Bernie Wijesekara

Bernie Wijesekara was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka.
He received his secondary school education at Nalanda College in Colombo before joining the Times of Ceylon as a junior sports journalist. Wijesekara then worked for the Daily News and subsequently for the Sunday Observer.
Wijesekara was honoured with a 'Life time Service award for Cricket' journalism by Dialog Sri Lanka awards ceremony.
He covered the inaugural (Prudential) Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975. He was also a Justice of the Peace.