Premachandra de Silva

Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva (also known as D. P. de Silva) is a former Ceylonese cricketer. He was a middle order batsman, who represented Ceylon in first-class cricket from 1962 to 1968.[1] He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle, where he started his cricket career.[2] He is the second of four Dandeniya de Silva brothers who played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka. Premachandra's elder brother D. H. de Silva was also a Ceylonese first class cricketer.[3] His younger brother Somachandra de Silva played Test cricket for Sri Lanka and later became the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket.

References

  1. ↑ First-Class Matches played by Premachandra de Silva
  2. ↑ Cricket performance centre for Mahinda
  3. ↑ D H was the best sporting Municipal Commissioner of Kandy

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