Prakash Anand Schaffter (born 19 June 1967) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer and cricket administrator, in addition to being a businessman.
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| Full name | Prakash Anand Schaffter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1967 Colombo, Western Province, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Chandra Schaffter (father) Dinesh Schaffter (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of the cricketer and businessman Chandra Schaffter, he was born at Colombo in June 1967. His father pulled him and his brother, Dinesh, out of school a year early so that he could privately study for their GCSEs and A Levels, which enabled Schaffter to study in England at the University of London.[1] From the University of London, he proceeded to study for his MBA at King's College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1997 and 1998, making five appearances.[3] Playing in the Cambridge side as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, Schaffter took three wickets at an average of 65.00.[4] As a lower order batsman, he scored 20 runs with a highest score of 12.[5]
After working in the insurance industry in England, Schaffter returned to Sri Lanka where he worked for Janashakthi Insurance, which had been founded by his father in 1994.[1] He later became chairman of the company.[6] As a cricket administrator, Schaffter was secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket,[7] in addition to serving as president and general secretary of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Gunawardana, Michelle. Taming Risk: The Janashakthi Story (PDF). Janashakthi Insurance.
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1998. 1998. p. 696.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Prakash Schaffter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Prakash Schaffter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Prakesh Schaffter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "An interview with Mr. Prakash Schaffter, the Chairman of Janashakthi Insurance PLC". CEO Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Alexander, Daniel. "We are not hosting Indo-Pak cricket series for benefits, says SLC secretary". www.islandcricket.lk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Mr. Prakash A Schaffter". www.orientfinance.lk. Retrieved 25 January 2022.