Just call me ' Ras' says new signing

UDDINGSTON have made, er, history by signing possibly the longest-named player in SNCL history. Sri Lankan Batepola Arachchige Rasika Suranga Priyadarshana, 34, plays for the Lankan Cricket Club in Colombo and boasts 5,000 runs and 300 wickets in the first-class game.

Uddingston captain Ricky Bawa insists there will be no additional stress on his new team-mates over his name. He said: "It was a pain in the neck filling in the application for his visa and his name is certainly going to keep scorers on their toes. But I've had a word with him and he's happy if we refer to him as Ras."