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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
Matches 2 7
Runs scored 42 7
Batting average 14.00 7.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 40 4
Balls bowled 288 300
Wickets 5 8
Bowling average 31.60 31.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 2/34
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]

International career

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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]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b "Player Profile: Chamila Gamage". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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