Chanaka Welegedara

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Chanaka Welegedara
Sri Lanka (Sri)
Chanaka Welegedara
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling type Left arm fast-medium
First-class List A
Matches 37 19
Runs scored 299 35
Batting average 10.67 7.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 17*
Balls bowled 4625 827
Wickets 98 24
Bowling average 25.25 22.87
5 wickets in innings 3 1
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 5/37 5/16
Catches/stumpings 8/- 5/-

Debut: 20 September 2002
Last appearance: 2 March 2007
Source: CricketArchive

Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara,[1] (born March 20, 1981 in Matale), is a Sri Lankan cricketer. A bowler by trade, he has a healthy bowling average in both first-class and List A cricket, in the mid-to-low 20s. He has made appearances for Moors Sports Club and North Central Province's cricket club, and was called up for the Sri Lanka A squad for the match against Bangladesh in Bangladesh's tour of the country. On 18 December 2007 he made his Test match debut in the 3rd test against England at Galle. He is a bowler who can swing the ball fairly well and he has a good offstump line.


[edit] 2008 Tour of West Indies

Welegedara was selected in Sri Lanka's test squad for their 2008 tour of the West Indies. Welegedara and fellow team mate Ishara Amerasinghe bowled pretty well in the previous season.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ His family name may also be spelt Welagedara.