| Makkin Salih | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Mohamed Makkin Salih |
| Birth Date: | 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Ceylon |
| Death Date: | 24 May 2003 (aged 79 or 80) |
| Death Place: | Sri Lanka |
| Role: | Opening batsman |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 527 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.09 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/4 |
| Top Score1: | 98 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 27 September 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49727.html Cricinfo |
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]