Wikipedia is useful for background on Sri Lanka, the Civil War and the National Team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team
A couple of reviews:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/01/the-chinaman-shehan-karunatilaka-review
http://jaiarjun.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/absent-spinner-cricket-and-life-in.html
http://bitethebook.com/2012/04/17/shehan-karunatilakas-chinaman-the-legend-of-pradeep-matthew-2/
And following on from the above, an interview with the author:
http://bitethebook.com/2012/05/25/book-chewing-an-interview-with-shehan-karunatilaka-author-of-chinaman/
And mixing fiction and reality again:
http://pradeepmathew.com/
& also
http://thegreatpradeepmathew.com/
& finally - Articles by WG Karunasena
http://kreedasl.com/
