Sarath Jayawardene

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Sarath Jayawardene
country = Sri Lanka
fullname = Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene
nickname =
living = true
partialdates =
dayofbirth = 22
monthofbirth = 7
yearofbirth = 1969
placeofbirth = Panadura
countryofbirth = Sri Lanka
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
club1 = Panadura Sports Club
year1 = 1989-2007
clubnumber1 =
club2 = cr|Malaysia
year2 = 2004
clubnumber2 =
club3 = Antonians Sports Club
year3 = 1995-1997
clubnumber3 =
club4 = Western Province South
year4 = 1994-1995
clubnumber4 =
club5 = Sri Lanka Board Under-23s XI
year5 = 1992
clubnumber5 =
club6 = Western Province Suburbs
year6 = 1991-1992
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 31 March
debutyear1 = 1989
debutfor1 = Panadura Sports Club
debutagainst1 = Nomads Sports Club
lastdate1 = 23 February
lastyear1 = 2007
lastfor1 = Panadura Sports Club
lastagainst1 = Lankan Cricket Club
type2 = List A
debutdate2 = 26 January
debutyear2 = 1993
debutfor2 = Panadura Sports Club
debutagainst2 = Nondescripts Cricket Club
lastdate2 = 4 December
lastyear2 = 2005
lastfor2 = Panadura Sports Club
lastagainst2 = Sinhalese Sports Club
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 114
runs1 = 4404
bat avg1 = 23.55
100s/50s1 = 4/24
top score1 = 133
deliveries1 = 10703
wickets1 = 181
bowl avg1 = 32.33
fivefor1 = 5
tenfor1 = 1
best bowling1 = 6/40
catches/stumpings1 = 52/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 16
runs2 = 303
bat avg2 = 20.20
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 45
deliveries2 = 744
wickets2 = 33
bowl avg2 = 14.36
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 4/13
catches/stumpings2 = 4/0
column3 = Twenty20
matches3 = 5
runs3 = 88
bat avg3 = 22.00
100s/50s3 = 0/1
top score3 = 50
deliveries3 = 60
wickets3 = 5
bowl avg3 = 12.60
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 3/25
catches/stumpings3 = 1/0
date = 6 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/20481.html CricketArchive

Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene, usually known as Sarath Jayawardene (born 22 July 1969) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has also played for Malaysia. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49312.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/20481.html CricketArchive profile] ] he had two stints playing first-class cricket in Sri Lanka, one from 1989 to 2002 and the other from 2005 to 2007. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Sarath Jayawardene] at CricketArchive] He played for Malaysia in 2003 and 2004. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Sarath Jayawardene] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Initial Sri Lankan first-class career

Born in Panadura in 1969, Jayawardene made his first-class debut for Panadura Sports Club against Nomads Sports Club in March 1989. He continued playing for his home town club until 1995, when he moved to Antonians Sports Club. He also played first-class cricket for Western Province South, Western Province Suburbs and a Sri Lanka Board Under-23s XI in the same time period. His List A debut came in January 1993 when he played for Panadura Sports Club against Nondescripts Cricket Club. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Sarath Jayawardene] at CricketArchive]

He played his first first-class match for Antonians Sports Club against Sinhalese Sports Club in November 1995 and continued to play for them until 1997. He played just one List A match for them in this time. He returned to Panadura Sports Club in 1999 and played for them until 2002, when he began to play for Malaysia.

Malaysian international career

He made his debut for Malaysia in a match against the ECB National Academy in February 2003. He then played in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore. He played for a Malaysian Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A in February 2004, also playing in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy for a second time the same month.

He played two first-class matches for Malaysia throughout 2004, playing Nepal and the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. The match against the UAE was his last for Malaysia. He played matches in the 2004 ACC Trophy against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia between the two Intercontinental Cup matches.

Return to Sri Lanka

He returned to play for Panadura Sports Club in October 2005 when he played a Twenty20 match against Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. After two further Twenty20 matches, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/20/20481/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Sarath Jayawardene] at CricketArchive] he returned to first-class cricket with them in December 2005 with a match against Moors Sports Club.

He continued playing for Panadura Sports Club throughout 2006 and into 2007, his last first-class match to date coming against Lankan Cricket Club in February 2007. He most recently played for Panadura in a Twenty20 match against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in March 2007.

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