Above: Valley players celebrating the wedding of Shiwantha Kumara and Melissa Johnstone: L-R Shiwantha, Dan Comande, Melissa, Jack Newman and Adele and Charlie Walker.

CELEBRATING SHIV'S WEDDING

A Moonee Valley contingent headed to Warrnambool on January 8 for the wedding of our past First Eleven Premiership player Shiwantha Kumara.
Shiv married his long-time beau Melissa Johnstone, whom he met when she visited Sri Lanka for a wedding, and they are now officially Mr & Mrs Langappuli.
The beautiful outdoor wedding was a combination of a traditional and a Buddhist ceremony.
Moonee Valley was represented by Firsts captain Jack Newman and players Daniel Comande, Adele Walker and president Charlie Walker.
Shiv was a key player in our 2019/20 Firsts Premiership in the VTCA. He and Melissa moved to Warrnambool - near where she grew up - at the end of that season.
In his two seasons at the Valley, Shiv scored 346 runs @ 28.83, often coming in as the big hitter at the tail of the innings. He took 36 wickets @ 15.83.
He was a standout in the Premiership year, with 21 of those wickets with his left arm offies at just 11.14 to earn selection in our Wisden Team of the Year.
Congratulations to Shiwantha and Melissa from all of us at Moonee Valley.