Sri Lankan cricketer
Makkin Salih
Makkin Salih in 1947 |
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Full name | Mohamed Makkin Salih |
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Born | 1923 Ceylon |
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Died | 24 May 2003 (aged 79 or 80) Sri Lanka |
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Role | Opening batsman |
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Makkin Salih (1923 – 24 May 2003) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1947 to 1955.
An opening batsman for the Moors Sports Club in Colombo,[1] Makkin Salih made his first-class debut for Ceylon Cricket Association against Southern India in 1946–47, scoring 98 and sharing century partnerships with Fredrick de Saram and Mahadevan Sathasivam.[2] He toured Pakistan in 1949-50 with the Ceylon team.
He set a batting record for Sara Trophy matches when he scored 237 for Moors in 1952. The record stood until 1970, when A. C. M. Lafir scored 255 for Nomads Sports Club.[3]
Salih and his wife Sithy Suada (the sister of the Ceylon cricketer Abu Fuard) had four children.[4]
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