Sri Lankan cricketer

Stanley de Silva

Personal information

Full name|

Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva

Born| (1956-04-12)12 April 1956
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Died| 12 April 1980(1980-04-12) (aged 23)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side|

* Sri Lanka

ODI debut (cap 14)| 9 June 1979 v New Zealand
Last ODI| 16 June 1979 v India
Career statistics
| Competition | ODI

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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

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.

## Contents

* 1 Early career
* 2 International career
* 3 Death
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Wisden obituary – de Silva, Deva Lokesh Stanely
2. ^ Prudential World Cup – 9th match, Group B, India v Sri Lanka

## External links[edit]

* Stanley de Silva at ESPNcricinfo

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Sri Lanka squad – 1979 Cricket World Cup

* 1 Tennekoon (c)
* 2 GRA de Silva
* 3 DS de Silva
* 4 DLS de Silva
* 5 Dias
* 6 Gunatilleke
* 7 Jayasinghe (wk)
* 8 Madugalle
* 9 Mendis
* 10 Opatha
* 11 Pasqual
* 12 Warnapura
* 13 Wettimuny

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