Sanjeewa Weerasinghe

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Sanjeewa Weerasinghe
සංජීව වීරසිංහ
Personal information
Full name
Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe
BornMarch 1, 1968 (1968-03) (age 54)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  30)6 September 1985 v  India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches144
Runs scored3845
Batting average 3.0017.97
100s/50s-/-1/2
Top score3112*
Balls bowled1144593
Wickets -103
Bowling average -24.03
5 wickets in innings -6
10 wickets in match-2
Best bowling-8/77
Catches/stumpings -/-39/-
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2017

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

He was picked up in Sri Lanka test squad as a schoolboy cricketer. He 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 also remained as the first and last (only) international appearance for Sanjeewa.

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]

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