At 26, Sam Pararajasingham is a young man going places in the legal world.
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After working in corporate law in Sydney he began searching the horizons for greater challenges in criminal law and soon enough an opportunity arose in Dubbo.
Three months ago a position came up at the Aboriginal Legal Service and like a specialist slips fieldsman he grabbed it with both hands, leaving the big smoke behind.
He also brought with him an accomplished cricketing resume and now he is looking forward to the challenge of helping pick the CYMS Cougars up from the RSL-Whitney Cup scrap heap and move onwards and upwards towards a brighter future.
Pararajasingham played the past four seasons playing first and second grade for Balmain in the Sydney Grade competition and in 2005 enjoyed a stint as the overseas player for Northwood in the Hartfordshire league in England.
While at university he also played at Sydney Uni at the same time as South Dubbo off-spinner Tom Quilter, with whom he now works at the Aboriginal Legal Service.
An opening batsman and change bowler, Pararajasingham said he was enjoying settling into Dubbo.
“I was working corporate law but had always wanted to do criminal law and the opportunity cropped up,” he said.
“It’s demanding work but rewarding and enjoyable.”
Charged with the job of rebuilding CYMS, that may soon be how he describes his cricket as well.
The Sri Lankan-born all-rounder is aware CYMS has struggled to win matches in first grade in recent years but said that was part of his motivation to join the club.
“One of the things that attracted me to CYMS was that I heard they didn’t do really well and thought it would be a good opportunity to not only play cricket but also help out with my experience,” he said.
“There’s quite a few young blokes and it seems like an enthusiastic club.”
Pararajasingham is just one of several big recruits for CYMS this season with Western Zone all-rounder from Bourke Ben Strachan, former Rugby and Souths all-rounder Adam Wells, off-spinner Dillon Price from Wellington and returning captain Dave McAlister all bolstering the ranks.
Pararajasingham moved to Australia when he was five, has always lived in Sydney since and admitted he did not know what to expect when he walks out to play Macquarie at No.2 Oval at 1pm today.
“Tom (Quilter) said the competition was quite gentlemanly but I really don’t know what to expect,” he said.
