Mahendra Kasippillai

Mahendra Kasippillai (21 September 1927 – 4 April 1998) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.

Mahendra Kasippillai
Personal information
Full nameMahendra Kasippillai
Born21 September 1927
Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon
Died4 April 1998(1998-04-04) (aged 70)
Kandy, Central Province,
Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948/491951/52Ceylon
19541955Cambridgeshire
19561957Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 277
Batting average 14.57
100s/50s –/1
Top score 62*
Balls bowled 228
Wickets 3
Bowling average 43.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/36
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2019

Kasippillai was born at Colombo in September 1927, where he was educated at Royal College. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Ceylon against the touring Pakistanis in April 1949, before playing a second first-class match for Ceylon in February 1952 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] He later studied in England at Downing College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made nine appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1956 and 1957.[1] He scored 238 runs in these nine matches, at an average of 15.86 and a high score of 62 not out.[3] While at Cambridge, Kasippillai also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1954 and 1955, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He later died at Kandy in April 1998.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 735.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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