Trevelyan Edward (1938 – 1995) was a

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who played nine matches of

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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 ...

between 1961 and 1965. Trevelyan Edward attended

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. An opening batsman who wore spectacles, he made his debut for Ceylon in the

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match in 1960–61, opening with A. C. M. Lafir. In the 1961-62 Gopalan Trophy match he made his highest first-class score, 73, in an innings victory for Ceylon. He toured India with the Ceylon team in 1964-65, playing in all three matches against

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. In the first two matches he was one of Ceylon's more successful batsmen, with scores of 38, 31, 53 and 15. In the third and last match, while he was fielding in the slips in the Indian first innings, a ball struck him over the eye, breaking his spectacles and necessitating several stitches in the wound. He could play no further part in the game, which Ceylon nevertheless won, their first victory in a full international match. It was his last first-class match, but he continued to play domestic cricket for Nondescripts.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edward, Trevelyan 1938 births 1995 deaths Sri Lankan cricketers All-Ceylon cricketers Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers