B. R. Heyn

B. R. Heyn

Infobox Military Person
name= Bertram Russell Heyne
lived= October 1, 1912—February 3, 1998
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= flagicon|Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
serviceyears= 19??-1967
rank=Major General
branch= Ceylon Defence Force
commands=Commander of the Sri Lankan Army ,
Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army
unit=Ceylon Light Infantry
battles= World War II
awards=War Medal 1939–1945
laterwork= President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka
Major General Bertram Russell Heyn, CLI (October 1, 1912—February 3, 1998) was the Commander of the Ceylon Army and a Sri Lankan cricketer.

Education and Cricketing career

Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he played for the cricket team at Royal College, debuting in 1930 and played in the Royal-Thomian. He played for the Ceylon cricket team and his most famous feat was getting Sir Donald Bradman out on his last appearance in Colombo, in an unofficial Test match between Australia and All-Ceylon on 27 March 1948. Bradman was able to score only 20 runs before being caught out by R.L. de Kretser off Heyn's bowling. Heyn also played hockey.

Military career

He was joined the Ceylon Defence Force officer and was commissioned in to the Ceylon Light Infantry during World War 2 . When the Ceylon Army was formed in 1949 he was commissioned as a Major in the regular force and went on to be promoted to the rank of Major General apron being appointed Commander of the Ceylon Army on 11 November 1966 and held the post till to 30 September 1967.

Later life

In his later years he managed the Sri Lanka cricket team and served as the head of the Cricket Board, as well as on the Sri Lanka Olympic Council.

Family

General Heyn and his wife Edna had two sons, Richard and David. Richard represented Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) at Field Hockey and played Cricket at top-grade club level. David represented Sri Lanka at Cricket and played Field Hockey at top-grade club level.

External links

* [http://www.army.lk/co.php www.army.lk]
* [http://sundaytimes.lk/980208/sports2.html#LABEL3 B.R.Heyn: The man who caught the ‘Don’, An officer and a gentleman, By Bhahi Sampanthan]
* [http://www.army.lk/org2.php Parade Commander Major B.R. Heyn, CLI]
* [http://www.dailymirror.lk/2003/09/30/sports/5.html Great win for Havielocks]


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