Somachandra de Silva
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Full name | Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hemachandra de Silva (brother) (brother) | 11 June 1942|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 August 2016 |
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva also known as D. S. de Silva (born 11 June 1942) is a Sri Lankan former
Life and career
De Silva was educated at
De Silva made his debut for
He was also part of Sri Lankan team in the
When Sri Lanka was finally awarded
He captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Tests in 1983, as the regular captain,
He played his last test match against England at Lord's in 1984.[27] However, it wasn't a happy outing for him in his last ever test match appearance as he declared himself unfit to play when he turned his ankle while warming up in the nets. Despite his ankle injury, the team management was keen and desperate to have in the playing XI given his experience and wicket taking abilities.[28] He was somehow convinced by the team management to play in the test match whereas he toiled hard and bowled a marathon spell of 45 overs, conceding just 85 runs, taking two crucial wickets including 16 maiden overs.[29] He was however was not able to land the deliveries to the right length properly due to the ankle injury.
He also played at the
He later became a coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team and also coached the Sri Lanka Under 19 team. In December 2007, he was appointed as the cricket advisor by the then Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa with the intention of promoting the sport in war affected northern areas of Sri Lanka especially in Jaffna.[31] He also served as schools cricket development officer at the Sri Lanka Cricket.[32]
In 2009 he was appointed by the then sports minister
In 2014, he was also appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka as the Sri Lankan ambassador to Poland following the end of his three-year stint as SLC chairman.[36][37][38]
Controversies
Question marks were raised regarding the construction of international cricket stadiums in Pallekele and Hambantota when he was the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Board.[39] He was alleged for political interference regarding the construction of Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in 2009 but he denied the allegations.[28][40]
In 2011, he was asked to resign by the then sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage due to corruption allegations within the SLC and accusations regarding Sri Lanka cricket spending on infrastructure facilities more than the budget to conduct the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[41]
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- ^ "Who bowled the first ball of the World Cup?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Oxford University v Sri Lankans 1979". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs England Only Test 1981/82 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka come of age". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Somachandra de Silva: Sri Lanka's pioneering leg-spinner". Cricket Country. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Test debut: Glimmer of hope before fadeout". Cricket Country. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Faisalabad, Mar 14-19 1982". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Oldest player to take a maiden five-wickets-in-an-innings | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 1982/83 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Mathews injured, Herath set for late captaincy debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Records | Test matches | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Oldest captains on captaincy debut | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- R. T. Brittenden, "The Sri Lankans in Australia and New Zealand, 1982-83", Wisden1984, pp. 942–53.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 1982/83 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Oldest captains on captaincy debut | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs England Only Test 1984 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Somachandra de Silva's age-defying cricketing journey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The best Sri Lanka Test XI of the 1980s". The Roar. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Somachandra de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka aim to promote cricket in northern areas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "De Silva outlines plans to boost SL cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (12 March 2009). "De Silva to head new SLC interim board". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "SLC selection committee quits before end of term". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Information". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Embassy in Poland on a Goodwill and Humanitarian Mission. – විදේශ සබඳතා අමාත්යාංශය". Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "President of the Republic of Poland / President Komorowski / News / Four new ambassadors presented their credentials". www.prezydent.pl. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Uncle, why dont you sue them?". Island Cricket. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Sports News | Sundayobserver.lk". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka dissolves national cricket board". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.