Thilan Samaraweera

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Thilan Samaraweera


country = Sri Lanka
fullname = Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
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living = true
dayofbirth = 22
monthofbirth = 9
yearofbirth = 1976
placeofbirth = Colombo
countryofbirth = Sri Lanka
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batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm offbreak
role = Batsman
family = Dulip Samaraweera (brother)

international = true
testdebutdate = 29 August
testdebutyear = 2001
testdebutagainst = India
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lasttestdate = 8 August
lasttestyear = 2008
lasttestagainst = India
odidebutdate = 6 November
odidebutyear = 1998
odidebutagainst = India
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lastodidate = 12 November
lastodiyear = 2005
lastodiagainst = India
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club1 = Sinhalese Sports Club
year1 = 1998–present
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club2 = Colts Cricket Club
year2 = 1996–98
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deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Tests
matches1 = 45
runs1 = 2,552
bat avg1 = 44.00
100s/50s1 = 7/15
top score1 = 142
deliveries1 = 1,291
wickets1 = 14
bowl avg1 = 48.50
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 4/49
catches/stumpings1 = 33/–
column2 = ODIs
matches2 = 17
runs2 = 199
bat avg2 = 16.58
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 33
deliveries2 = 672
wickets2 = 10
bowl avg2 = 50.90
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 3/34
catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
column3 = FC
matches3 = 195
runs3 = 9,550
bat avg3 = 44.41
100s/50s3 = 22/52
top score3 = 206
deliveries3 = 17,458
wickets3 = 347
bowl avg3 = 23.43
fivefor3 = 15
tenfor3 = 2
best bowling3 = 6/55
catches/stumpings3 = 165/–
column4 = List A
matches4 = 116
runs4 = 1,533
bat avg4 = 25.13
100s/50s4 = 0/7
top score4 = 76
deliveries4 = 4,624
wickets4 = 108
bowl avg4 = 28.34
fivefor4 = 2
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 7/30
catches/stumpings4 = 38/–

date = 27 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7393/7393.html CricketArchive

Thilan Thusara Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan cricketer, born September 22, 1976 in Colombo. Samaraweera plays international cricket for Sri Lanka and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable Off spinner.

Samaraweera started his career as an offspinner who could bat a bit and couldn't find a way into the side due to the emergence of Muttiah Muralitharan. He managed a handful of ODI games in 1998 but didn't play Test cricket until August 2001. Having worked on his batting considerably he got due reward by scoring century on debut against a strong Indian side helping Sri Lanka to win the series 2-1. He continued to star with the bat by scoring another two centuries in his next five Tests, all on his home ground, the SSC in Colombo. This stunning start to international cricket cemented his spot in the middle order, a spot which had holes to fill with the retirements of Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne. His off-spin has been rarely called upon by his captain but when he comes on he has earned a reputation as a partnership breaker.

After a poor Test series in England in which he failed to reach double figures in any of his four innings, he was dropped from the side. He was made captain of Sri Lanka A before earning a recall for the first Test against Australia in Brisbane. He scored 13 and 20 and was promptly dropped when Kumar Sangakkara returned to the side for the second game in Hobart. This was followed by his non-inclusion in the squad to play England in the first Test in Kandy. [http://www.cricketworld.com/england_in_sri_lanka_2007/article/?aid=13940]

External links

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NAME = Samaraweera, Thilan Thusara
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Sri Lankan cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH = September 22 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH = Colombo
DATE OF DEATH =
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