Shelley Wickramasinghe

Shelton Donald Mendis Wickramasinghe
Personal information
BornNovember 1925
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Died(2011-08-10)10 August 2011
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

Shelley Wickramasinghe (1926–10 August 2011) was a Sri Lankan cricketer.

He started his cricket career at Kalutara Vidyalaya and then move to St. Peter's College, Colombo.[1] From 1972 to 2000, he represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and served as its president three times.[2]

Wickramasinghe also contributed to cricket administration serving as president of the Mercantile Cricket Association and chairman of the National Sports Council. In the mid-eighties he was also vice-president of Sri Lanka Cricket.

Wickramasinghe died aged 85 on 10 August 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Former Bloomfield President Shelley Wickremasinghe is no more". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  2. ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Shelley Wickramasinghe dies at 85". 12 August 2011. Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.


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