SL: Sri Lankan First Class Season 1969-70 : Statistics
SL: Domestic First Class Season 1969-70 Statistics
(i) SARAVANAMUTTU TROPHY 1969-70
The domestic tournament, which was not first-class, was the
Saravanamuttu Trophy. It was contested in the final by Sinhalese
Sports Club and Burgher Recreation Club. The standard of the pitch
was the reason for a ruling from the M.C.C.
Leading runmaker: M.H.Tissera (765 runs)
Leading wicket-taker: D.Sahabandu (66 wkts)
Leading wicket-keeper: R.Fernando (Nondescripts) (41 dismissals)
(ii) FIRST CLASS MATCHES IN SRI LANKA 1969-70
Four first class matches were played in Sri Lanka in 1969-70.
Highest individual scores:
112 A.Jones M.C.C. v Ceylon (Colombo)
92 P.D.Heyn Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
89 A.G.Satwender Singh Madras v Ceylon XI (Colombo)
70 W.M.Lawry Australians v Ceylon (Colombo)
64 M.Dalvi Madras v Jaffna XI (Jaffna)
62 B.Francis Jaffna XI v Madras (Jaffna)
55 C.Balakrishnan Ceylon v Australians (Colombo)
55 A.G.Satwender Singh Madras v Jaffna XI (Jaffna)
53* M.H.Tissera Ceylon v Australians (Colombo)
52 G.D.McKenzie Australians v Ceylon (Colombo)
51 S.B.L.Seneviratne Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
51 R.Ramesh Madras v Jaffna XI (Jaffna)
50* H.S.M.Peiris Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
50 S.Wettimuny Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
50 H.S.M.Peiris Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
49 K.D.Walters Australians v Ceylon (Colombo)
48 K.W.R.Fletcher M.C.C. v Ceylon (Colombo)
46 A.R.Lewis M.C.C. v Ceylon (Colombo)
40 B.G.Reid Ceylon v M.C.C. (Colombo)
Best bowling:
8-36 D.Wilson M.C.C. v Ceylon (Colombo)
7-104 S.Venkataraghavan Madras v Ceylon XI (Colombo)
6-35 D.Wilson M.C.C. v Ceylon (Colombo)
5-47 N.Chanmugam Ceylon v Australians (Colombo)
5-48 S.Venkataraghavan Madras v Jaffna XI (Jaffna)
5-55 H.S.M.Peiris Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
5-86 D.Sahabandu Ceylon v M.C.C. (Colombo)
4-19 T.B.Kehelgamuwa Ceylon v M.C.C. (Colombo)
4-57 S.Shandkumar Ceylon XI v Madras (Colombo)
Contributed by J.R.F.Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)
