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| Full name | Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1979 (age 45) Unawatuna, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 90) | 28 July 2002 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 November 2002 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 111) | 4 August 2002 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 January 2003 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Materba Kanatha Gamage Chamila Premanath Lakshitha (born 4 January 1979), or Chamila Gamage, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played twi Tests and 7 One Day Internationals in the early 2000s. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] He is a past student of Richmond College, Galle. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[2]
International career
Gamage, who started his international career in July 2002 against Bangladesh, made an immediate impact in international cricket, taking a wicket with his first ever delivery in Test cricket, and being the first Sri Lankan to do so in the format.[3]
He continued to play in three ensuing One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka, and when batting, has top-scored (in the same match) with 40. His last international appearance was an ODI against Australia in 2003.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Player Profile: Chamila Gamage". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- 1 2 "Player Profile: Chamila Gamage". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2010.