Vinothen John

Vinothen Bede John Jeyarajasinham (born May 27, 1960, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in six Tests and 45 ODIs from 1982 to 1987. He made his test debut in Lancaster Park in New Zealand and had the scalps of Glenn Turner and Sir Richard Hadlee. The stocky right-arm seamer opened the bowling for Sri Lanka in the eighties in tests and ODIs. His Test career ended in the famous Lord's test where he captured four wickets for 98 runs. He took 34 ODI wickets (48.67) in 45 matches in five years from 1982-87 before bidding adieu in a Reliance World Cup match against England in 1987, which Sri Lanka lost by eight wickets. He played for the Nondescripts Cricket Club and continuously for over two decades in the Nationalised Services Cricket Tournament, representing the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. John, played six tests between March 1983 and August 1984, during which he claimed an impressive 28 wickets (average 21.92). John is a product of St Peter's College, Colombo.

Notes

• His name is often spelled as Vinodhan John.
• John honoured

Sri Lanka squad – 1983 Cricket World Cup 1 Mendis (c) 2 De Alwis (wk) 3 De Mel 4 DS De Silva 5 GN De Silva 6 Dias 7 Fernando 8 John 9 Kuruppu (wk) 10 Madugalle 11 Ranatunga 12 RJ Ratnayake 13 Samarasekera 14 Wettimuny

Sri Lanka squad – 1987 Cricket World Cup 1 Mendis (c) 2 Anurasiri 3 De Mel 4 De Silva 5 Dias 6 Garusinha 7 Jeganathan 8 John 9 Kuruppu (wk) 10 Madugalle 11 Mahanama 12 Ranatunga 13 RJ Ratnayake 14 JR Ratnayeke