Herbert Fernando

Herbert Innocent Kingsley Fernando (born 4 January 1933)[1] is a former cricketer who was Ceylon's principal wicket-keeper from 1953 to 1970.

[2] A wicketkeeper-batsman, he made his first-class debut in the inaugural Gopalan Trophy match in February 1953.

[5] He scored his only first-class century in the Gopalan Trophy in 1965–66, when he made 102 not out to ensure a draw after the Ceylon team had followed on 255 behind.

He captained the Ceylon team on several occasions and was the national chairman of selectors when Sri Lanka first played Test cricket in 1982.

As the Director of Welfare and Rehabilitation he established the Ranaviru Sevana Centre for veterans at Ragama.