Roshan Mahanama

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Roshan Mahanama
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style –
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 52 213
Runs scored 2576 5162
Batting average 29.27 29.49
100s/50s 4/11 4/35
Top score 225 119*
Balls bowled 36 2
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 56/- 109/-
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 9 February 2006

Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama (born 31 May 1966 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.[1]

Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record second wicket partnership of 576 runs with Sanath Jayasuriya.[2] This record was surpassed in July 2006 as the largest partnership in Test match history by fellow Sri Lankans Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put on 624 against South Africa.[3]

Roshan Mahanama was the stylish batsman in Sri Lankan cricket side. He established himself as stylish opening batsman in late 80's & early 90's. In W.C. 1992, Roshan Mahanama performed as opening batsman along with M.A.R. Samarasekera & U.C. Hathurusingha. During the captaincy of Aravinda de silva in early 90's, Roshan Mahanama was a consistent opening batsman. In W.C. 1992, Roshan Mahanama scored: 59 runs off 89 balls v.s. Zimbabwe, 80 runs off 131 balls v.s. New Zealand & 68 runs off 121 balls v.s. South Africa. During 1995/96, whenever Roshan Mahanama gets out, Aravinda de Silva gets out easily.

Roshan is the 36th Sri Lanka Test Cap [Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Colombo 1985/86].[4]

'Retired hurt' is common parlance in cricket, but that is the name former Sri Lankan cricketer Roshan Mahanama chose for his biography, reflecting his feelings after he was not considered for selection in the One-dayers and Tests, following the team's disastrous showing in the 1999 World Cup.

The authorities told Roshan that he was dropped to groom young talent. But then players older than he was found a place, and that hurt the veteran. As a matter of principle and self-respect he decided to retire.

These facts are mentioned in the book 'Retired hurt,' penned by noted Australian sports chronicler Ken Piesse, based on 40 hours of taped narration on Roshan's experience on and off the field.

Career Performance

Player statistics

Test Centuries

The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Roshan Mahanama

  • In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
  • The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
Test Centuries of Roshan Mahanama
Runs Match Against City, Country Venue Year
[1] 153 15  New Zealand Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Tyronne Fernando Stadium 1992
[2] 109 16  New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 1992
[3] 151 20  India Colombo, Sri Lanka P. Saravanamuttu Stadium 1993
[4] 225 44  India Colombo, Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium 1997
Sri Lanka squad – 1987 Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka squad – 1992 Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka squad – 1996 Cricket World Cup (1st Title)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka

See also

References

  1. ↑ Observer schoolboy cricketers Madugalle and Mahanama now International Match Referees!, The Observer, 28 June 2009, retrieved 3 April 2012 
  2. ↑ World record-holder Mahanama Observer Schoolboy Cricketer in 1983 and 1984, The Observer, 6 April 2008, retrieved 3 April 2012 
  3. ↑ "Test matches – Partnership records – Highest partnerships for any wicket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Players / Sri Lanka / Test caps". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2012. 

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