He was the leading wicket-taker when the club made a short tour of three non-first-class matches in India in 1945–46.

He was an actor and director, and wrote several English-language plays and stories based on the history and legends of Ceylon.

[11] He also became a cricket commentator on radio, providing English-language descriptions for many years in partnership with his former Ceylon and Sinhalese Sports Club teammate Bertie Wijesinha.

[4] De Zoysa married his first wife, Jean Rock, a prominent tennis player in Ceylon, in 1940.

[13] Lucien de Zoysa died suddenly at his home in the northern Colombo seaside suburb of Hendala, in June 1995, aged 78.