[2] Percy Abeysekera was born on July 30, 1936, in the coastal town of Boossa, Sri Lanka.

[4] Abeysekera's career began with a stint at Associate Motorways (AMW) in Nagoda, Kalutara, from 1961 to 1962.

He captained the first AMW cricket team to win the Mercantile 'G' Division title in 1968, defeating Lake House at Rifle Green (Air Force Ground) in Colombo.

[7] Former India captain Ravi Shastri once wrote, "Percy, don't lose your voice.

Former New Zealand captain, the late Martin Crowe, once gave away his Man of the Match award to Percy.