Full name Upul Chandika Hathurusingha
Born September 13, 1968, Colombo
Current age 52 years 137 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Moors Sports Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Other Coach
Relation Brother - CM Hathurusingha
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 26 | 44 | 1 | 1274 | 83 | 29.62 | 3573 | 35.65 | 0 | 8 | 154 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
ODIs | 35 | 33 | 1 | 669 | 66 | 20.90 | 1318 | 50.75 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 207 | 326 | 28 | 10861 | 191 | 36.44 | 20 | 61 | 161 | 0 | ||||
List A | 96 | 86 | 7 | 2203 | 93 | 27.88 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 5 | 4 | 1 | 137 | 57* | 45.66 | 95 | 144.21 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 26 | 32 | 1962 | 789 | 17 | 4/66 | 5/145 | 46.41 | 2.41 | 115.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 35 | 25 | 954 | 709 | 14 | 4/57 | 4/57 | 50.64 | 4.45 | 68.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 207 | 22359 | 9381 | 425 | 8/29 | 22.07 | 2.51 | 52.6 | 12 | 2 | |||
List A | 96 | 2663 | 1752 | 59 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 29.69 | 3.94 | 45.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 5 | 3 | 72 | 85 | 3 | 1/23 | 1/23 | 28.33 | 7.08 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Feb 22-26, 1991 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 4-8, 1999 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sargodha, Jan 10, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Jamshedpur, Mar 19, 1999 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1988/89 |
Last First-class | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 19-21, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1990/91 |
Last List A | Galle Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (RPS), Dec 14, 2004 scorecard |
T20s debut | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Singha Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 9, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Burgher), Nov 5, 2005 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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44 | Tamil Union | v Sinhalese | Colombo (Burgher) | 5 Nov 2005 | T20 |
- | Tamil Union | v Police SC | Colombo (Colts) | 30 Oct 2005 | T20 |
1/24, 21 | Tamil Union | v Burgher | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Oct 2005 | T20 |
1/23, 57* | Tamil Union | v Sebast CAC | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Oct 2005 | T20 |
1/38, 15 | Tamil Union | v Singha SC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 9 Oct 2005 | T20 |
An opening batsman with a compact style and steadfast nature, Hathurusingha forged a steady opening partnership with Roshan Mahanama. Capable of playing lengthy innings when the situation warranted ,Hathurusingha possessed a variety of strokes. A handy medium-pace bowler, capable of genuine movement through the air. Called into the side against New Zealand at Hamilton as a replacement for the injured Mahanama, he responded by making three half-centuries in his first three Tests. Despite some handy contributions in following series, after an arduous time against the pace of South Africans he found himself left out. After a period on the sidelines, during which no other opener could establish a permanent position, he was selected to tour Pakistan and responded with an excellent series. After the emergence of Sanath Jayasuriya on the proceeding tour of Australia, Hathurusingha was again left out. Sri Lanka's failure to develop a competent allrounder saw Hathrurusingha reincarnated as a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler during the tour of England and The Asian Test Championship, though this experiment was shortlived. Chosen for the 1999 World Cup, Hathurusinghe was not called upon to play a single match, and the selectors' policy of picking younger players singled the end to his international career. He quit first-class cricket in 2005 to focus on coaching and has since coached UAE and Sri Lanka A.
Player of the Premier Tournament 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04