| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva | |||
| Born | 18 August 1978 Galle, Sri Lanka |
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| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | United Arab Emirates |
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| Only ODI (cap 36) | 24 June 2008 v Bangladesh | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2006–2008 | United Arab Emirates | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | ODI | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| Runs scored | 7 | 152 | 17 | |
| Batting average | 7.00 | 10.13 | 8.50 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Top score | 7 | 43 | 7 | |
| Balls bowled | 42 | 1,061 | 397 | |
| Wickets | 0 | 16 | 12 | |
| Bowling average | – | 33.31 | 28.00 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
| Best bowling | 0/33 | 3/53 | 2/13 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 0/– | 1/– | 1/– | |
| Source: CricketArchive, 3 January 2009 | ||||
Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva (born 18 August 1978), usually known as Shadeep Silva, is a Sri Lankan born United Arab Emirates cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played one One Day International (ODI) for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2008.[2] Earlier in his career he played first-class and List A cricket for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in his native Sri Lanka.[3]
Born in Galle in 1978, Shadeep Silva's cricket career began with Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club.[3] He played three List A matches for them in 2000[4] and one first-class match in February 2001.[5] He also played four matches for their Under-23 side.[6]
He began playing for the UAE in 2006,[3] first playing for them in the 2006 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. Later in the year he played ACC Premier League matches against Nepal and Hong Kong[6] in addition to an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in what was his second first-class match almost six years after his first. He also played against Ireland in the 2006/07 tournament.[5]
In 2007, he toured Scotland and Canada with the UAE. He played a one-day match against a Scotland XI[6] and an Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland on the Scottish leg of the tour, and an Intercontinental Cup match against Canada[5] and one-day matches against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario on the Canadian leg.
Later in the year he played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait[6] and returned to List A cricket when he played in Division Two of the World Cricket League in Namibia.[4] He played an Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda between the two tournaments.[5]
He played for an Abu Dhabi XI against Ireland in early 2008,[6] making his ODI debut later in the year when he played for the UAE against Bangladesh in the 2008 Asia Cup.[4] He most recently represented his adopted country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur.[6]