Sanjeewa Weerasinghe

Sanjeewa Weerasinghe

Personal information
Full name	Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe
Born	1 March 1968 (1968-03) (age 57) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1985)
Only Test(cap  30)	6 September 1985 v  India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 44 Runs scored 3 845 Batting average 3.00 17.97 100s/50s 0/0 1/2 Top score 3 112* Balls bowled 114 4,593 Wickets 0 103 Bowling average – 24.03 5 wickets in innings – 6 10 wickets in match – 2 Best bowling – 8/77 Catches/stumpings 0/– 39/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2017

Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe (born 1 March 1968), or Sanjeewa Weerasinghe, is a Sri Lankan Australian former cricketer ^[1] who played in one Test in 1985. ^{[2] [3]} He was born at Colombo in 1968.

He was picked up in Sri Lanka Test squad as a schoolboy cricketer and made his Test debut against India at the P. Sara Oval in September 1985 which also historically marked Sri Lanka's first ever test win. ^[4] It was his only international appearance.

Sanjeewa was educated at Isipathana College. He was the youngest test player to represent Sri Lanka at the age of 17 years and 269 days. ^[5] He currently resides in Australia.

In February 2020, he was one of the Sri Lankan players to have played in a charity Bush Fire T20 match in Australia. ^[6]

See also

• One-Test wonder

References

1. "Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
2. "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
3. "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. "When Sri Lanka beat India to win their first ever Test match". Cricket Country. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe: What happened to Sri Lanka's youngest-ever Test cricketer?". Nation Online. Retrieved 21 February 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Former Sri Lankan players to play Bushfire T20 in Australia". Bdcrictime. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.