Michael Tissera
Michael Hugh Tissera (born 23 March 1939 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan ODI cricketer who played in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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| Full name | Michael Hugh Tissera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1939 Colombo, Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 10) | 7 June 1975 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 June 1975 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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School
Tissera was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where, initially appearing in 1954 aged fourteen, he captained the Thomian cricket team in the Royal–Thomian series, known as "The Battle of the Blues", in 1957 and 1958. He made his first-class debut in March 1959, in the annual Gopalan Trophy encounter between Ceylon and Madras.
International career
Tissera captained Ceylon to its first victory over a Test-playing nation in Ahmedabad in 1965, when his bold declaration in a low-scoring match led to victory over India by four wickets.[1][2] He was selected as vice-captain for the tour of England with the Ceylon team in 1968, but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin.[3]
He made his two first-class centuries in unofficial Test matches for Ceylon. The first was against India in the second unofficial Test in India in 1964–65, when he made 122 in the second innings, adding 224 for the fourth wicket with Stanley Jayasinghe.[4] The second was in the third unofficial Test in Pakistan in 1966-67, when he made 120 not out, also in the second innings.[5]
He played three ODIs in the 1975 World Cup, scoring 52 against Australia in the second match.[6] A stalwart of Sri Lankan cricket, he managed the national team between 2005 and 2007.
Legacy
Test matches between West Indies and Sri Lanka are now played for the Sobers-Tissera Trophy, in honour of Tissera and Gary Sobers.[7] Tissera was awarded the Sri Lankan honour Deshabandu in 1987.[8] 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).[9][10]
References
- "India v Ceylon, Ahmedabad 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- Thawfeeq, Sa'adi. "Tissera - a leader by example". The Nation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- S. S. Perera, The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket (1832–1996), Janashakthi Insurance, Colombo, 1999, pp. 320–26.
- "India v Ceylon, Hyderabad 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Pakistan v Ceylon, Karachi 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "7th Match, Prudential World Cup at The Oval, Jun 11 1975". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Sobers-Tissera Trophy". nations.lk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- "National Honours". Presidential Secretariat. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- "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.
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