Bertie de Silva
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 matches for Dr J Rockwood's Ceylon XI in Ceylon between 1929 and 1930.[1][2][3]
He served in the Forest Department in Ceylon from 1927 to 1957, and was head of the department, with the title Conservator of Forests, from 1950 to 1957.[4][5]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mr J. A. de Silva's Comments on Material from Pul Eliya", 1967.
- ^ "Obituaries", The Cricketer, April 1982, p. 72.
External links
- Bertie de Silva at ESPNcricinfo
- Bertie de Silva at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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