Ian Pieris (March 14, 1933 - January 1, 2016)Former president of Sri Lanka Cricket and a first-class cricketer, Ian Pieris passed away at the age of 82 after prolonged illness. Pieris, a right-handed batsman, played 44 first-class matches in which he scored 917 runs with one half-century. He had served two terms as president of SLC. During his first term, which started in 1989, he had several run-ins with the board's executive committee and he served as president for only four months. His second term at the helm of SLC affairs started in 1990 and lasted for a year.

Mathew Hobden (March 27, 1993 - January 2, 2016)Mathew Hobden, the Sussex pacer,