Bertie de Silva

Bertie de Silva
Personal information
Full name John Albert de Silva
Born (1901-01-19)19 January 1901
Colombo, Ceylon
Died 30 November 1981(1981-11-30) (aged 80)
Colombo
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924 to 1927 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 214
Batting average 19.45
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 65
Balls bowled 432
Wickets 4
Bowling average 46.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/5
Catches/stumpings 4/0
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

  1. "First-class matches played by John de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. "John de Silva". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. Wisden 1983, p. 1244.
  4. "Mr J. A. de Silva's Comments on Material from Pul Eliya", 1967.
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