Niroshan S de Silva (born 29 August 1971) is a Sri Lankan-born American former cricketer.
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| Full name | Niroshan S de Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1971 Colombo, Western Province, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Somachandra de Silva (father) Hemachandra de Silva (uncle) Premachandra de Silva (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Shropshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01 | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of the Test cricketer Somachandra de Silva, he was born at Colombo in August 1971. He played minor counties cricket in England for Shropshire from 1999, making a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[1] He later moved to the United States, where he played a single List A one-day match for the United States against Barbados at Jamaica in the 2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl.[2] He took a single wicket in the match with his leg break bowling, dismissing Dale Richards to finish with match figures of 1 for 17 from six overs.[3] His uncles, Hemachandra de Silva and Premachandra de Silva, were also cricketers.
References
edit- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Niroshan de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Niroshan de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Barbados v United States of America, Red Stripe Bowl 2000/01 (Zone A)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.