John Albert "Bertie" de Silva (19 January 1901 – 30 November 1981) was a cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Oxford University in England between 1924 and 1927 and three first-class matches for Dr J Rockwood's Ceylon XI in Ceylon between 1929 and 1930.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | John Albert de Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1901 Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1981 (aged 80) Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 to 1927 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
De Silva's most successful first-class match was for Oxford University against Harlequins in 1927, when he scored 25 and 65.[4] He returned to Ceylon after graduating. He served in the Forest Department from 1927 to 1957. He was head of the department, with the title Conservator of Forests, from 1950 to 1957.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "First-class matches played by John de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "John de Silva". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Wisden 1983, p. 1244.
- ^ "Oxford University v Harlequins 1927". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Mr J. A. de Silva's Comments on Material from Pul Eliya", 1967.
- ^ "Obituaries", The Cricketer, April 1982, p. 72.
External links
edit- Bertie de Silva at ESPNcricinfo
- Bertie de Silva at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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