Somachandra de Silva

Somachandra de Silva
Personal information
Full name
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva
Born (1942-06-11) 11 June 1942 (age 82)
Galle, Sri Lanka
NicknameDS
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break googly
Relations
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 12 41
Runs scored 406 371
Batting average 21.36 19.52
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 61 37*
Balls bowled 3,031 2,076
Wickets 37 32
Bowling average 36.40 48.65
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/59 3/29
Catches/stumpings 5/0 5/0
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 cricketer, who played Test and One Day International cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the first ODI cap for Sri Lanka, second test cap for Sri Lanka and was part of Sri Lanka's first test team.[1] He bowled leg spin, and on the tour of Pakistan in 1982 he became the first Sri Lankan bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings.[2] He was also the oldest player to lead Sri Lanka in test cricket during a test tour to New Zealand in 1983. He is also regarded as the longest serving spinner to have played for Sri Lanka and considered one of the finest leg spinners to have emerged from Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Sri Lanka to Pakistan 1981-82". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "On This Day – 11 June". Nation Online. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ Segu, Tejas (1 August 2016). "Top 5 Sri Lankan "mystery" wrist-spinners that faded away after a great start". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Eleven to take on the world". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2021.