About Mohotti Albert
Lived 1895 – 1944 (aged 48–49). Mohotti Albert was a cricketer.
Mohotti Kankanange Albert (10 September 1895 – 1944) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1926 to 1934.
A right-handed opening batsman with an unorthodox style and limitless patience, Mohotti Albert was one of Ceylon's leading batsmen in the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1925 he set a record for the annual match between the Europeans and the Ceylonese, one of the major domestic matches in Ceylon at the time, scoring 175 for the Ceylonese; he broke his own record in 1929 by scoring 188.
Albert made his highest first-class score when he scored 66 and 42 for Dr J Rockwood's Ceylonese XI against the touring Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI in 1930–31. He toured India in 1932-33 on Ceylon's first tour, scoring 227 runs in five matches at an average of 22.70.
Albert worked in the Audit Department of Ceylon Government Railways.
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Who was Mohotti Albert?
cricketer (1895-1944)
When was Mohotti Albert born?
Mohotti Albert was born on 10 September 1895 in Kalutara.
When did Mohotti Albert die?
Mohotti Albert died in 1944 in Sri Lanka.
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Mohotti Albert was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mohotti Albert. https://biography.guide/mohotti-albert/
MLA: "Mohotti Albert." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mohotti-albert/.
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