Full name Gerald Ian Daniel
Born August 17, 1981, Colombo
Current age 36 years 247 days
Major teams Basnahira North, Basnahira South, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Uva Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 169 | 289 | 19 | 8928 | 172 | 33.06 | 22 | 36 | 94 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 105 | 104 | 10 | 3078 | 99 | 32.74 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 0 | ||||
T20s 
|
10 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 9.12 | 43 | 169.76 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 169 | 1891 | 888 | 40 | 5/19 | 22.20 | 2.81 | 47.2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| List A | 105 | 299 | 236 | 6 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 39.33 | 4.73 | 49.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
T20s
|
10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1999/00 |
| Last First-class | Moors Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Kaluthara, Apr 4-7, 2014 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1999/00 |
| Last List A | Ragama Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (RPS), Dec 23, 2013 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Panadura Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Mar 30, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67, 0 | Ragama | v Moors | Kaluthara | 4 Apr 2014 | FC |
| 36, 36 | Ragama | v Nondescripts | Colombo (Moors) | 20 Mar 2014 | FC |
| 1, 29 | Ragama | v SL Army | Colombo (Moors) | 13 Mar 2014 | FC |
| 1, 68 | Ragama | v Col CC | Colombo (NCC) | 6 Mar 2014 | FC |
| 0/6, 0, 21* | Ragama | v SLPACC | Colombo (Moors) | 28 Feb 2014 | FC |
| 0, 129* | Ragama | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Moors) | 21 Feb 2014 | FC |
| 21, 0/6 | Ragama | v Chilaw | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Feb 2014 | FC |
| 58, 1 | Ragama | v Panadura | Panadura | 7 Feb 2014 | FC |
| 142, 6 | Ragama | v Tamil Union | Colombo (PSS) | 24 Jan 2014 | FC |
| 127, 4 | Ragama | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Jan 2014 | FC |
Ian Daniel was earmarked as an international cricketer early, working his way steadily up through the representative ranks from the Sri Lanka Under-15 team. A technically sound opening batsman with a calm temperament, Daniel starred for the Under-19 team in particular, leading Sri Lanka's batting in the 2000 Youth World Cup staged in Sri Lanka. However, his progression into the first-class arena for the Sinhalese Sports Club was not smooth and a modest 31.17 average failed to attract the attention of the national selectors. The death of his father also appeared to hold back his development. A move to Bloomfield turned around his career, though, and in 2003 he fought his way into the A team. A prolific tour to New Zealand in 2004 - 322 runs at 53.66 - pushed him into the Test squad for the first time when Sri Lanka toured Zimbabwe in 2004.
Charlie Austin (April 2004)
- Bloomfield begin with thumping win (Jan 19, 2014)
- NCC demoted to Tier B after winless season (Mar 18, 2012)
- Mathews 270 powers Basnahira North to innings win (Feb 18, 2009)
- Badureliya SC start on winning note (Nov 19, 2008)
- Ian Daniel to lead development squad in Bangladesh (Apr 1, 2007)
Sep 8, 2004
Ian Daniel
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Mar 2, 1999
Ian Daniels, Portrait
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