Guy De Alwis batting vs Australia at Kandy in 1983

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Ronald de Alwis was one of the early wicketkeepers for Sri Lanka who made a mark with his exceptional glove work. Though his batting never made headlines, his safe pair of hands behind the stumps earned him respect during a competitive era. In this video, we take a deep dive into the life and cricket career of Ronald Guy de Alwis, who played from 1983 to 1988 in the early days of Sri Lankan international cricket.  De Alwis had a tough rivalry with Amal Silva for the number one wicketkeeping position. While Silva was stronger with the bat, de Alwis was widely considered the more skilled keeper. He made his debut during the 1982-83 New Zealand tour and kept wickets in multiple Test matches and ODIs, especially when Silva was unavailable.    🧤 This video covers his full career stats across Tests, ODIs, First-Class, and List A cricket. From his early chances to the injury that changed his career path, and finally his transition out of international cricket — this is the complete story of Ronald de Alwis, who also had a cricketing partner in life — his wife Rasanjali Silva, a former Sri Lankan women’s cricketer.    📊 Whether you're a Sri Lankan cricket fan, a lover of cricket history, or someone who enjoys stories of unsung heroes, this detailed tribute to Ronald de Alwis is for you.    👉 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe for more cricket biographies and rare cricket stories!  I hope you like the video of Guy de Alwis Batting vs Australia 1983: Sri Lanka’s Forgotten Wicketkeeping Maestro | Career & Stats.   #RonaldDeAlwis #SriLankaCricket #Wicketkeeper #CricketHistory #CricketLegends #SriLanka #TestCricket #ODICricket #CricketTribute #UnsungHeroes

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00:00Ronald D. Elvis, a tall and skillful wicketkeeper from Sri Lanka, had a constant competition

00:06with Amal Silva for the No. 1 spot behind the stump.

00:09While D. Elvis was known for his sharp wicketkeeping skills, Amal Silva was the stronger batsman

00:15which often gave him the edge in the team selection.

00:45With 26, and here's Lily to bowl now to the middle, wraps him on the pad, loud appeal, gesticulating,

00:56a lot of histrionics by the Australian fielders, umpire Felsinger, completely unmoved, with

01:03now bowl to D. Elvis, bowls to Elvis, and Elvis hits this in there, he's going to be caught

01:12or no. Hogg, rather slow on the field, can't get under it. Yardley, once more to Yardley,

01:25again taken on the pad, down to border, the end of a very good over from Yardley, a maiden

01:31over, the sixth ball by him, his ball 20 over, six maidens, 77 runs, four wickets. Lily,

01:39bowling unchanged since lunch, just about 57 minutes of play since lunch, and here is

01:48the miss fielding there by Yallop, the batsman get a single for it. So Guy D. Elvis moving

01:54on to three, and the total to 242 for seven. Yardley to Guy D. Elvis.

02:01Well, Guy D. Elvis goes back, apparently bat and pad, good lint ball by Yardley. Two forty-seven,

02:16then for eight wickets, Sri Lanka. Two forty-seven, then for eight wickets, Sri Lanka. Two forty-seven.

02:33Sri Lanka in the first over after lunch, losing the wicket.

02:38Guy D. Elvis.

02:39Guy D. Elvis, a pall of gloom hanging over the Sri Lankan supporters, as Hogan, and this

02:59is hit in the air, but safely behind wood, as D. Elvis has a bash at it, vessels come

03:07round from deep cover, that's when we get two runs for it. Hogan to D. Elvis. And this one

03:16gets a thick outside edge, it's going down towards the boundary, chapel is behind it, and

03:21it will be picked up just inside the boundary, as we get three runs for it. So, one hundred

03:26and eighty-three for eight. D. Elvis moving on to nine. Thung on eighteen.

03:35D. Elvis. To now take strike from Yardley, change the field for D. Elvis.

04:00D. Elvis got his big break when Mahes Kunathilke left the team and he was picked for the 1982-83

04:23tour of New Zealand. He was one of the seven players making their debut in the first match

04:29at Christchurch. Unfortunately, his performance with the bat was not great. He scored only

04:340-3, although he did manage to take one catch. After that, Amal Silva was chosen from the next

04:41game. However, during the New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, D. Elvis caught another chance

04:46and kept wickets in all three test matches. His glove work was impressive and although

04:51he scored some useful runs down the order, he could not make any big scores. A major injury

04:57during the 1984 tour of England was a big blow to his career. In his absence, Amal Silva

05:03had a brilliant test match at Lord's and kept his place with consistent performances.

05:08Whenever Amal Silva was unavailable due to the illness or injury, D. Elvis filled in and

05:13kept the wicket cleanly, but his batting did not meet the expected standards in test cricket.

05:18Interestingly, in one day international, D. Elvis proved to be a handy lower order pass man

05:23and added depth to the teams. Ronald D. Elvis was born on 15 February 1959 and sadly passed

05:30away on 12 January 2013. He represented Sri Lanka in international cricket between 1983 and 1988.

05:37Off the field, he was married to Darasen Jalvi Silva, who herself was a cricketer for the

05:42Sri Lankan women's team. In his international test career, Ronald D. Elvis played 11 test matches

05:47for Sri Lanka, scoring a total of 152 runs at a modest batting average of 10.13, with a higher

05:54score of 28. While he did not shine with the bat, his wicket keeping was solid as he took 21 catches

06:01and completed two stumpings behind the stumps. In one day international, he featured in 31 matches

06:07where he performed slightly better with the bat, scoring 401 runs at an average of 21.10, including a

06:14high score of 59. He also contributed in the field with 27 catches and three stumping in

06:21ODIs. Although his batting stats were not extraordinary, Ronald D. Elvis remained a dependable and technically

06:27sound wicket-keeper throughout his career, both for Sri Lanka and in the domestic cricket.

06:32Mastic cricket.

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