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Lush green newly laid turf at the International Cricket Stadium in Galle |
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Top Left Media center and perhaps a new building for Galle CC, on Right the new wing coming up on the west side, Left below the Older Pavilion that survived the Tsunami and on Right the new wing. Full picture below the building site on the west side |
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Third Test WILL NOW be played in Galle! |
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NO ENTRY The Sign on the White Board in Sinhala says Unauthorized persons are not allowed in the building site/ All pictures taken on 24th October by Asoka Weerasinghe from the periphery of the Stadium |
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Cobblers outside the stadium plying their trade |
Old pavilion retained |
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The THIRD TEST starting on December 18th will nowbe played in Galle. The Galle esplanade is now a patch of lush green. The rains in last few months did a world of good for the newly seeded turf and pitch, although it delayed construction work MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ARE NOW COMPLETE AND ARE BEING WHITE WASHED AND PAINTED AND EVERY THING SEEM TO FIT IN LIKE SOME GIANT JIGSAW. The surroundings are being spruced up, the standing galleries are being filled up. Although there was much opposition to the new buildings shutting out the view of the fortress from the main road on bustand side, the bird wing shaped curvature of the building site would give a splendid view of the Dutch Fort's Ramparts to the Cricket fans sitting in the new pavillions and to the millions world wide on TV. |
