| Jayantha Amerasinghe ජයන්ත අමරසිංහ | |
| Fullname: | Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1984 |
| Testdebutdate: | 9 March |
| Testdebutyear: | 1984 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 25 |
| Lasttestdate: | 24 March |
| Lasttestyear: | 1984 |
| Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 54 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | 34 |
| Deliveries1: | 300 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 50.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/73 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/- |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 16 |
| Runs2: | 120 |
| Bat Avg2: | 8.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | -/- |
| Top Score2: | 34 |
| Deliveries2: | 3208 |
| Wickets2: | 61 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.60 |
| Fivefor2: | 3 |
| Tenfor2: | 2 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/82 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/- |
| Date: | 13 April |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48118.html Cricinfo |
Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe (born February 2, 1954, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Tests in 1984.
Amerasinghe is the only Sri Lankan to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman, when he scored 34 where Sri Lanka were dismissed for 215 in their first innings by New Zealand in 1984.[1]
Also he was only the second player from any team to top-score for his team in the second innings of a Test as a number 11 batsman, after Bert Vogler of South Africa.[2] Amerasinghe was just the fifth player in Test history to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman.