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| Full name | Vidanelage Samantha Pathmachandra de Mel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1965 Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Western Province, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Burgher Recreation Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 31 March 1989 Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 4 January 1991 Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club v Panadura Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricket Archive,29 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vidanelage Samantha Pathmachandra de Mel (born 12 December 1964) is a former Italian cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. [1] A left-arm orthodox spinner, [2] he played for the Italy national cricket team between 1996 and 1998,having previously played first-class cricket for Burgher Recreation Club and Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in his native Sri Lanka. [3]
Born in Colombo,de Mel started his career playing in his native Sri Lanka,playing eight first-class matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 1989,and four for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club during the 1990–91 season. [4]
He later moved to Italy,and first represented the national team there in the 1996 European Championship. [5] He played in the 1997 ICC Trophy for Italy, [6] and last played for them in the following years European Championship. His son Keshaka De Mel is Urus &Lanzador project planner at Lamborghini.
He was named in Italy's squad for the 2001 ICC Trophy, [7] but Italy withdrew from the tournament due to a dispute over the eligibility of four players. [8]