Stanley de Alwis (26 February 1936 – September 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1958 and 1960.[1]
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| Full name | James Stanley de Alwis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1936 Moratuwa, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 2019 (aged 83) Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening bowler, de Alwis took 4 for 20 on his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1957–58.[2] He gave up sport in 1961 at the age of 25 after contracting hepatitis.[3]
He later worked at the Prisons Department and then at the People's Bank.[3] He died in Colombo in September 2019.[4] He and his wife, who predeceased him by about 20 years, had two daughters.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Stanley de Alwis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Madras v Ceylon 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Thawfeeq, Sa’adi (15 August 2010). "Stanley – a reputed all-rounder". The Nation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Stanley de Alwis – a sportsman par excellence". Daily News. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.