Neil Chanmugam
Neil Chanmugam (13 May 1940 – 22 April 2014) was a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He played first-class cricket for Ceylon and domestic teams in Sri Lanka between 1960 and 1974.[2]
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| Full name | Dunkirk Neilendran Chanmugam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1940 Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 2014 (aged 73) Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dennis Chanmugam (brother) Dipika Chanmugam (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chanmugam was also a keen golfer.[1] He served as the manager of the Sri Lankan cricket teams to England in 1984 and Australia in 1984-85.[3]
He was the director of a television company in Sri Lanka.[3] He married Oosha de Saram, the daughter of the Ceylon cricket captain Fredrick de Saram, and they had three children.[1][4]
References
- "Former SL spinner Neil Chanmugam dies aged 73". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Neil Chanmugam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- "Sri Lanka to England 1984". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- Wisden 2015, pp. 181–82.
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