BARCLAY GORDON ‘BUDDY’ REID Elmo Rodrigopulle Source:-www.dailynews.lk There have been a few instances of sets of brothers playing for their schools, clubs and with some of them going on to sport Sri Lanka caps. Among them the leaders were the nine Fernandopulle brothers who played and all kept wickets for St.Benedict’s College, Kotahena which deserves mention in the Guinness Book of the records, AMENDRA brothers from Mahinda College Galle, the RANATUNGA and WETTIMUNY brothers from Ananda College also come to mind. But five brothers to play school cricket and excel for St. Thomas’ College, the school by the sea at Mount Lavinia were the REID brothers – CLAUDE, RONNIE, BUDDY, BARNEY and TINY. It is said that there were five Saram brothers who played for the Mount Lavinia school before the REID’S. Most outstanding But of the five brothers the most outstanding and who became a double international was BARCLAY ...

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