Hugh Aldons
Hugh Cecil Aldons (born 6 April 1925) is a former sportsman, a triple international who represented Ceylon at three sports in the 1950s: hockey, cricket and rugby union. He captained the national hockey and cricket teams.[1] He migrated to Australia in 1957.
Sporting career[edit]
Aldons attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played as an all-rounder in the First XI in the annual cricket match against S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, in 1942, 1943 and 1944.[2] In April 1957, in his only first-class match, he captained the Ceylon team to victory over Madras in the annual Gopalan Trophy match.[3]
Aldons represented Ceylon at hockey from 1947 to 1957. He was an attacking right half, who played in domestic competitions for Burgher Recreation Club.[4] He captained the national hockey team in 1957.[5]
In rugby union, Aldons played domestically as a right wing three-quarter for Havelock Sports Club. After they won the Clifford Cup he was selected to play for Ceylon.[4]
Later life[edit]
Aldons and his wife Ione and their children migrated to Australia in 1957, settling in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.[6] Shortly after arriving, they helped to found the Australia-Ceylon Fellowship.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hugh Aldons". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Hugh Aldons". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Ceylon Cricket Association v Madras 1956–57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b de Rosayro, Dennis (20 February 2022). "Hugh Aldons: A peerless right half". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Akbar, Rangi (8 December 2011). "Brian Assey piloted Bens to great heights in hockey". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "This is Hugh Aldons. He's 95 years old". St Kilda FC. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Pietersz, Marie (6 July 2018). "ACF celebrates its Diamond Jubilee". eLanka. Retrieved 18 January 2024.