Athula Samarasekera
Athula Samarasekera
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Maitipage Athula Rohitha Samarasekera |
| Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Batting style |
Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm medium |
| International information |
| National side |
Sri Lanka |
| Test debut (cap 42) |
Aug 25–30 1988 v England |
| Last Test |
December 12–17 1991 v Pakistan |
| ODI debut (cap 36) |
Jun 9 1983 v Pakistan |
| Last ODI |
Apr 18 1994 v New Zealand |
| Domestic team information |
| Years |
Team |
| 1983–1994 |
Colombo Cricket Club |
| Career statistics |
| Competition |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
04 |
39 |
| Runs scored |
118 |
844 |
| Batting average |
16.85 |
22.81 |
| 100s/50s |
– / 01 |
– / 04 |
| Top score |
57 |
76 |
| Balls bowled |
192 |
338 |
| Wickets |
03 |
0 |
| Bowling average |
34.46 |
– |
| 5 wickets in innings |
– |
– |
| 10 wickets in match |
– |
n/a |
| Best bowling |
2 / 38 |
– |
| Catches/stumpings |
03 / – |
05 / – |
| Source: [1], 5 June 2010 |
Maitipage Athula Rohitha Samarasekera (born August 5, 1961, Galle) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played four Tests and 39 ODIs between 1983 to 1994.
Athula Samarasekera had his education at Mahinda College, Galle. His elder brother Anura Samarasekera was a First-class cricketer in Sri Lanka.[1] Athula currently lives in Victoria with his family. He works as a coach for Cannon Sports and coaches young cricketers in the art of batting and bowling. He was an aggressive batsman and more than handy bowler, but failed to make his mark in international cricket with the limited opportunities he got.
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| Persondata |
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Samarasekera, Athula |
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| Date of birth |
August 5, 1961 |
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