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Brendon Kuruppu
| Full name | Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu |
| Born | January 5, 1962, Colombo |
| Major teams | Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Burgher Recreation Club |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Fielding position | Wicketkeeper |
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 1 | 320 | 201* | 53.33 | 829 | 38.6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| ODIs | 54 | 52 | 1 | 1022 | 72 | 20.03 | 1978 | 51.66 | 0 | 4 | 30 | ||
| First-class | 48 | 79 | 7 | 2671 | 201* | 37.09 | 5 | 13 | 47 | ||||
| List A | 19 | 17 | 0 | 340 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| List A | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career statistics
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (CCC), Apr 16-21, 1987 |
| Last Test | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 22-27, 1991 |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Apr 30, 1983 |
| Last ODI | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, May 2, 1990 |
| First-class span | 1982/83 - 1989/90 |
| List A span | 1983/84 - 1991/92 |
Profile
Greatness was firmly thrust upon Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-opener Brendon Kuruppu, but only for a day or two, as he became only the third person to score a double-century on his Test debut, against New Zealand - Richard Hadlee and all - in Colombo. Kuruppu did it the hard way too: his 777-minute innings is the slowest double-hundred in first-class history, all very out of character for a man who later made his reputation as a one-day slogger. It was his first first-class century, and his last Test century: Kuruppu only played four Tests, two of them in England, in 1988 and 1991.
Source :Cricinfo