| Samantha Dodanwela | |
| Fullname: | Samantha Bandara Dodanwela |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Sinhalese Sports Club |
| Year1: | 1993-94 to 1996-97 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 28 |
| Runs1: | 133 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.23 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Deliveries1: | 3367 |
| Wickets1: | 103 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 16.83 |
| Fivefor1: | 5 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/ - |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | - |
| Bat Avg2: | - |
| 100S/50S2: | - |
| Top Score2: | - |
| Deliveries2: | 72 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 39.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/28 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/ - |
| Date: | 30 March 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/48588.html Cricinfo |
Samantha Dodanwela (born 15 September 1970) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who played for the Sinhalese Sports Club.[1]
Dodanwela was a right-arm opening bowler. His best season was in 1995-96, when he took 57 wickets at an average of 13.96,[2] including his best figures of 4 for 33 and 6 for 44 against Tamil Union.[3]
He was later the chairman of Sinhalese Sports Club, and served on some Sri Lanka Cricket committees.[4] He is a tea taster by profession and is the chief executive officer of Mercantile Produce Brokers (Pvt.) Ltd., a tea brokerage company.[5] He serves on the executive committee of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association and on the tea tasting panel of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.[6]