Full name Athege Roshen Shivanka Silva
Born November 17, 1988, Colombo
Current age 23 years 191 days
Major teams Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education St. Joseph's College Maradana
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 44 | 67 | 15 | 2681 | 189 | 51.55 | 4727 | 56.71 | 9 | 9 | 200 | 44 | 42 | 0 |
| List A | 42 | 39 | 8 | 1090 | 71* | 35.16 | 1647 | 66.18 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 155 | 39 | 25.83 | 139 | 111.51 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 44 | 9 | 114 | 79 | 2 | 2/22 | 2/22 | 39.50 | 4.15 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 42 | 9 | 106 | 104 | 5 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 20.80 | 5.88 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Singha Sports Club at Kurunegala, Nov 17-19, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI at Colombo (RPS), Mar 15-17, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Singha Sports Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Panadura, Nov 8, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Moors Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Dec 10, 2011 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Burgher Recreation Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 2, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Colts | v Burgher | Colombo (SSC) | 2 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 36 | Colts | v Nondescripts | Colombo (SSC) | 1 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 10 | Colts | v Col CC | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 29 | Colts | v Lankan CC | Colombo (Moors) | 29 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 33 | Colts | v SL Navy | Colombo | 28 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 39 | Colts | v Kurunegala Y | Colombo (Moors) | 26 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 21, 12 | SL Board XI | v England XI | Colombo (RPS) | 15 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 23* | Colts | v Sinhalese | Colombo (Colts) | 9 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 8, 8 | Colts | v Chilaw | Colombo (Colts) | 1 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 64 | Colts | v Ragama | Colombo (Colts) | 24 Feb 2012 | First-class |
A right-hand middle-order batsman, Roshen Silva made his first-class debut for Singha Sports Club in November 2006. Prior to that, he was a part of Sri Lanka Under-19s and the Colts Cricket Club U-23s. He was selected to the U-19 squad for the World Cup in Malaysia in early 2008. An admirer of Aravinda de Silva, he wants to represent his country at the national level and his other career option is to be an accountant.
Cricinfo Staff February 2008
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