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Full name Maitipage Athula Rohitha Samarasekera
Born August 5, 1961, Colombo
Current age 52 years 339 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 57 | 16.85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 39 | 39 | 2 | 844 | 76 | 22.81 | 1207 | 69.92 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| First-class | 57 | 86 | 5 | 2737 | 191 | 33.79 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 0 | |||
| List A | 57 | 57 | 3 | 1470 | 111* | 27.22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 2 | 192 | 104 | 3 | 2/38 | 3/104 | 34.66 | 3.25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 39 | 11 | 338 | 291 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 57 | 3774 | 1821 | 46 | 3/31 | 39.58 | 2.89 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 57 | 826+ | 656 | 20 | 4/44 | 4/44 | 32.80 | 4.55* | 45.8* | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 25-30, 1988 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sialkot, Dec 12-17, 1991 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 18, 1994 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1982-1995 |
| List A span | 1983-1995 |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SL Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 3 Dec 2009 | Other T20 |
| 9, 1/17 | SL Masters | v SA Masters | Bridgetown | 28 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
| 6 | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 27 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
Athula Samarasekera was an imposing figure; a strapping physique leant him the ability to play some commanding innings. With the bat in hand he was capable of powerful strikes and was a more than handy medium-pace bowler. Samarasekera made an inauspicious start to his career, scoring a duck on his one-day international
debut. On his Test debut he matched the performance, being dismissed in the first innings for a duck. In the second innings he played a characteristically breezy innings making 57, punctuated by a number of boundaries. He completed a promising allround match capturing two wickets and taking two catches. Too
often though Samarasekera was dismissed when he seemed set to dominate the bowling, a substantial score beckoning. When he did score it was well worth watching as he provided maximum entertainment with his aggressive style. Never able to fully establish a permanent position in the team, Samarasekera chose to
end his international career by deciding to take up professional cricket in Bangladesh.
Johann P Jayasekera
Tournament Results
England v South Africa at The Oval
- Jun 19, 2013
England won by 7 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
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England won by 7 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
