| Nihal Kodituwakku | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Nihal Senaka Hewavitharana Mudiange Ralahamilage Kodituwakku |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 246 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.36 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 87 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/0 |
| Date: | 24 February 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49470.html Cricinfo |
Nihal Kodituwakku (born 23 July 1940) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in the 1960s.
Kodituwakku attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played in the cricket team.[1] Short of stature, he became an opening batsman, strong on the back foot and against the short ball.[1] He made his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1965–66, scoring 87 in the second innings after the Ceylon team had been forced to follow on 255 runs behind.[2] He toured Pakistan in 1966-67 with the Ceylon team.
He worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson before going to manage his family's estate at Wariyapola.[1] He coached the cricket teams at a number of schools, including Maliyadeva College, Royal College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.[1] He officiated as a match referee in domestic first-class and List A matches from 2002 to 2011.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council.[4] [5]
He lives in Kottawa with his second wife, Orema. They have two daughters. He also has two daughters from his first marriage.[1]