Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva (November 17, 1956, Ambalangoda – April 12, 1980, Balapitiya), was a Sri Lankan ODI cricketer. A member of Sri Lanka's tour of England and Ireland in 1979, he played two ODIs in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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| Full name | Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 12, 1956 Ambalangoda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
12 April 1980 (aged 23) Balapitiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 14) | 9 June 1979 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 June 1979 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
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
A medium-fast right-arm swing bowler of real promise, 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. In that game he captured the wickets of Anshuman Gaekwad and Kapil Dev for 36 runs, after bowling 12 overs.
Death
Stanley de Silva died on April 12, 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]
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