Sri Lanka Beneficiaries For Sharjah (25 Apr 1996)
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has nominated two former captains as beneficiaries to the Cricketers` Benefit Fund Series (CBFS) during the Sharjah Cup tournament to be held in Sharjah in November this year
25-Apr-1996
BENEFICIARIES FOR CBSF
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has nominated two former captains as
beneficiaries to the Cricketers` Benefit Fund Series (CBFS)
during the Sharjah Cup tournament to be held in Sharjah in
November this year.
Anura Tennekoon who led Sri Lanka in the first two World Cup
tournaments in England in 1975 and 1979 is one of them. The
other is Sri Lanka`s first Test captain Bandula Warnapura.
While Tennekoon`s name was unanimously accepted by the ExCo of
the Board, Warnapura faced a contest with Roy Dias who was
outvoted 9-2 by the committee.
Each of the beneficiaries will receive US$ 17,500. Former Sri
Lanka captain Duleep Mendis and former Sri Lanka cricketer Abu
Fuard are the previous beneficiaries of the CBFS from Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka team will participate in the Sharjah Cup
tournament.
Source:: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)