| Stanley de Alwis | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | James Stanley de Alwis |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Moratuwa, Ceylon |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 67 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 29 |
| Deliveries1: | 844 |
| Wickets1: | 11 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 28.63 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 7 July 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48605.html Cricinfo |
Stanley de Alwis (26 February 1936 – September 2019) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1958 and 1960.[1]
An opening bowler, de Alwis took 4 for 20 on his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1957–58.[2] He gave up sport in 1961 at the age of 25 after contracting hepatitis.[3]
He later worked at the Prisons Department and then at the People's Bank.[3] He died in Colombo in September 2019.[4] He and his wife, who predeceased him by about 20 years, had two daughters.[3]