Mahendra Kasippillai (21 September 1927 – 4 April 1998) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Mahendra Kasippillai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1927 Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 1998(1998-04-04) (aged 70) Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948/49–1951/52 | Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1955 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kasippillai was born at Colombo in September 1927, where he was educated at Royal College. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Ceylon against the touring Pakistanis in April 1949, before playing a second first-class match for Ceylon in February 1952 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] He later studied in England at Downing College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made nine appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1956 and 1957.[1] He scored 238 runs in these nine matches, at an average of 15.86 and a high score of 62 not out.[3] While at Cambridge, Kasippillai also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1954 and 1955, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He later died at Kandy in April 1998.