Makkin Salih (1923 – 24 May 2003) was a

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who played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

for

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

from 1947 to 1955. An opening batsman for the Moors Sports Club in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

, Makkin Salih made his first-class debut for Ceylon Cricket Association against Southern India in 1946–47, scoring 98 and sharing century partnerships with

Fredrick de Saram Colonel Frederick Cecil "Derek" de Saram, OBE, ED (5 September 1912 – 11 April 1983) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, a Ceylon cricket captain, and an officer of the Ceylon Army. He led the attempted military coup of 1962. Early life and educ ...

and Mahadevan Sathasivam. He toured Pakistan in 1949-50 with the Ceylon team. He set a batting record for Sara Trophy matches when he scored 237 for Moors in 1952. The record stood until 1970, when A. C. M. Lafir scored 255 for

Nomads Sports Club Nomads Sports Club is a former first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. Nomads are one of the oldest Sri Lankan cricket teams. They won the P Sara Trophy in 1964-65 and 1967-68 in the days before the competition had first-class status. They co ...

. He and his wife Sithy Suada (the sister of the Ceylon cricketer

Abu Fuard Mohamed Abdal Hassain "Abu" Fuard (6 December 1936 – 28 July 2012) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1957 to 1970 and served for many years as a national cricket administrator. Playing career He was ed ...

) had four children.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salih, Makkin 1923 births 2003 deaths Sri Lankan cricketers All-Ceylon cricketers Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo Moors Sports Club cricketers Place of birth missing