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Lucien de Zoysa (Lucien Edward de Zoysa) was born on 1917 in British Ceylon, is a Sri Lankan cricketer, actor and playwright. Discover Lucien de Zoysa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Lucien Edward de Zoysa |
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| Age |
78 years old |
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| Born |
1917 |
| Birthday |
1917 |
| Birthplace |
British Ceylon |
| Date of death |
11 June, 1995 |
| Died Place |
Hendala, Wattala, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |
Ceylon
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Lucien de Zoysa Height, Weight & Measurements
At 78 years old, Lucien de Zoysa height not available right now. We will update Lucien de Zoysa's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lucien de Zoysa Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lucien de Zoysa worth at the age of 78 years old? Lucien de Zoysa’s income source is mostly from being a successful cricketer. He is from Ceylon. We have estimated Lucien de Zoysa's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
cricketer |
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Timeline
Lucien Edward de Zoysa (1917 – 1995) was a Ceylonese cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1947 and 1954.
He became a stage actor, playwright, author, and cricket commentator on radio.
Lucien de Zoysa was one of the 12 children of Sir Francis de Zoysa, a Ceylonese lawyer and statesman.
He attended both of Ceylon's two pre-eminent schools: first S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, and then Royal College, Colombo.
In March and April 1936 he took part in the first visit to Australia by any cricket team from Asia when he toured with the Royal College team.
A leg-spin bowler, de Zoysa played club cricket in Colombo with Sinhalese Sports Club.
He married his first wife, Jean Rock, a prominent tennis player in Ceylon, in 1940, and they had Michael, a Sri Lankan cricket administrator who managed some Sri Lankan touring teams.
He was the leading wicket-taker when the club made a short tour of three non-first-class matches in India in 1945–46.
He played his first match for Ceylon in 1946–47, taking six wickets when the Ceylon Cricket Association team defeated a Southern India team in Madras by an innings.
In 1949-50 he was easily the most successful bowler when Ceylon toured Pakistan.
Ceylon lost three and drew two of the five matches, but de Zoysa took wickets consistently and finished with 21 wickets at an average of 16.23.
In the match against Pakistan in Karachi he took 6 for 72 in the first innings, becoming the first Ceylonese player to take six wickets in an innings in an international match.
A few days earlier, against the Commander-in-Chief's XI at Rawalpindi, he had taken his best first-class figures of 6 for 65 in the first innings.
In 1950-51 he was one of two Ceylonese cricketers (the other was Stanley Jayasinghe) invited to play for a combined Indian, Pakistani and Ceylonese side against the touring Commonwealth XI in Bombay.
De Zoysa's main career was in the theatre.
He was an actor and director, and wrote several English-language plays and stories based on the history and legends of Ceylon.
He also became a cricket commentator on radio, providing English-language descriptions for many years in partnership with his former Ceylon and Sinhalese Sports Club teammate Bertie Wijesinha.
With his second wife, Dr Manorani Saravanamuttu (daughter of Manicasothy Saravanamuttu), a medical doctor and actress who played opposite him in some of his theatrical productions, de Zoysa had Richard, a journalist and human rights activist, who was murdered in 1990.
Lucien de Zoysa died suddenly at his home in the northern Colombo seaside suburb of Hendala, in June 1995, aged 78.
He was survived by his third wife, Evelyn, and their daughter, Lana.
Lucien de Zoysa and Jean were divorced.
