R. L. de Kretser explained

Robert Lloyd de Kretser (born 30 September 1920, date of death unknown) was a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1]

De Kretser was born in Ceylon in September 1920.[2] [3] His most famous feat was catching Don Bradman off B.R. Heyn for 20 in the All-Ceylon vs Australia match in 1948. De Kretser also went on to get the wickets of Miller & Loxton in the same game. De Kretser is deceased.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/48608.html Cricinfo profile: Robert de Kretser
  2. http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/gen1124.html Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy
  3. https://thedutchburgherunion.org/genealogy/ancestry-d/JDBU%201957%20Vol%2047%20No%204%20p58-87%20-%20de%20Kretser%20Ancestry%281%29.pdf GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF DE KRETSER OF CEYLON
  4. Web site: New Zealand's oldest first-class cricketer Alan Burgess dies in Rangiora . Stuff . 6 January 2021.

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