Mahesh Rodrigo
Personal information
Full name
Mahesha Rodrigo
RoleBatsman/Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1952Ceylon
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 12
Runs scored 419
Batting average 19.95
100s/50s 1/0
Top score 135*
Catches/stumpings 6/4
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

Mahesha Rodrigo (30 June 1928 – 7 January 2011)[1] was a Ceylonese sportsman who represented his country in first-class cricket and rugby union.

He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and played for the First XI cricket team and First XV rugby union team where E.V. Pieris was a teammate. Rodrigo sometimes played as Ceylon's wicket-keeper and his 12 first-class appearances consisted of matches against Pakistan, the West Indies, Commonwealth XI and the Marylebone Cricket Club, amongst others.[2] An Old Royalist, he also took the field for Ceylon in a one-day match against Don Bradman's Australians in the 1947/48 season, scoring 26.[3]

Only once in first-class cricket did Rodrigo manage a score of 50 or more and he made the most of his form, making it to 135 before he ran out of partners. It came in a match against the West Indies, who had a bowling attack to the calibre of John Goddard, Gerry Gomez, Prior Jones and John Trim. He had opened the batting and his innings took no less than 400 minutes.[4]

He was also a highly talented rugby scrum-half who played in the Clifford Cup and captained Ceylon internationally.

References

  1. ↑ "Royal people: Mahesha Rodrigo". Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Mahesha Rodrigo". CricketArchive.
  3. ↑ "Ceylon v Australians 1947/48". CricketArchive.
  4. ↑ "Ceylon v West Indians 1948/49". CricketArchive.


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