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[[Colonel]] '''Thomas Yates Wright''' (1869-1964) was a [[British]] planter, who was a cricketer and legislator in [[Ceylon]]. He was a [[tea]] [[planter]] in Ceylon and served in the [[Legislative Council of Ceylon|Legislative Council]] and in the [[Senate of Ceylon]].<ref>[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/03/27/fea40.asp From LPs to cassettes - a trail of music ]
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[[Colonel]] '''Thomas Yates Wright''', [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]], [[Volunteer Officers' Decoration|VD]] (1869–1964) was a British planter, who was a cricketer and legislator in [[Ceylon]]. He was a [[tea planter]] and served in the [[Legislative Council of Ceylon]] and the [[Senate of Ceylon]].<ref>[https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2011/03/27/fea40.asp From LPs to cassettes – a trail of music] </ref>


Born in [[Lancashire]], Wright came to Ceylon in 1899 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsmen, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club and for Up Country from 1893 to 1919 and played for the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|All Ceylon Cricket team]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html ]</ref>
Born in [[Lancashire]], Wright went to Ceylon in 1889 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsman, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club at cricket and played for the Up-Country XI from 1893 to 1919. He represented [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|All Ceylon]] in several matches in the 1890s.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228442.html Obituaries in 1964]</ref> He was the founding President of Ceylon Athletic Association<ref>[http://www.srilankaathletics.com/H2%20Presidents%20Secretaries.html ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA, THE LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES (1922–2012)]</ref>


He was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps]] (CPRC). Lieutenant Wright served in the [[Second Boer War]] from 1900 to 1902 with the Ceylon contingent from the CPRC and went on the serve as the [[commanding officer]] of the CPRC from July 1904 to February 1912 with the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]]. He was awarded the [[Volunteer Officers' Decoration]] and retired as a [[colonel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CPRC after Ceylon Independence. |url=https://pmdtea.com/cprc-after-ceylon-independence-2/ |accessdate=11 May 2020 |publisher=pmdtea.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps |url=http://www.ceylondatabase.net/military.html |website=ceylondatabase.net |accessdate=11 May 2020}}</ref>
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From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a [[bungalow]] in 1939 which is now known as [[Gal Bangalawa]].

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From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a [[bungalow]] in 1939 which is now known as [[Gal Bangalawa]]. He wrote the book ''Ceylon in My Time, 1889–1949'' in 1951.<ref>[http://stringhopper200.blogspot.com.au/2009/07/gal-bangalawa-stone-bungalow-at.html Gal Bangalawa (Stone Bungalow) at Mahakande]</ref>


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* {{CricketArchive|id=252196|name=Thomas Wright|archive=20230212211903}}

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Latest revision as of 01:03, 20 April 2024

Colonel Thomas Yates Wright, MBE, VD (1869–1964) was a British planter, who was a cricketer and legislator in Ceylon. He was a tea planter and served in the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the Senate of Ceylon.[1]

Born in Lancashire, Wright went to Ceylon in 1889 as a planter. He was an all-round sportsman, playing cricket, Rugby football, hockey and polo. He represented Matale and Kandy Sports Club at cricket and played for the Up-Country XI from 1893 to 1919. He represented All Ceylon in several matches in the 1890s.[2] He was the founding President of Ceylon Athletic Association[3]

He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps (CPRC). Lieutenant Wright served in the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1902 with the Ceylon contingent from the CPRC and went on the serve as the commanding officer of the CPRC from July 1904 to February 1912 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration and retired as a colonel.[4][5]

From 1920 to 1925 he was a member of the Legislative Council and was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1947. He owned the Mahakande Estate in which he built a bungalow in 1939 which is now known as Gal Bangalawa. He wrote the book Ceylon in My Time, 1889–1949 in 1951.[6]

References

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  1. ^ From LPs to cassettes – a trail of music
  2. ^ Obituaries in 1964
  3. ^ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA, THE LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES (1922–2012)
  4. ^ "CPRC after Ceylon Independence". pmdtea.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ Gal Bangalawa (Stone Bungalow) at Mahakande
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