| Neil Joseph | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Neil Stanley Joseph |
| Birth Date: | 1906 |
| Death Date: | unknown date and place |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 239 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.07 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 78 |
| Deliveries1: | 224 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/11 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Date: | 27 September 2017 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26310/26310.html CricketArchive |
Neil Stanley Joseph (born 1906, date of death unknown)[1] was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for All-Ceylon in the 1930s. In a one-day match against the touring Australians in 1930, he dismissed Don Bradman hit wicket with the first ball he bowled.[2]
Neil Joseph went to Royal College, Colombo. In 1925 he scored his first Royal-Thomian century, a superb 113 made in only 65 minutes.[3] In 1926 he scored 133. His aggregate of 317 runs for the series stood unbeaten until 1957.
He played eight first-class matches for Ceylon between 1932 and 1935. His highest score was 78 against MCC in 1933–34, when no one else for Ceylon in the match reached 30.[4] He went on Ceylon's first tour, to India in 1932-33.
Joseph worked as a newspaper reporter.[5]