| Sujeewa Kamalasuriya | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Sujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Death Place: | Unawatuna, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Tamil Cricket & Athletic Club |
| Year1: | 1989 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 117 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 69 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
| Date: | 10 October |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26311/26311.html CricketArchive |
Sujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya (9 May 1965 – 26 December 2004) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played with the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.
Kamalasuriya played two 'Youth Tests' for the Sri Lankan Under-19s, led by Aravinda de Silva, when they toured Australia in 1983/84. He was used as an offspinner who batted in the lower order and he took three wickets, including Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh.[1]
His first-class career was brief and consisted of three matches in Group A of the 1988/89 Lakspray Trophy.[2] On his first-class debut against Galle he scored 69 in his first innings and 19 as an opener in his second, dismissed by medium pacer Priyanka de Silva on both occasions.[3] His other matches were against Burgher Recreation Club and Colts Cricket Club. Tamil Union finished the Trophy as runners up to the Sinhalese Sports Club[4]
Instead of continuing in domestic cricket, Kamalasuriya moved to the Australian city of Adelaide where he studied marketing and later opened a cleaning business.
In December 2004 he travelled back to Sri Lanka with his business partner for a holiday and drowned after being struck by the tsunami at Unawatuna, where he was snorkeling.[5]