1960s and 70s – Michaelian Cricketers  Go on a Bowling Spree......

         

Among the many cricketers who brought glory to the alma mater were V. Vijayalingam, Mohd Iqbal, A.Santhanadoss, William Kolandai, P.Vellupillai, Michael Chin,Raymond Sam, K.Saktiaseelan, Ganeshvara Rao, Ajit Kumar, Wahid and Sree Skandar.

 





 

     From any of our upper storey window arches, Michaelians  have a clear view of Ipoh padang, one of Malaysia’s most fertile cricket grounds in the 1950s – 1990s. Michaelians have taken to cricket with flair and aplomb since the days cricket was played in Ipoh. On this page, we pay a tribute to  Mr Jeyaram Nair and Mr Koo Kim Kuang who  put many Michaelians on the road to national fame in this sport  

L toR: Aeuldoss (son) and father A.Amaladoss
both famed Michaelian cricketers

A.Amaladoss (above right) was one  of SMI’s great cricketers in the 1930s and 1940s. He captained Malayan Railways and was a first-choice Perak cricketer. He was the first Asian to be appointed Station Master of Singapore in the 1960s. He is pictured with his son Arul Doss, another great Michaelian

cricketer in the 1960s.

                                William Joseph played

cricket for Malaysia in the 1960s.He was also a regular choice for the University of Malaya’s team. He achieved great fame as one of the pioneers of the SOCSO scheme  introduced by the Ministry of Human Resources.His last post was as Chairman of the Industrial Arbitration   court, Negri Sembilan.

Mr Koo Kim Kuang  was SMI’s Sports Secretary from 1974 to 1992. He produced some of SMI’s best cricketers and led SMi to the pinnacle of cricket glory in the MSSM competitions. Under Mr Koo,cricket was more than a co-curricular activity.It became a passion of a lifetime for his acolytes.

Mr Jeyaram Nair