Jayantha Amerasinghe
Sri Lankan cricketer
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Full name | Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | February 2, 1954 (1954-02-02) (age 70) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 25) | 9 March 1984 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 24 March 1984 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2016 |
Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe (born February 2, 1954, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Tests in 1984.
International career
Amerasinghe is the only Sri Lankan to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman, when he scored 34 where Sri Lanka were dismissed for 215 in their first innings by New Zealand in 1984.[1]
Also he was only the second player from any team to top-score for his team in the second innings of a Test as a number 11 batsman, after Bert Vogler of South Africa.[2] Amerasinghe was just the fifth player in Test history to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman.
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