Full name Vinothen Bede John
Born May 27, 1960, Colombo
Current age 59 years 145 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Moratuwa Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Also known as Vinothen John Bede Jeyarajasingham
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Other Referee
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education St. Peters College, Colombo
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 27* | 10.60 | 120 | 44.16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 45 | 19 | 10 | 84 | 15 | 9.33 | 152 | 55.26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 21 | 23 | 9 | 127 | 27* | 9.07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 56 | 23 | 13 | 90 | 3* | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 9 | 1281 | 614 | 28 | 5/60 | 8/159 | 21.92 | 2.87 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 45 | 45 | 2311 | 1655 | 34 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 48.67 | 4.29 | 67.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 21 | 3603 | 1875 | 74 | 6/58 | 25.33 | 3.12 | 48.6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| List A | 56 | 2827 | 1960 | 43 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 45.58 | 4.15 | 65.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 4-6, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 23-28, 1984 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Amritsar, Sep 12, 1982 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v Sri Lanka at Pune, Oct 30, 1987 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1981/82 - 1986/87 |
| List A span | 1982/83 - 1987/88 |
Vinod John had a brief but successful international career. A robust medium-pace bowler, John made his debut against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1982-83. The second Test highlighted his ability as he made inroads into the middle lower-order taking 5 for 60. In the return series in 1983-84, John consistently troubled the New Zealand batsman to capture 16 wickets in the three Tests. In the Lord's Test against England, his final Test match, he put in a wholehearted performance bowling 39.1 overs conceding a mere 98 runs, taking four wickets in the process. In the one-day format he had less success though he maintained a reasonable
economy rate.
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