Born: August 25, 1952, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985. He was primarily a specialist batsman, whose best period as a player came from 1982 to 1985. His first years of school were spent at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa while the last years were spent in S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. Mendis also captained the Under 20 1st XI sides of both schools and still holds the record for the highest scorer in the annual Royal-Thomian Cricket Encounter for the Thomians. He is currently the coach of the Oman National Cricket Team. Mendis made his debut for Sri Lanka in 1972, batting at number three against the visiting Tamil Nadu side. Mendis top-scored in the first innings with 52, and also made 34 in the second innings, but could not prevent an innings defeat. This match did not have international status, and indeed Mendis represented Sri Lanka in a number of non-internationals. His first ODI, however, came in 1975, when he made 8 against the West Indies in a batting collapse. 

August 25th, 1952 in Moratuwa (Age 72)