Mahes Goonatilleke
Mahes Goonatilleke| Cricket information |
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| Batting style |
Right-handed batsman (RHB) |
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| Bowling style |
n/a |
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| Career statistics |
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| Competition |
Tests |
ODIs |
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| 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 | |
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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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