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Ladislaus Edmund "Laddie" Bakelman (1900 – 1965) was a cricketer who played on Ceylon's first tour in 1932–33.

Laddie Bakelman attended St. Benedict's College, Colombo, where he was one of the leading schoolboy bowlers in Ceylon. A slow-medium left-arm spinner, he was able to make the ball move either way off the pitch. He played for Bloomfield in Colombo club cricket.

He was the leading bowler on Ceylon's tour of India in 1932-33, taking 35 wickets in five first-class matches at an average of 15.28. In the two victories on the tour, Ceylon's first-ever first-class victories, he took 23 wickets for 202: 6 for 34 and 6 for 65 against Patiala, and 6 for 42 and 5 for 61 against Central Provinces and Berar.

He became a prominent umpire and schools coach in Ceylon.

References

1. ^ Wisden 1966, p. 961.
2. I. M. Mansukhani, "Ceylon Tour in India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1933, p. 74.
3. "First-class bowling for Ceylon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
4. "Patiala v Ceylon, 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
5. "Central Provinces and Berar v Ceylon, 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
6. Wijesinghe, Mahinda (3 October 2004). "Danger of technology creating a Frankenstein". Sunday Island. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
7. "Cricket: A Game That Builds Character". Cricinfo. 3 January 1996. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links

• Laddie Bakelman at ESPNcricinfo
• Laddie Bakelman at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1900 births
• 1965 deaths
• Sri Lankan cricketers
• All-Ceylon cricketers
• Alumni of St. Benedict's College, Colombo
• Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers