Bertie de Silva
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Albert de Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Ceylon | 19 January 1901||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 November 1981 Colombo | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 from 1950 to 1957.[4]
References
- ^ "First-class matches played by John de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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- ^ Wisden 1983, p. 1244.
- ^ "Mr J. A. de Silva's Comments on Material from Pul Eliya", 1967.
External links
- Bertie de Silva at ESPNcricinfo
- Bertie de Silva at CricketArchive (subscription required)