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Saptaranajyoti Saravanamuttu

Lt Col
Sabdharatnajyoti Saravanamuttu
MBE MMC
Member of Colombo Municipal Council
In office
1937–1946
Personal details
Born 1898
Colombo, Ceylon
Died 17 July 1957(1957-07-17)
Colombo, Ceylon
Alma mater St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Profession Lawyer
Ethnicity Ceylon Tamil
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years Team
1912-18 S. Thomas' College
1919-20 Ceylonese
1923 Cambridge University
1923 Cambridgeshire
1924 Indian Gymkhana
1926-38 Ceylon
1933-34 Galle Cricket Club
1936-37 Ceylon Cricket Association
1947-48 MP Engineer's XI
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 6
Runs scored 148
Batting average 16.44
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 63
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 2
Bowling average 38.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2-26
Catches/stumpings 2/0
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Lieutenant colonel Sabdharatnajyoti "Thambirajah" Saravanamuttu (1898 – 17 July 1957; also known as S. Sara) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician, military officer, cricketer and sports administrator.

Saravanamuttu was born in 1898 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was the son of Vetharniam Saravanamuttu, a physician from Colombo. His mother's family were from Vaddukoddai in northern Ceylon. His paternal grandfather Vetharniam is reputed to be the founder of Chunnakam, a small town in northern Ceylon. Saravanamuttu had five eminent brothers: Ratnasothy, Nanasothy, Tharmasothy, Paikiasothy and Manicasothy. He was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia where he was captain of the cricket team (1916–18) and scored the fastest century in Ceylon. He was also head prefect and boxing champion at S. Thomas. He then joined St Catharine's College, Cambridge to study engineering. He played cricket at Cambridge between 1921 and 1923 but failed to win blues for Cambridge University Cricket Club.

Saravanamuttu was a member of Colombo Municipal Council from May 1937 to December 1946. Saravanamuttu served in the Ceylon Army during World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was in command of one of the two Ceylon Light Infantry battalions deployed along the eastern coast of Ceylon to protect against Japanese invasion. After the war he qualified as a lawyer and practised law.


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