Cricketer Guy de Alwis no more

13 January 2013 03:16 am Views - 10229

Former Sri Lankan test cricketer (batsman, wicket keeper)Guy de Alwis who played in 11 Tests and 31 ODIs from 1983 to 1988, passed away last night, at the age of 52.

He played in the 1983 World Cup tournament in England as a specialist wicket keeper. The right handed batsman played 11 Test matches for the country including the first Test match at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart in 1987, where he was involved in dismissing Australian opener Mark Taylor caught behind off Rumesh Ratnayake as the first wicket in the Bellerive Oval in 1987.

Guy de Alwis successfully coached Sri Lanka women's cricket team a few years ago. Guy de Alwis played for S Thomas' from 1976 to 1979 and later turned out for the SSC.