Full name Kahakatchchi Patabandige Jayananda Warnaweera
Born November 23, 1960, Matara
Current age 59 years 22 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Galle Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 10 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1* | - | 11 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 68 | 76 | 33 | 265 | 24* | 6.16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
List A | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 10 | 15 | 2333 | 1021 | 32 | 4/25 | 8/188 | 31.90 | 2.62 | 72.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 6 | 6 | 294 | 200 | 6 | 2/24 | 2/24 | 33.33 | 4.08 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 68 | 12953 | 5729 | 287 | 7/16 | 19.96 | 2.65 | 45.1 | 22 | 6 | |||
List A | 7 | 294+ | 267 | 10 | 4/67 | 4/67 | 26.70 | 4.08* | 49.0* | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Feb 23-27, 1986 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Aug 9-13, 1994 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Margao, Dec 8, 1990 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Feb 4, 1993 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1985/86 - 1996/97 |
List A span | 1988/89 - 1992/93 |
Warnaweera was an effective bowler in his limited Test career. An offspinner, Warnaweera bowled the ball at a quick pace but questions over the legality of his action eventually saw him sanctioned from the international arena.