Kesara M. Amitha de Costa (1949 – 8 June 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka from 1973 to 1975. He was an opening batsman.[1]
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| Full name | Kesara M. Amitha de Costa | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2019 (aged 69–70) | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Amitha de Costa attended Thurstan College in Colombo, where he was a prominent member of the cricket team from 1967 to 1969.[2] He played his first match of first-class cricket for Sri Lanka against the touring English team in 1972–73, scoring 12 in the first innings, when he took 65 minutes to make his first run.[3]
He toured India with the Sri Lankan team in 1975-76. He scored 80 against West Zone[4] and was included in the side for the second of the three matches against India. He scored 13 and 31 but Sri Lanka lost and he lost his place for the third match.[5]
In 2017, he was one of the first players to receive financial assistance under a new scheme to help former national players with medical expenses.[6] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Amitha de Costa dies". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Thurstan Our Alma Mater". Thurstan College. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v MCC 1972-73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "West Zone v Sri Lankans 1975-76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "India v Sri Lanka, Ahmedabad 1975-76". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Balasuriya, Madushka (5 January 2017). "SLCA launches fund to aid former cricketers". Daily FT. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
edit- Amitha de Costa at ESPNcricinfo
- Amitha de Costa at CricketArchive (subscription required)