bank (CB) Assistant Governor D. Wasantha said the CB has forwarded a set of proposals to the Legal Draftsman’s Department on the Micro Financing Act which will soon be forwarded to the parliament for approval.
He was speaking at a seminar organised under the theme “Effectiveness of Microfinance for Senior Citizens” by Helpage Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Lanka Microfinance Practitioners Association and funded by the Tea Project.
He said over 1.2 million people are over 60 years old representing 9.3 per cent of the population of the country and they don’t have access to credit from banks.
He said the paths of the formal banking sector and the micro finance sector have gradually narrowed down over the years. Product differentiation was essential for the micro finance business to be successful. Micro finance can also make products cheaper and it can prevent entrepreneurs from falling into the hands of illegal money lenders. The CB’s role has been to facilitate micro finance business and educate people.
Executive Director of Helpage Sri Lanka Samantha Liyanawaduge said the net value of the micro finance sector is over Rs 60 billion and growing fast in the country with some 14,000 financial institutions involved in providing micro finance to entrepreneurs. He said micro finance institutions have been requested to provide micro finance to senior citizens of the country to alleviate poverty. Although senior citizens of the country are highly skilled in different spheres they do not have access to credit from banks. Most commercial banks and financial institutions do not provide financial assistance to senior citizens. The pilot project started by Helpage Sri Lanka that provided credit to senior citizens was successful as the repayment rate was 100 per cent. “If we do not provide financial credit to senior citizens to embark on self employment projects it could affect their livelyhood.” To provide financial assistance assistance to senior citizens Helpage Sri Lanka last year implemented a pilot project jointly with Berendina Microfinance institution and the repayment has been 100 per cent, he said.