About Vernon Schokman
Lived 1905 – 1991 (aged 85–86). Vernon Schokman was a Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby union player.
Vernon C. Schokman (1905 – 1991) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1929 to 1935.
Schokman attended Trinity College, Kandy. A wicket-keeper and useful batsman, he was Ceylon's principal wicket-keeper in the 1930s. He toured India in 1932-33, when in the six first-class matches he made 256 runs at an average of 25.60 and made his highest score of 62 against Sind, which was also Ceylon's top score for the match.
He also represented Ceylon at rugby against the visiting Māori team in 1926.
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Who was Vernon Schokman?
cricketer (1905-1991)
When was Vernon Schokman born?
Vernon Schokman was born in 1905 in Sri Lanka.
When did Vernon Schokman die?
Vernon Schokman died in 1991 in Sri Lanka.
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Vernon Schokman was a cricketer and rugby union player.
What nationality was Vernon Schokman?
Vernon Schokman was Sri Lankan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vernon Schokman. https://biography.guide/vernon-schokman/
MLA: "Vernon Schokman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vernon-schokman/.
Chicago: "Vernon Schokman." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vernon-schokman/.
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