Full name Anura Punchi Banda Tennekoon
Born October 29, 1946, Anuradhapura
Current age 72 years 148 days
Major teams Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Administrator
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 59 | 34.25 | 207 | 66.18 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 61 | 107 | 11 | 3481 | 169* | 36.26 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 18 | 18 | 1 | 274 | 59 | 16.11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 61 | 86 | 60 | 2 | 2/23 | 30.00 | 4.18 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 7, 1975 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nottingham, Jun 9, 1979 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1965/66 - 1979 |
| List A span | 1973/74 - 1979 |
Anura Tennekoon was a regular member of the Sri Lanka side in the years before they achieved Test status and was widely regarded as one of their great batsmen. He also captained the side. His only expose to top-flight cricket came during the 1975 and 1979 World Cups, where he acquitted himself well after a duck on his debut against West Indies. From 2000 to 2003 he was chief executive of the Sri Lankan board.
Martin Williamson
- The Sri Lanka I grew up on (Mar 26, 2016)
- Sri Lanka A's debacle prompts introspection (Sep 29, 2005)
- England's greatest allrounder (Oct 29, 2003)
- Tennekoon to step down as CEO of Sri Lankan board (Oct 10, 2003)
- Matters arising from the Ex-co minutes (Jul 4, 2003)
Jun 2, 2011
Tillakaratne Dilshan and team manager Anura Tennekoon walk around the ground during practice
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Jan 6, 2006
Anura Tennekoon
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Jan 6, 2006
Anura Tennekoon
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