Chamila Gamage

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Chamila Gamage
Personal information
Full name
Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha
Born4 January 1979 (1979-01-04) (age 45)
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  90)28 July 2002 v  Bangladesh
Last Test15 November 2002 v  South Africa
ODI debut(cap  111)4 August 2002 v  Bangladesh
Last ODI21 January 2003 v  Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches27
Runs scored427
Batting average 14.007.00
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score404
Balls bowled288300
Wickets 58
Bowling average 31.6031.75
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling2/332/34
Catches/stumpings 1/–0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017

Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha (born 4 January 1979), or Chamila Gamage, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played twi Tests and 7 One Day Internationals in the early 2000s. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. [1] He is a past student of Richmond College, Galle. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. [2]

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International career

Gamage, who started his international career in July 2002 against Bangladesh, made an immediate impact in international cricket, taking a wicket with his first ever delivery in Test cricket, and being the first Sri Lankan to do so in the format. [3]

He continued to play in three ensuing One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka, and when batting, has top-scored (in the same match) with 40. His last international appearance was an ODI against Australia in 2003. [3]

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References

  1. "Player Profile: Chamila Gamage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Player Profile: Chamila Gamage". Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 January 2010.