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Mohotti Albert
Personal information
Full name
Mohotti Kankanange Albert
Born10 April 1895
Kalutara, Ceylon
Died1944 (aged 48 or 49)
Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 515
Batting average 24.52
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 66
Balls bowled 138
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2017

Mohotti Kankanange Albert (10 September 1895 – 1944) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1926 to 1934.

A right-handed opening batsman with an unorthodox style and limitless patience, Mohotti Albert was one of Ceylon's leading batsmen in the 1920s and early 1930s.[1] In 1925 he set a record for the annual match between the Europeans and the Ceylonese, one of the major domestic matches in Ceylon at the time, scoring 175 for the Ceylonese; he broke his own record in 1929 by scoring 188.[2]

Albert made his highest first-class score when he scored 66 and 42 for Dr J Rockwood's Ceylonese XI against the touring Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI in 1930–31.[3] He toured India in 1932-33 on Ceylon's first tour, scoring 227 runs in five matches at an average of 22.70.[4]

Albert worked in the Audit Department of Ceylon Government Railways.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b I. M. Mansukhani, "Ceylon Tour in India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1933, pp. 74–75.
  2. ^ S. P. Foenander, "Cricket in Ceylon", The Cricketer Annual, 1929-30, p. 92.
  3. ^ "Dr J Rockwood's Ceylonese XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930-31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Mohotti Albert". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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