Stanley de Alwis (26 February 1936 – September 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1958 and 1960.[1]

Stanley de Alwis
Personal information
Full name
James Stanley de Alwis
Born(1936-02-26)26 February 1936
Moratuwa, Ceylon
DiedSeptember 2019(2019-09-00) (aged 83)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 67
Batting average 22.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Balls bowled 844
Wickets 11
Bowling average 28.63
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/20
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2020

An opening bowler, de Alwis took 4 for 20 on his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1957–58.[2] He gave up sport in 1961 at the age of 25 after contracting hepatitis.[3]

He later worked at the Prisons Department and then at the People's Bank.[3] He died in Colombo in September 2019.[4] He and his wife, who predeceased him by about 20 years, had two daughters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stanley de Alwis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Madras v Ceylon 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Thawfeeq, Sa’adi (15 August 2010). "Stanley – a reputed all-rounder". The Nation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Stanley de Alwis – a sportsman par excellence". Daily News. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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