- Dulip Liyanage
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Dulip Liyanage Personal information Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium Career statistics Competition Tests ODIs Matches 9 16 Runs scored 69 144 Batting average 7.66 16.00 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 23 43 Balls bowled 1355 642 Wickets 17 10 Bowling average 39.17 51.00 5 wickets in innings - - 10 wickets in match - n/a Best bowling 4/56 3/49 Catches/stumpings -/- 6/- Source: [1], 9 February 2006 Dulip Kapila Liyanage (born June 6, 1972 in Kalutara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Liyanage made his Test debut in the same Test as Muttiah Muralitharan in 1992-93, and when bowling, captured the wicket of Tom Moody with his third ball. He went wicketless during the summers against India in 1993-94, and didn't return until 1997. Following this he played in several One-day internationals before injury in Pakistan ruled him out again.
Dulip continued to dominate in 1st Class Cricket representing Colts Cricket Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka as an attacking All-Rounder, which earned him the opportunity of representing Sri Lanka in Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes tournament(2003) as Captain/Manager.
Since 2006/07 Australian season, Dulip has been contracted as a coach/player at the East Ivanhoe Saints Cricket Club in Victoria. Being an ECB Level-2 qualified coach, Dulip is currently associated with Cricket Victoria in a coaching capacity.
Categories:- 1972 births
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