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{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer and field hockey player}}
'''Richard Heyn''' (1933 – 3 April 2024) was a former Sri cricketer and field hockey player who also represented [[Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team]] playing as a right full back.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive - Richard Heyn Profile |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/892/892051/892051.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> His younger brother David Heyn also played cricket at club level representing Burgher Recreation Club. His father [[Bertram Heyn]] was a former Sri Lankan Army general who also holds a special feat of having dismissed legendary Australian cricketer [[Don Bradman]] in a first-class match in Sri Lankan soil.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Richard Heyn – majestic batsman and free spirit |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240407/sports/richard-heyn-majestic-batsman-and-free-spirit-554037.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka}}</ref>
== Career ==
He plied his trade in cricket and field hockey at his younger age. He went onto captain [[St. Peter's College, Colombo|St. Peter's College]] cricket and field hockey teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Heyn, sign of class |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2010/03/21/spo16.asp |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=archives.sundayobserver.lk}}</ref> During his playing career as a cricketer, he was an automatic choice for [[Burgher Recreation Club]] during the 1960s. He also played a vital part in Burgher Recreation Club's triumph at the 1967 Domestic season as he pioneered the club leading from the front as a standout captain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=malinga |date=2024-04-06 |title=Versatile Richard Heyn no more |url=https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2024/04/07/sport/20897/versatile-richard-heyn-no-more/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Sunday Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
He represented the Mercantile Hockey Association at the National Championships from 1965 to 1967. He was also a key member of the Sri Lankan hockey team as part of the Sri Lankan contingent which took part at the [[1962 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=malinga |date=2023-12-09 |title=The Number One hockey club from 1932 to 2021 |url=https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2023/12/10/sport/11765/the-number-one-hockey-club-from-1932-to-2021/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Sunday Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> He was named in Sri Lanka field hockey squad for a three match test series against a strong Indian side in 1967. During the first test of the three test series, Sri Lanka lost by a margin of 1-0 which is still regarded as the best ever performance by Ceylonese hockey side against India.
Following his retirement from sporting career, he pursued his career in commercial sector until 1968. He then migrated to Australia and began fulfilling his career ambitions by taking up key managerial positions. He later moved to the United States and was living in [[Virginia]] until his death.<ref name=":1" />
== Death ==
He died on 3 April 2024 in Virginia, United States, at the age of 81 due to age-related ailments.<ref name=":0" />
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{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer and field hockey player}}
'''Richard Heyn''' (1933 – 3 April 2024) was a former Sri cricketer and field hockey player who also represented [[Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team]] playing as a right full back.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive - Richard Heyn Profile |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/892/892051/892051.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> His younger brother David Heyn also played cricket at club level representing Burgher Recreation Club. His father [[Bertram Heyn]] was a former Sri Lankan Army general who also holds a special feat of having dismissed legendary Australian cricketer [[Don Bradman]] in a first-class match in Sri Lankan soil.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Richard Heyn – majestic batsman and free spirit |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240407/sports/richard-heyn-majestic-batsman-and-free-spirit-554037.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka}}</ref>
== Career ==
He plied his trade in cricket and field hockey at his younger age. He went onto captain [[St. Peter's College, Colombo|St. Peter's College]] cricket and field hockey teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Heyn, sign of class |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2010/03/21/spo16.asp |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=archives.sundayobserver.lk}}</ref> During his playing career as a cricketer, he was an automatic choice for [[Burgher Recreation Club]] during the 1960s. He also played a vital part in Burgher Recreation Club's triumph at the 1967 Domestic season as he pioneered the club leading from the front as a standout captain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=malinga |date=2024-04-06 |title=Versatile Richard Heyn no more |url=https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2024/04/07/sport/20897/versatile-richard-heyn-no-more/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Sunday Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
He represented the Mercantile Hockey Association at the National Championships from 1965 to 1967. He was also a key member of the Sri Lankan hockey team as part of the Sri Lankan contingent which took part at the [[1962 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=malinga |date=2023-12-09 |title=The Number One hockey club from 1932 to 2021 |url=https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2023/12/10/sport/11765/the-number-one-hockey-club-from-1932-to-2021/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Sunday Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> He was named in Sri Lanka field hockey squad for a three match test series against a strong Indian side in 1967. During the first test of the three test series, Sri Lanka lost by a margin of 1-0 which is still regarded as the best ever performance by Ceylonese hockey side against India.
Following his retirement from sporting career, he pursued his career in commercial sector until 1968. He then migrated to Australia and began fulfilling his career ambitions by taking up key managerial positions. He later moved to the United States and was living in [[Virginia]] until his death.<ref name=":1" />
== Death ==
He died on 3 April 2024 in Virginia, United States, at the age of 81 due to age-related ailments.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heyn, Richard}}
[[Category:1933 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan cricketers]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category
lace of birth missing]][[Category:English people of Sri Lankan descent]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Colombo]]
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