| Daminda Ranaweera | |
| Full Name: | Amunugama Gedara Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Daminda Kumara Ranaweera |
| Birth Date: | 29 February 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 7 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow medium |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| Club1: | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1999-2001 |
| Club2: | Colombo Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 2001-2004 |
| Club3: | Tamil Union C & AC |
| Year3: | 2004-2006 |
| Club4: | Colombo Cricket Club |
| Year4: | 2006-2011 |
| Club5: | Bloomfield C & AC |
| Year5: | 2011-2013 |
| Club6: | Sarawak Cricket Club |
| Year6: | 2015 |
| Club7: | Cambridge Cricket Club |
| Year7: | 2019-2021 |
| Club8: | Seattle Thunderbolts |
| Year8: | 2022 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 104 |
| Runs1: | 4101 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.41 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/27 |
| Top Score1: | 99 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - / - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 207/26 |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 61 |
| Runs2: | 982 |
| Bat Avg2: | 18.18 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/4 |
| Top Score2: | 81 |
| Deliveries2: | - |
| Wickets2: | - |
| Bowl Avg2: | - |
| Fivefor2: | - |
| Tenfor2: | - |
| Best Bowling2: | - / - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 55/20 |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 8 |
| Runs3: | 108 |
| Bat Avg3: | 36.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 43 |
| Deliveries3: | - |
| Wickets3: | - |
| Bowl Avg3: | - |
| Fivefor3: | - |
| Tenfor3: | - |
| Best Bowling3: | - / - |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/3 |
| Source: | Cricinfo |
| Date: | 17 August |
| Year: | 2022 |
Amunugama Gedara Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Daminda Kumara Ranaweera, or commonly Daminda Ranaweera (born 29 February 1980) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his FC debut on 15 November 1999 for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club, against Colombo.[2]
Ranaweera was born on 29 February 1980 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.[3] Ranaweera was raised into a Buddhist Sri Lankan family, and started playing cricket at an early age.[4] He then started attending Vidyartha College at the age of 15 during the 1995/96 school year.[5] Upon attending Vidyartha, Ranaweera played for his college's cricket team from 1997 to 1999.[6] [7]
Following Ranaweera's performances with Vidyartha in the 1998-99 Elephant Lemonade Cup, Ranaweera was selected to play for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club during the 1999-2000 Premier Trophy season.[8] Ranaweera made his FC debut on 13 November 1999, against Colombo, wherein the match was drawn. He would go on to amass a total of 138 runs in 4 matches, with a high score of 71 during the trophy.[9] Ranaweera was also selected by Kurunegala for the 1999-2000 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, where he made his LA debut on 26 February 2000, against the Nondescripts Cricket Club.[10] He would go on to score 63 runs in 5 matches, with a high score of 50.[11]