Lionel Fernando (born 21 October 1939) is a former

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who played for

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from 1964 to 1971.

Life and career

Fernando received his early education at St Anne's College in

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, where his father was the Municipal Commissioner. Later he attended

St. Benedict's College, Colombo St. Benedict's College ( Sinhala: සාන්ත බෙනඩික් විදුහල, Tamil: புனித ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் கல்லூரி) is a Catholic school located in the Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri L ...

, where he captained the cricket team in 1959. In a match against the team from St Anne's College, he dismissed the opposition for 50, taking all 10 wickets for 24, including a hat-trick, then scored a double-century in 157 minutes, all in one day's play. The feat of taking all 10 wickets and scoring a double-century in the same match is believed to be unique in world cricket. His bowling fell away, but he represented Ceylon in the 1960s as a batsman and slip fielder. He made his first-class debut for a Ceylon Board President's XI when they defeated a Pakistan team in 1964–65. In 1965-66 he top-scored with 40 in a one-day match for Ceylon against the touring MCC. In 1966-67 he toured Pakistan with the Ceylon team, playing in one of the unofficial

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, and a few weeks later, against the touring West Indians, scored 48 and 72 not out. In the 1970s Fernando played league cricket in England: two seasons with Fieldhouse in the South Lancashire League and one season for Walsden in the

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. Fernando migrated to Australia in 1984 and played several seasons of club cricket for Jacana in Melbourne. He and his wife Stella live in

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. They have two sons, Tyrone and Dilshan, and a daughter, Marina. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by

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, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the

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(ICC).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, Lionel 1939 births Living people People from Negombo All-Ceylon cricketers Saracens Sports Club cricketers Alumni of St. Benedict's College, Colombo Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia Cricketers from Western Province, Sri Lanka