Mahes Goonatilleke

Mahes Goonatilleke
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style n/a
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 5 6
Runs scored 177 31
Batting average 22.12 31.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 56 14*
Balls bowled 0 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average 0 0
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling n/a n/a
Catches/stumpings 10/3 0/4
Source: , 16 August 2005

Hettiarachige Mahes Goonatilleke (born 16 August 1952, Kegalle) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played five Test matches and six ODIs as wicket-keeper during 1981 and 1982 - being Sri Lanka's first wicketkeeper in Test cricket. He is regarded by many as the finest wicket-keeper produced by the island nation and even made 56 against Pakistan as an opener in Faisalabad. Goonatilleke had a chance to become a regular wicket-keeper for Sri Lanka, but he chose to tour South Africa in the 1982/83 season, and that disqualified him from playing international cricket.

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