N. S. Joseph
Neil Stanley Joseph (born 1906, date of death unknown)[1] was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for the All-Ceylon cricket team. Against Australia in 1930, he bowled to Don Bradman, who hit wicket on his very first ball.
Neil Joseph went to Royal College, Colombo. In 1925 scored his Royal-Thomian century, a superb 113. In 1926 he scored 133. His aggregate of 317 runs for the series stood unbeaten until 1957.
References
- ↑ Joseph is listed as deceased in his Cricinfo profile, although the details are unknown]
External links
- D. W. L. Lieversz, My Recollections of Cricket at Royal From 1923 to 1929
- Cricinfo profile
- CricketArchive profile
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