Full name Dinuk Sulaksana Hettiarachchi
Born July 15, 1976, Colombo
Current age 41 years 283 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Burgher Recreation Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 5 ft 4 in
Education Ananda College, Colombo
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 226 | 276 | 103 | 1637 | 48* | 9.46 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||||
List A | 128 | 73 | 28 | 343 | 33 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
19 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 8.50 | 71 | 71.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 2 | 162 | 41 | 2 | 2/36 | 2/41 | 20.50 | 1.51 | 81.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 226 | 43904 | 22238 | 946 | 8/26 | 23.50 | 3.03 | 46.4 | 66 | 17 | |||
List A | 128 | 5554 | 3632 | 191 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 19.01 | 3.92 | 29.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
19 | 17 | 317 | 301 | 26 | 3/0 | 3/0 | 11.57 | 5.69 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Only Test | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Mar 15-17, 2001 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 1994/95 |
Last First-class | Colombo Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Colts), Feb 7-9, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 1997/98 |
Last List A | Tincomalee District v Batticaloa District at Colombo (Burgher), Mar 26, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Jan 21, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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6/64, 0*, 5/108 | Col CC | v Tamil Union | Colombo (Colts) | 7 Feb 2018 | FC |
1*, 2/78, 0, 1/47 | Col CC | v SL Army | Colombo (Burgher) | 1 Feb 2018 | FC |
2/110 | Col CC | v Badureliya | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 26 Jan 2018 | FC |
1/127, 0* | Col CC | v Saracens | Colombo (CCC) | 19 Jan 2018 | FC |
4, 4/28 | Batticaloa | v Tincomalee | Colombo (Burgher) | 26 Mar 2017 | LA |
2*, 1/32 | Batticaloa | v Ampara | Colombo (Burgher) | 22 Mar 2017 | LA |
1*, 1/26 | Batticaloa | v Ampara | Colombo (Burgher) | 15 Mar 2017 | LA |
18, 3/106 | Burgher | v Badureliya | Moratuwa | 5 Feb 2017 | FC |
7/158 | Burgher | v Galle CC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 27 Jan 2017 | FC |
6/103, 15* | Burgher | v Bloomfield | Panagoda | 20 Jan 2017 | FC |
Dinuka Hettiarachchi, a left-arm spinner and capable batsman, played cricket at every level from Under-13s to Under-19s and continued to shine with Colombo Colts in domestic competitions. He was given a chance against England A in 1996-97 and against South Africa the following year, and in 1999 he took part in an unofficial tri-series in Abu Dhabi. In 2000 he played against Zimbabwe A, winning a call-up to the Test side on the back of good performances but he failed to find a place in the XI. He finally broke into the side against England in 2000-01 but after a reasonable debut was dropped.
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