Nihal Kodituwakku

Nihal Kodituwakku (born 23 July 1940) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon in the 1960s.

Cricket career Kodituwakku attended Royal College, Colombo, where he played in the cricket team. Short of stature, he became an opening batsman, strong on the back foot and against the short ball. He toured Pakistan in 1966-67 with the Ceylon team.

Later career Kodituwakku worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson before going to manage his family's estate at Wariyapola. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council.

He lives in Kottawa with his second wife, Orema. They have two daughters. He also has two daughters from his first marriage.