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Sujeewa de Silva

Sujeewa de Silva
සුජීව ද සිල්වා
Personal information
Full nameWeddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva
Born7 October 1979
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 89)21 July 2002 v Bangladesh
Last Test11 July 2007 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 3 113 73 17
Runs scored 10 935 162 6
Batting average 10.00 8.50 6.48 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5* 47 21* 2*
Balls bowled 432 13,153 3,009 309
Wickets 11 339 108 25
Bowling average 19.00 23.96 22.29 14.88
5 wickets in innings 0 11 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/35 7/49 7/25 4/16
Catches/stumpings 1/– 38/– 14/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2017
Sujeewa de Silva should not be confused with another Sri Lankan cricketer, Sajeewa de Silva

Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva (born October 7, 1979 in Beruwala), or Sujeewa de Silva, is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a past student of Kalutara Vidyalaya.

He has been involved in Twenty20 cricket since 2004. He quit from all cricket in 2014.

Domestic career

In 2000 he broke the record for the most wickets in the Premier Under-23 Trophy, but failed to attract the selectors.

International career

He made his Test debut on 21 July 2002 against Bangladesh as the 89th Test cap. In 2007, he was called up to the squad as cover for injured Chanaka Welagedara, but did not play a match.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka call up Sujeewa de Silva". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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