Hugh Aldons

Hugh Cecil Aldons (6 April 1925 – 27 June 2024) was a Sri Lankan–Australian 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. 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. In April 1957, in his only first-class match, he captained the Ceylon team to victory over Madras in the annual Gopalan Trophy match.

Aldons represented Ceylon at hockey from 1947 to 1957. He began his international career in 1947 in field hockey against neighbouring India and also played against heavyweights Pakistan in 1955. He captained the national hockey team in 1957. He captained Mercantile H.A. at the first National Hockey Championships in 1956 and 1957, when Mercantile H.A. were champions both times. He featured in his last match for Burgher Recreation Club against University in 1957 during the final of the 'Pioneer Cup' Knockout Tournament. Aldons scored the only goal in the final, so his team won the tournament. Shortly after arriving, they helped to found the Australia-Ceylon Fellowship.