Well known former Sri Lanka Cricket Vice Captain, manager, coach, selector and commentator Ranjit Fernando’s beautifully written Memoirs ‹ Hobnails to Spikes ‹ has been accepted by the prestigious MCC Library in the United Kingdom.
It covers an interesting period, when Sri Lanka emerged from Non Test playing status to one of the best teams in the cricketing world in all formats by the turn of the millennium.
The presentation of the book was made by his brother Sunil Fernando, who had the honour of leading the Invincible 1964 Champion Cricket Team , in which Ranjit playing under his younger brother , won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award. In 1964 , St. beat S. Thomas›, Royal , St. Joseph›s , St. Peter›s , St. Anthony›s Kandy outright and St. Sebastian›s , Ananda in the first innings, in the 7 matches they played that year.
The acceptance of the book to the prestigious MCC Library is a rare honour for Ranjit, St. Benedict›s and Sri Lanka.