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D. P. De Silva
Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva (also known as D. P. de Silva) is a former Demographics of Sri Lanka, Ceylonese cricketer. He was a middle order batsman who represented Sri Lanka cricket team, Ceylon in first-class cricket from 1962 to 1968. He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle, where he started his cricket career. He toured India Ceylonese cricket team in India in 1964–65, in 1964-65 with the Ceylon team, playing in one of the three unofficial Test cricket, Tests. His highest first-class score was 60 when he opened the batting and top-scored for the Ceylon Board President's XI against Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Blues in 1966–67. He was a heavy scorer in domestic cricket in Ceylon. In a match in the Government Services league in July 1959 he scored 276 out of a team total of 925. In 1967–68, playing for Nomads Sports Club, Nomads in the Premier Trophy, P Sara Trophy, he set a record for the highest run aggregate for a season. Premachandra is the second of four ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somachandra De Silva
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva also known as D. S. de Silva (born 11 June 1942) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test and One Day International cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the first ODI cap for Sri Lanka, second test cap for Sri Lanka and was part of Sri Lanka's first test team. He bowled leg spin, and on the tour of Pakistan in 1982 he became the first Sri Lankan bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings. He was also the oldest player to lead Sri Lanka in test cricket during a test tour to New Zealand in 1983. He is also regarded as the longest serving spinner to have played for Sri Lanka and considered one of the finest leg spinners to have emerged from Sri Lanka. Life and career De Silva was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and hails from a tiny village in Unawatuna. Somachandra's elder brothers D. H. de Silva and D. P. de Silva were also Ceylonese first-class cricketers. Somachandra pursued his cricket career when he moved from Galle to Moratuw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |