Henry Sri Mevan Pieris (born 16 February 1946) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played first-class and one-day cricket for Sri Lanka from 1970 to 1975.[1]
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| Full name | Henry Sri Mevan Pieris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 7) | 7 June 1975 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 June 1975 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editMevan Pieris was born in Colombo and attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, and The University of Colombo, where he studied Science.[2] A right-arm fast-medium bowler and useful left-handed lower-order batsman, he was an expert swing bowler who took wickets consistently for Sri Lankan teams.[2] In the 1969-70 Gopalan Trophy match he made 50 and 50 not out and took 5 for 55 and 1 for 8, bowling all six of his victims.[3] He took 6 for 25 when the Sri Lanka Board President's XI dismissed Pakistan Under-25s for 85 in 1973–74.[4]
Pieris played three One Day International matches at the inaugural World Cup in 1975.[5] An injury to the cartilage in his left knee forced him to quit cricket after the World Cup at the age of 29.[2]
He has worked in industry and academia, teaching Chemistry and specialising in polymers. He served as President of the Plastics and Rubber Institute and President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon.[2] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[6][7] He and his wife have a son and a daughter.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mevan Pieris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (10 October 2010). "Mevan the king of swing". The Nation. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Pakistan Under-25s 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Mevan Pieris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
edit- Mevan Pieris at ESPNcricinfo
- Mevan Pieris at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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