Chamila Gamage | |
Fullname: | Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha |
Birth Place: | Unawatuna, Sri Lanka |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Height: | 5ft 11in |
International: | true |
Internationalspan: | 2002–2003 |
Testdebutdate: | 28 July |
Testdebutyear: | 2002 |
Testdebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
Testcap: | 90 |
Lasttestdate: | 15 November |
Lasttestyear: | 2002 |
Lasttestagainst: | South Africa |
Odidebutdate: | 4 August |
Odidebutyear: | 2002 |
Odidebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
Odicap: | 111 |
Lastodidate: | 21 January |
Lastodiyear: | 2003 |
Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Role: | Bowler |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | Test |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 42 |
Bat Avg1: | 14.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 40 |
Deliveries1: | 288 |
Wickets1: | 5 |
Bowl Avg1: | 31.60 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 2/33 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Column2: | ODI |
Matches2: | 7 |
Runs2: | 7 |
Bat Avg2: | 7.00 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 4 |
Deliveries2: | 300 |
Wickets2: | 8 |
Bowl Avg2: | 31.75 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 2/34 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
Date: | 9 February |
Year: | 2017 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49598.html Cricinfo |
Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha (born 4 January 1979), or Chamila Gamage, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played twi Tests and 7 One Day Internationals in the early 2000s. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] He is a past student of Richmond College, Galle. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[2]
Gamage, who started his international career in July 2002 against Bangladesh, made an immediate impact in international cricket, taking a wicket with his first ever delivery in Test cricket, and being the first Sri Lankan to do so in the format.[3]
He continued to play in three ensuing One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka, and when batting, has top-scored (in the same match) with 40. His last international appearance was an ODI against Australia in 2003.[3]