Mahendra Kasippillai

Mahendra Kasippillai (21 September 1927 – 4 April 1998) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.

Mahendra Kasippillai

Personal information
Full name	Mahendra Kasippillai
Born	21 September 1927 Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon
Died	4 April 1998(1998-04-04) (aged 70) Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948/49–1951/52	Ceylon
1954–1955	Cambridgeshire
1956–1957	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 277 Batting average 14.57 100s/50s –/1 Top score 62* Balls bowled 228 Wickets 3 Bowling average 43.33 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/36 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2019

Kasippillai was born at Colombo in September 1927, where he was educated at Royal College. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Ceylon against the touring Pakistanis in April 1949, before playing a second first-class match for Ceylon in February 1952 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.^[1] He later studied in England at Downing College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.^[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made nine appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1956 and 1957.^[1] He scored 238 runs in these nine matches, at an average of 15.86 and a high score of 62 not out.^[3] While at Cambridge, Kasippillai also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1954 and 1955, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.^[4] He later died at Kandy in April 1998.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
2. The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 735. ISBN 9780521434683.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mahendra Kasippillai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

External links

• Mahendra Kasippillai at ESPNcricinfo