Dennis Chanmugam

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Dennis Chanmugam
Personal information
Full name
Dennis Ravindran Chanmugam
Born (1948-08-13) 13 August 1948 (age 74)
Colombo, Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Relations Neil Chanmugam (brother)
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches142
Runs scored18017
Batting average 11.258.50
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score359
Balls bowled137690
Wickets 191
Bowling average 41.0554.00
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/601/23
Catches/stumpings 8/01/0
Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2018

Dennis Ravindran Chanmugam (born 13 August 1948) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka from 1973 to 1975.

Dennis Chanmugam attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, captaining the cricket team in 1967–68. [1] An opening bowler, he played most of his first-class cricket for Sri Lanka on three tours: to Pakistan in 1973-74, to England in 1975 for the World Cup, and to India in 1975-76. Apart from one match against Pakistan in 1973-74 he did not play in the international matches on these tours. His best first-class figures were 3 for 32 and 4 for 60 against Pakistan Universities at Rawalpindi. [2]

In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). [3] [4]

His elder brother Neil Chanmugam played for Sri Lanka between 1960 and 1974.

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References

  1. "Dennis Chanmugam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Pakistan Universities v Sri Lanka 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.