Prasanna Jayawardene

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Prasanna Jayawardene
country = Sri Lanka
fullname = Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene
living = true
dayofbirth = 9
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1979
placeofbirth = Colombo
countryofbirth = Sri Lanka
batting = Right-handed
role = Wicket-keeper
international = true
testdebutdate = 28 June
testdebutyear = 2000
testdebutagainst = Pakistan
testc

lasttestdate = 8 August
lasttestyear = 2008
lasttestagainst = India
odidebutdate = 4 April
odidebutyear = 2003
odidebutagainst = Pakistan
odic

lastodidate = 22 May
lastodiyear = 2007
lastodiagainst = Pakistan
odishirt = 3
club1 = Sebastianites C&AC
year1 = 1999 – present
club2 = Nondescripts
year2 = 1998 – 2005
club3 = Colombo
year3 = 2001 – 2003
club4 = Sinhalese
year4 = 2000 – 2001
deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Tests
matches1 = 21
runs1 = 616
bat avg1 = 26.78
100s/50s1 = 1/2
top score1 = 120*
deliveries1 = –
wickets1 = –
bowl avg1 = –
fivefor1 = –
tenfor1 = –
best bowling1 = –
catches/stumpings1 = 41/15
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 6
runs2 = 27
bat avg2 = 5.40
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 20
deliveries2 = –
wickets2 = –
bowl avg2 = –
fivefor2 = –
tenfor2 = –
best bowling2 = –
catches/stumpings2 = 4/1
column3 = FC
matches3 = 149
runs3 = 5,388
bat avg3 = 26.41
100s/50s3 = 6/25
top score3 = 166*
deliveries3 = 18
wickets3 = 0
bowl avg3 = –
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 0/9
catches/stumpings3 = 358/69
column4 = LA
matches4 = 99
runs4 = 1,589
bat avg4 = 21.76
100s/50s4 = 0/7
top score4 = 62
deliveries4 = –
wickets4 = –
bowl avg4 = –
fivefor4 = –
tenfor4 = –
best bowling4 = –
catches/stumpings4 = 104/42
date = 20 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8145/8145.html CricketArchive

Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene (born 9 October, 1979 in Colombo, commonly known as Prasanna Jayawardene) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.

Having toured England in 1998 as a 19-year-old, Jayawardene was touted for a long career as a Sri Lankan cricketer, but soon found himself out of play thanks to the emerging talent of Kumar Sangakkara in 2000. His career was again thwarted by the good form of Romesh Kaluwitharana, but since this he has actually managed to make a few appearances since for the Sri Lankan team. With the Sri Lankan selectors having concerns about Sangakkara's playing ability, Jayawardene was once again called into action against Zimbabwe in April 2004. Since 2004 Jayawardene has played Twenty20 cricket.

Revived Test Career

Due to Kumar Sangakkara's status as a true wicketkeeper-batsman all-rounder, the Sri Lankan selectors felt that they could afford to play a specialist keeper in Test matches. As a result of this, both Sangakkara and Jayawardene have played Test cricket in the same team of late, Sangakkara as a specialist batsman and Jayawardene as the specialist keeper down the order.

Jayawardene donned the gloves for Sri Lanka thanks to an injury to Sangakkara in Sri Lanka's 1st Test against Australia on 8 November 2007. In the test series against England in December, Jayawardene flourished with two vital fifties and 9 catches.