Mahes Goonatilleke

Mahes Goonatilleke

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style	n/a
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	5	6
Runs scored	177	31
Batting average	22.12	31.00
100s/50s	0/1	0/0
Top score	56	14*
Balls bowled	0	0
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	0	0
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	n/a	n/a
Catches/stumpings	10/3	0/4
Source: [1], 16 August 2005

Hettiarachige Mahes Goonatilleke (born 16 August 1952, Kegalle) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played five Test matches and six ODIs as wicket-keeper during 1981 and 1982 - being Sri Lanka's first wicketkeeper in Test cricket. He showed good promise as both wicket-keeper and batsman, and even made 56 against Pakistan as an opener. His second best score came in the same match, with 27. Goonatilleke had a chance to become a regular wicket-keeper for Sri Lanka, but he chose to tour South Africa in the 1982/83 season, and that disqualified him from playing international cricket.

References

• Cricinfo page

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Name	Goonatilleke, Mahes
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Date of birth	16 August 1952
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