Ranjith Amunugama

Ranjith Amunugama

Amunugama Rajapakse Rajakaruna Abeykoon Panditha Wasalamudiyanse Ralahamilage Rajith Krishantha Bandara Amunugama, better known as Rajith Amunugama (born 22 April 1969 in Mawanella, Sri Lanka) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace. His first-class cricket career consisted of 102 matches played mainly for the Tamil Union Club and Kurunegala Youth.

He began his cricketing career for Sri Lanka Young Cricketers at the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup, where he played against New Zealand Young Cricketers and an ICC Associate Member team made of players from the non-Test sides. However, he had a forgettable tournament, scoring one run in his one innings and conceding 44 runs off eight overs. He was, however, a regular for various province teams in the President's Trophy tournament, but after 1994-95 he struggled to get regular first team cricket.

However, after taking eight wickets for 63 runs in a match in the Sri Lankan Cricket Premier League, his bowling figures were mentioned in the Notes by the Editor in the "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004" — not particularly because of the achievement, but because of the uncanny number of initials, which prompted the rhetorical question: "Is this an elaborate joke, along the lines of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?". Amanugama had also been mentioned in the 1992 Almanack, with match figures of 12 for 91 against Sebastianites, but then under the name of R. K. B. Amanugama, which according to the Wisden editor seemed to confirm the joke.

References

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20228/20228.html CricketArchive page on Rajith Amunugama]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48186.html Cricinfo page on Rajith Amunugama]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Douglas Devananda — MP Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Jaffna District Incumbent …   Wikipedia

  • Champika Ranawaka — චම්පික රණවක Minister of Power and Energy Incumbent Assumed office 1 February 2007 Personal details Born 4 August 1965 (1965 08 04) …   Wikipedia

  • Arumugam Thondaman — The Honourable Arumugam Thondaman MP Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District Incumbent …   Wikipedia

  • Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe — Honourable Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe MP Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Anuradhapura District Incumbent Assumed office 2000 …   Wikipedia

  • Chandrasiri Gajadeera — Honourable Chandrasiri Gajadeera MP Deputy Minister of Vocational Training In office 2000–2001 Deputy Minister of Housing Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education Ir …   Wikipedia

  • D. E. W. Gunasekera — Honourable D. E. W. Gunasekera MP Minister of Constitutional Affairs National Integration In office 2004–2010 Minister of Rehabilitation Prison Reforms …   Wikipedia

  • D. M. Jayaratne — Honourable D. M. Jayaratne MP Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Incu …   Wikipedia

  • Dayasiri Jayasekara — Honourable Dayasiri Jayasekara MP Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kurunegala District Incumbent Assumed office 2004 …   Wikipedia

  • Dayasritha Thissera — Honourable Dayasritha Thissera MP Deputy Minister of Ports Aviation In office 2004–2007 Incumbent …   Wikipedia

  • Dilip Wedaarachchi — Honourable Duleep Wijesekera MP Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Hambantota District Incumbent Assumed office 2000 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”