Ladislaus Edmund "Laddie" Bakelman (1900 – 1965) was a cricketer who played on Ceylon's first tour in 1932–33.
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| Full name | Ladislaus Edmund Bakelman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1900 Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1965 (aged 64 or 65) Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laddie Bakelman attended St. Benedict's College, Colombo, where he was one of the leading schoolboy bowlers in Ceylon.[1] A slow-medium left-arm spinner, he was able to make the ball move either way off the pitch.[2] He played for Bloomfield in Colombo club cricket.[1]
He was the leading bowler on Ceylon's tour of India in 1932-33, taking 35 wickets in five first-class matches at an average of 15.28.[3] In the two victories on the tour, Ceylon's first-ever first-class victories, he took 23 wickets for 202: 6 for 34 and 6 for 65 against Patiala,[4] and 6 for 42 and 5 for 61 against Central Provinces and Berar.[5]
He became a prominent umpire and schools coach in Ceylon.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b Wisden 1966, p. 961.
- ^ I. M. Mansukhani, "Ceylon Tour in India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1933, p. 74.
- ^ "First-class bowling for Ceylon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Patiala v Ceylon, 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Central Provinces and Berar v Ceylon, 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Wijesinghe, Mahinda (3 October 2004). "Danger of technology creating a Frankenstein". Sunday Island. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Cricket: A Game That Builds Character". Cricinfo. 3 January 1996. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
External links edit
- Laddie Bakelman at ESPNcricinfo
- Laddie Bakelman at CricketArchive (subscription required)