evidence: W. D. Percy Gimson Mendis Abeysekera [...] Walimuni Simon Mendis Abeysekera [...] Percy Abeseykera has witnessed it all, this Cinderella Story of Sri Lankan cricket, at very close range for nearly 60 years, carving a niche for himself as an epitome of the bitter hardships, enduring passion and the unparalleled success of