Piyal Wijetunge
Sri Lanka
INTL CAREER: 1993 - 1993
Full Name
Piyal Kashyapa Wijetunge
Born
August 06, 1971, Badulla
Age
52y 272d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Slow Left arm Orthodox
TEAMS
One three schoolboys from St Anthony's College who played in the same team and then went on to represent Sri Lanka. Wijetunge, a left-arm orthodox slow bowler, formed a menacing partnership with Muttiah Muralitharan, terrorising batsman from other schools. The other member of the trio was Ruwan Kalpage. Unlike his fellow team-mates, Wijetunge did not go on to have a distinguished international career, playing only one Test. In a memorable personal moment Wijetunge made his Test debut alongside his former schoolboy team-mates against South Africa at Moratuwa where he bowled tidily taking two wickets. However, they could not bowl Sri Lanka to victory on the final day as they did many times at school, a defiant century from Jonty Rhodes holding them at bay.
Johann P Jayasekera
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