Full name Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
Born September 22, 1976, Colombo
Current age 44 years 118 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Brothers Union, Colts Cricket Club, Kandurata, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Worcestershire
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - DP Samaraweera, Brother-in-law - WMB Perera
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 81 | 132 | 20 | 5462 | 231 | 48.76 | 11641 | 46.92 | 14 | 30 | 633 | 7 | 45 | 0 |
ODIs | 53 | 42 | 11 | 862 | 105* | 27.80 | 1244 | 69.29 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
First-class | 271 | 389 | 70 | 15501 | 231 | 48.59 | 43 | 76 | 202 | 0 | ||||
List A | 194 | 148 | 39 | 3568 | 105* | 32.73 | 2 | 19 | 66 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 29 | 28 | 2 | 692 | 71 | 26.61 | 507 | 136.48 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 81 | 35 | 1327 | 689 | 15 | 4/49 | 6/67 | 45.93 | 3.11 | 88.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 53 | 17 | 702 | 542 | 11 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 49.27 | 4.63 | 63.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 271 | 17961 | 8366 | 357 | 6/55 | 23.43 | 2.79 | 50.3 | 15 | 2 | |||
List A | 194 | 4769 | 3178 | 110 | 7/30 | 7/30 | 28.89 | 3.99 | 43.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
T20s | 29 | 4 | 62 | 66 | 3 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 22.00 | 6.38 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 29-Sep 2, 2001 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 3-6, 2013 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Nov 6, 1998 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Apr 2, 2011 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1995/96 |
Last First-class | Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Sep 24-26, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club v Brothers Union at Savar (2), Nov 9, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Warwickshire v Worcestershire at Birmingham, Jul 26, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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6 | Brothers | v Sheikh Jamal | Savar (2) | 9 Nov 2013 | LA |
28 | Brothers | v Abahani Ltd | Savar (3) | 7 Nov 2013 | LA |
78 | Brothers | v Mohammedan | Bogra | 3 Nov 2013 | LA |
42, 0/13 | Brothers | v Prime DSC | Bogra | 1 Nov 2013 | LA |
6, 17 | Worcs | v Northants | Worcester | 24 Sep 2013 | FC |
51 | Worcs | v Hampshire | Worcester | 11 Sep 2013 | FC |
144* | Worcs | v Leics | Leicester | 28 Aug 2013 | FC |
72* | Worcs | v Sussex | Worcester | 26 Aug 2013 | LA |
6, 17 | Worcs | v Lancashire | Worcester | 22 Aug 2013 | FC |
9 | Worcs | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 19 Aug 2013 | LA |
Thilan Samaraweera's batting will not fill a stadium; yet, in a batting line-up of flamboyant strokeplayers, his patience and solidity offers a vital balancing factor. In his second avatar he has added more strokes to make his batting more well-rounded, but what Samaraweera does best is wear bowlers down through patient and relentless accumulation. His batting is built around reserves of resilience, determination and sheer toughness, and he had to draw into them all to overcome the trauma of cricket's darkest hours - the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.