Nihal Kodituwakku (born 23 July 1940) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in the 1960s.
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| Full name | Nihal Senaka Hewavitharana Mudiange Ralahamilage Kodituwakku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1940 Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career edit
Kodituwakku attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played in the cricket team.[1] Short of stature, he became an opening batsman, strong on the back foot and against the short ball.[1] He made his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1965–66, scoring 87 in the second innings after the Ceylon team had been forced to follow on 255 runs behind.[2] He toured Pakistan in 1966-67 with the Ceylon team.
Later career edit
He worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson before going to manage his family's estate at Wariyapola.[1] He coached the cricket teams at a number of schools, including Maliyadeva College, Royal College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[1] He officiated as a match referee in domestic first-class and List A matches from 2002 to 2011.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council.[4][5]
He lives in Kottawa with his second wife, Orema. They have two daughters. He also has two daughters from his first marriage.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (1 August 2010). "Kodda – short in stature but effectual". The Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Nihal Kodituwakku". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links edit
- Nihal Kodituwakku at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Nihal Kodituwakku at ESPNcricinfo