Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva (17 November 1956 – 12 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. A member of Sri Lanka's tour of England and Ireland in 1979, he played two One Day Internationals in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Stanley de Silva
Personal information
Full name
Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva
Born(1956-04-12)12 April 1956
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Died12 April 1980(1980-04-12) (aged 23)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14)9 June 1979 v New Zealand
Last ODI16 June 1979 v India
Career statistics
Competition ODI
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 2
Bowling average 27.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/36
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2016

Early career

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Stanley de Silva was educated at Mahinda College, Galle, where he started his cricket career. He worked as an official of the Ceylon Tobacco Company.

International career

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A medium-fast right-arm swing bowler of real promise,[1] he made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. de Silva played an important part in Sri Lanka's first ever ODI win, which was recorded over India at the 1979 Prudential World Cup match that played at Old Trafford.[1] In that game he captured the wickets of Anshuman Gaekwad and Kapil Dev for 36 runs, after bowling 12 overs.[2]

Death

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Stanley de Silva died on 12 April 1980 at the early age of 23 in a motorcycle accident at Balapitiya, Sri Lanka. His early death was a blow to Sri Lanka's aspirations to be granted full Test status at the beginning of the 1980s.[1]

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