Amitha de Costa
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| Full name | කොට්ටල බැද්දේ මහවිදානගේ අමිත ද තොස්තා | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4th May 1949 Gampaha | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2019 (70) Kaduwela at his residence | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right hand | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Sri Lanka Daily News Paper Article published on 15th May 2006, 15.05.2006 | |||||||||||||||
Amitha de Costa (1949 – 8 June 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka from 1973 to 1975. He was an opening batsman.[1]
Amitha de Costa attended Thurstan College in Colombo, where he was a prominent member of the cricket team from 1967 to 1969.[2] He played his first match of first-class cricket for Sri Lanka against the touring English team in 1972–73, scoring 12 in the first innings, when he took 65 minutes to make his first run.[3]
He toured India with the Sri Lankan team in 1975-76. He scored 80 against West Zone[4] and was included in the side for the second of the three matches against India. He scored 13 and 31 but Sri Lanka lost and he lost his place for the third match.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Amitha de Costa dies". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "Thurstan Our Alma Mater". Thurstan College. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka v MCC 1972-73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ "West Zone v Sri Lankans 1975-76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ "India v Sri Lanka, Ahmedabad 1975-76". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Amitha de Costa at Cricinfo
- Amitha de Costa at CricketArchive (subscription required)