Sri Lankan cricketer (1936–2019)
Stanley de Alwis
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Full name | James Stanley de Alwis |
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Born | (1936-02-26)26 February 1936 Moratuwa, Ceylon |
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Died | September 2019(2019-09-00) (aged 83) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Batting | Left-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
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Stanley de Alwis (26 February 1936 – September 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1958 and 1960.[1]
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]
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