Kaushal Lokuarachchi| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Kaushal Samaraweera Lokuarachchi |
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| Born |
(1982-05-20) 20 May 1982
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| Nickname |
Loku |
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| Batting style |
Right-handed |
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| Bowling style |
Right arm leg spin |
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| Role |
All-rounder |
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| International information |
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 94) |
25 April 2003 v New Zealand |
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| Last Test |
16 March 2004 v Australia |
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| ODI debut (cap 115) |
6 April 2003 v Kenya |
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| Last ODI |
13 October 2007 v England |
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| Domestic team information
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| Years | Team |
| 2000/01–2004/05 |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club |
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| 2005/06–present |
Sinhalese Sports Club |
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| 2013 – |
Dhaka Gladiators |
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| Career statistics |
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| Competition |
Tests
| ODIs
| FC
| List A
|
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| Matches |
4
| 21
| 124
| 136
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| Runs scored |
94
| 210
| 4,140
| 1,905
|
| Batting average |
23.50
| 14.00
| 28.35
| 23.51
|
| 100s/50s |
0/0
| 0/1
| 4/17
| 0/9
|
| Top score |
28*
| 69
| 108*
| 77*
|
| Balls bowled |
594
| 1,011
| 18,041
| 6,149
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| Wickets |
5
| 31
| 334
| 180
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| Bowling average |
59.00
| 23.38
| 24.70
| 23.67
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| 5 wickets in innings |
0
| 0
| 8
| 1
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| 10 wickets in match |
0
| n/a
| 1
| n/a
|
| Best bowling |
2/47
| 4/44
| 7/17
| 5/27
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| Catches/stumpings |
1/–
| 5/–
| 65/–
| 46/– | |
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2008 |
Kaushal Samaraweera Lokuarachchi (born May 20, 1982 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a legbreak bowler.
Having made an exceptional start to his career as an allrounder when he was a schoolboy, Lokuarachchi was made part of the Sri Lankan squad after the disastrous 2003 Cricket World Cup. He is primarily a leg-spinner, and it was thought that he would be able to capture a regular place in the team. However, having suffered from a car crash in August 2003 which killed a woman, he was given a four-month disciplinary ban by the Sri Lankan cricket board.
Having made his return steadily in the 2004 Provincial Tournament, he drifted back into the team, and having seen Muttiah Muralitharan suffer from a shoulder injury he captured a place in the team for the one-day series against South Africa in the Champions Trophy.
Arrest
Lokuarachchi was arrested after involved in an accident which killed a pedestrian and injured her son in April 2003. He claimed that he had fallen asleep while driving(3). He was subsequently banned for four months by BCCSL(4).
External links
- Player profile: Kaushal Lokuarachchi from ESPNcricinfo
- Player profile: Kaushal Lokuarachchi from CricketArchive
- Cricinfo Article on his Arrest
- Cricinfo Article on his banning
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Lokuarachchi, Kaushal Samaraweera |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Sri Lankan cricketer |
| Date of birth |
May 20, 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Colombo |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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