Full name Paragodagamage Nandika Ranjith
Born December 6, 1972, Colombo
Current age 47 years 244 days
Major teams Basnahira South, Burgher Recreation Club, Moors Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Veluwana College, Colombo
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 95 | 127 | 33 | 1181 | 72 | 12.56 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 60 | 38 | 12 | 296 | 42 | 11.38 | 359 | 82.45 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| T20s | 13 | 7 | 3 | 112 | 56* | 28.00 | 62 | 180.64 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 95 | 11950 | 6608 | 320 | 8/48 | 20.65 | 3.31 | 37.3 | 19 | 1 | |||
| List A | 60 | 2680 | 1956 | 84 | 6/17 | 6/17 | 23.28 | 4.37 | 31.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| T20s | 13 | 13 | 288 | 368 | 9 | 3/18 | 3/18 | 40.88 | 7.66 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Saracens Sports Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Dec 4-6, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Jan 7, 2009 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Basnahira South v Kandurata at Colombo (Burgher), Apr 24, 2008 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, 0/31, 5, 0/12 | Moors | v Saracens | Colombo (Moors) | 4 Dec 2009 | FC |
| 20*, 3/55 | Moors | v Nondescripts | Colombo (Moors) | 27 Nov 2009 | FC |
| - | Moors | v SL Army | Colombo (Moors) | 6 Nov 2009 | FC |
| 9*, 0/29, 0/15 | Moors | v Badureliya | Colombo (Moors) | 30 Oct 2009 | FC |
| 2, 0/9, 0, 0/56 | Moors | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Jan 2009 | FC |
| 2/54, 8* | Moors | v Chilaw | Colombo (Moors) | 7 Jan 2009 | LA |
| 2/44, 1, 1/24 | Moors | v Chilaw | Colombo (Moors) | 2 Jan 2009 | FC |
| 11, 3/54, 2/66 | Moors | v Badureliya | Colombo (Moors) | 26 Dec 2008 | FC |
| 1/42 | Moors | v Ragama | Colombo (PSS) | 24 Dec 2008 | LA |
| 3/70, 0, 0/21 | Moors | v Ragama | Colombo (NCC) | 19 Dec 2008 | FC |
For a fast bowler who did not play any serious cricket until well past the age of 20, Ranjith has come a long way towards gaining national honours. Ranjith had his early beginnings with Wellampitiya SC, a division III club side, whom he represented for two years before joining a more established club, Burgher RC, in 1996. He made his first-class debut with them and also met his first coach, Graeme Labrooy, the former Sri Lankan fast bowler. An injury to his right arm kept him out of cricket for one-and-a-half years. It was not until he joined Moors SC in 1999 that his career really took off. Under Chandika Hathurusingha's guidance, Ranjith spearheaded Moors to their maiden triumph in the Premier Trophy League in 2002-03 by capturing his first ten-wicket haul in the final against
Bloomfield. It was without doubt his best season - he took 69 wickets at an average of 17.10. Last season he left Moors and joined Tamil Union to better his
prospects.
Saadi Thawfeeq (May 2005)
- Unlucky nine for Colombo, again (Feb 18, 2008)
- Sinhalese SC clinch Premier Limited Over Tournament (Dec 23, 2007)
- Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI (Nov 6, 2003)
Oct 25, 2004
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