| Samantha de Mel | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Vidanelage Samantha Pathmachandra de Mel |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| Bowling: | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club2: | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Year2: | 1990–1991 |
| Club1: | Burgher Recreation Club |
| Year1: | 1989 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 31 March |
| Debutyear1: | 1989 |
| Debutfor1: | Burgher Recreation Club |
| Debutagainst1: | Sinhalese Sports Club |
| Lastdate1: | 4 January |
| Lastyear1: | 1991 |
| Lastfor1: | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Lastagainst1: | Panadura Sports Club |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 12 |
| Runs1: | 294 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.60 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 43 |
| Deliveries1: | 936 |
| Wickets1: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 54.22 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/0 |
| Column2: | ICC Trophy |
| Matches2: | 4 |
| Runs2: | 57 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 25 |
| Deliveries2: | 240 |
| Wickets2: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 20.85 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/0 |
| Date: | 29 October |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4974/4974.html Cricket Archive |
Vidanelage Samantha Pathmachandra de Mel (born 12 December 1964) is a former Italian cricketer of Sri Lankan origin.[1] A left-arm orthodox spinner,[2] he played for the Italy national cricket team between 1996 and 1998, having previously played first-class cricket for Burgher Recreation Club and Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in his native Sri Lanka.[3]
Born in Colombo, de Mel started his career playing in his native Sri Lanka, playing eight first-class matches for Burgher Recreation Club in 1989, and four for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club during the 1990–91 season.[4]
He later moved to Italy, and first represented the national team there in the 1996 European Championship.[5] He played in the 1997 ICC Trophy for Italy,[6] and last played for them in the following years European Championship.
He was named in Italy's squad for the 2001 ICC Trophy,[7] but Italy withdrew from the tournament due to a dispute over the eligibility of four players.[8]