What do Leonard Woolf, Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Tony Greig have in common?
All three Englishmen loved Sri Lanka and her people immensely. Therefore, it was very welcome news to learn that Tony Greig has been recently appointed as Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ambassador to promote this Indian Ocean Island as a popular travel destination.
Greig was born in South Africa. During the apartheid times, by virtue of his Scottish father, he was accepted to play cricket in England and later captained the side untill he lost it, owing to his involvement with Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. Mainly due to his naturally gregarious personality, now he seems to fit better in Australia than his previous chosen home of England.
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