| Laddie Bakelman | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Ladislaus Edmund Bakelman |
| Birth Date: | 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Ceylon |
| Death Date: | 1965 (aged 64 or 65) |
| Death Place: | Ceylon |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 12 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 7 |
| Wickets1: | 35 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 15.28 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 2 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/34 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 16 September 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48285.html Cricinfo |
Ladislaus Edmund "Laddie" Bakelman (1900 – 1965) was a cricketer who played on Ceylon's first tour in 1932–33.
Laddie Bakelman attended St. Benedict's College, Colombo, where he was one of the leading schoolboy bowlers in Ceylon.[1] A slow-medium left-arm spinner, he was able to make the ball move either way off the pitch.[2] He played for Bloomfield in Colombo club cricket.[1]
He was the leading bowler on Ceylon's tour of India in 1932-33, taking 35 wickets in five first-class matches at an average of 15.28.[3] In the two victories on the tour, Ceylon's first-ever first-class victories, he took 23 wickets for 202: 6 for 34 and 6 for 65 against Patiala,[4] and 6 for 42 and 5 for 61 against Central Provinces and Berar.[5]
He became a prominent umpire and schools coach in Ceylon.[6] [7]