De Silva's most successful first-class match was for Oxford University against Harlequins in 1927, when he scored 25 and 65.[4] He returned to Ceylon after graduating, and served in the Forest Department from 1927 to 1957. He was head of the department, with the title Conservator of Forests, from 1950 to 1957.[5][6]
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^"First-class matches played by John de Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^"John de Silva". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
bertie, silva, john, albert, bertie, silva, january, 1901, november, 1981, cricketer, played, five, matches, first, class, cricket, oxford, university, england, between, 1924, 1927, three, first, class, matches, rockwood, ceylon, ceylon, between, 1929, 1930, p. 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 first class matches for Dr J Rockwood s Ceylon XI in Ceylon between 1929 and 1930 1 2 3 Bertie de SilvaPersonal informationFull nameJohn Albert de SilvaBorn 1901 01 19 19 January 1901Colombo CeylonDied30 November 1981 1981 11 30 aged 80 ColomboBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1924 to 1927Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 8Runs scored 214Batting average 19 45100s 50s 0 1Top score 65Balls bowled 432Wickets 4Bowling average 46 755 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 5Catches stumpings 4 0Source Cricinfo 17 April 2017 De Silva s most successful first class match was for Oxford University against Harlequins in 1927 when he scored 25 and 65 4 He returned to Ceylon after graduating and served in the Forest Department from 1927 to 1957 He was head of the department with the title Conservator of Forests from 1950 to 1957 5 6 References edit First class matches played by John de Silva CricketArchive Retrieved 17 April 2017 John de Silva Cricinfo Retrieved 17 April 2017 Wisden 1983 p 1244 Oxford University v Harlequins 1927 Cricinfo Retrieved 12 December 2020 Mr J A de Silva s Comments on Material from Pul Eliya 1967 Obituaries The Cricketer April 1982 p 72 External links editBertie de Silva at ESPNcricinfo Bertie de Silva at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Sri Lankan cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bertie de Silva amp oldid 1154828017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
