Bowling Mourns Mascarenhas

Raymond Mascarenhas in action
Raymond Mascarenhas in action

The bowling fraternity was plunged into sadness following the passing on of former national team player, Raymond Mascarenhas.

The veteran lawn bowler, the husband to top bowler, Lebogang, passed away in Maun last week after suffering from a heart attack.

Mascarenhas was born in Sri Lanka on January 23, 1941. He relocated to Australia before coming to Africa and worked in Zambia. Mascarenhas, commonly called by his first name, Ray, arrived in Botswana in 1978 to work at BCL Mine in Selebi-Phikwe.

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