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

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

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
  1. "Hugh Aldons". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Hugh Aldons". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. "Ceylon Cricket Association v Madras 1956–57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. de Rosayro, Dennis (20 February 2022). "Hugh Aldons: A peerless right half". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. Akbar, Rangi (8 December 2011). "Brian Assey piloted Bens to great heights in hockey". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. "This is Hugh Aldons. He's 95 years old". St Kilda FC. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. Pietersz, Marie (6 July 2018). "ACF celebrates its Diamond Jubilee". eLanka. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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