Suwanji Madanayake      

Suwanji Madanayake is an outstanding all-rounder who bowls left arm spin and middle order left hand. Madanayake has been one of the leading professional players in UK, where he has excelled at numerous clubs, including successful stints in the North Yorkshire and South Durham, Lancashire league, Leicestershire, Liverpool competition, two counties premier and North Staffordshire & South Cheshire premier. He is the first Liverpool player to achieve 500 runs and 50 wicket milestone and he became the highest wicket taker in 2008 summer. (First Sri-Lankan player to achieve for 150 years old Liverpool league) Sri Lankan clubs like Burgher Recreation Cricket Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Air force cricket club, Moors cricket club and United Kingdom clubs like Ormskirk Cricket Club, Maghull cricket club, Wigan cricket club (strong Liverpool premier), Ipswich cricket club and Barlaston cricket club has been able to excel in their performances and gained lot of achievements from his contribution . Between 1995-1999 he pushed hard for International recognition too, winning places in various development squads as well as the Sri Lanka "A' squad. He has developed his game alongside international stars such as Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Thilakaratne, Ruwan Kalpage, Kumar Sangakkara at his club (the famous NCC) and Mavan Attapatu at mercantile team (Sampath bank ltd) He has been awarded with many titles in his domestic career, most notably the best bowling average in 1997/98 season, Best bowler in premier Tier 'B' limited over tournament in 2006/07, Two 'Best all-rounder' awards in two consecutive seasons 2008/09 and 2009/10 for the Tier B first-class tournament.

He is qualified with ECB Level II. .