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Nihal Kodituwakku

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Nihal Kodituwakku
Personal information
Full name
Nihal Senaka Hewavitharana Mudiange Ralahamilage Kodituwakku
Born (1940-07-23) 23 July 1940 (age 84)
Colombo, Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 246
Batting average 22.36
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 87
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2017

Nihal Kodituwakku (born 23 July 1940) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in the 1960s.

Cricket career

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Kodituwakku attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played in the cricket team.[1] Short of stature, he became an opening batsman, strong on the back foot and against the short ball.[1] He made his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1965–66, scoring 87 in the second innings after the Ceylon team had been forced to follow on 255 runs behind.[2] He toured Pakistan in 1966-67 with the Ceylon team.

Later career

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He worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson before going to manage his family's estate at Wariyapola.[1] He coached the cricket teams at a number of schools, including Maliyadeva College, Royal College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[1] He officiated as a match referee in domestic first-class and List A matches from 2002 to 2011.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council.[4][5]

He lives in Kottawa with his second wife, Orema. They have two daughters. He also has two daughters from his first marriage.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (1 August 2010). "Kodda – short in stature but effectual". The Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1965-66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Nihal Kodituwakku". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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