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by Richard Dwight

In the annual Harrow Mayor's Charity Shield limited over knockout cricket tournament final at Harrow, Farveez Maharoof of Stanmore Cricket Club walked upto receive the man-of-the-match award from the Mayor of Harrow Council recently.

The Mayor on congratulating Maharoof and while exchanging pleasantries inquired as to what college he went to, Maharoof with pride replied Wesley, pat came the rejoinder from a delighted Mayor, who said that he too was a Wesleyite and introduced himself, as Mano Dharmarajah.

What a happy coincidence way out in England from one Wesleyite to another, with one giving and the other receiving.

Maharoof as Wesley's Cricket Captain was a prolific run getter and bowler, having had the distinction of being adjudged the 'Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year' and the pride of captaining the Sri Lanka's school team against the Pakistan schools' team.

Earlier this year he had a short stint playing for Stanmore Cricket Club, UK. Mayor Mano Dharmarajah, who was taking a break from his busy schedule at Harrow Council, to be here for a week, was an old boy of Wesley College, having played cricket for Shaw Wallace and Hedges and the Tamil Union in the Daily News Trophy.

He was full of praise for Maharoof's ability as a batsman. Maharoof, he said came to bat at a crucial stage, when his side Stanmore had still to get 66 runs to defeat Harrow, Maharoof, the Mayor said clobbered the bowling in style to score 46 valuable runs and win the match.

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