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Anura Ranasinghe

 

 

Full name Anura Nandana Ranasinghe
Born October 13, 1956, Kalutara
Died November 9, 1998, Colombo (aged 42 years 27 days)
Major teams Sri Lanka, Burgher Recreation Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 6s Ct St
Tests 2 4 0 88 77 22 0 1 0 0 0
ODIs 9 8 1 153 51 21.85 147 104.08 0 1 0 0
First-class 43 76 6 1664 77 23.77 0 13 26 0
List A 24 21 2 417 100 21.94 1 2 3 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 3 114 69 1 1/23 1/40 69 3.63 114 0 0 0
ODIs 9 8 324 281 2 1/21 1/21 140.5 5.2 162 0 0 0
First-class 43 3320 1663 39 5/65 42.64 3 85.1 1 0
List A 24 976 744 15 4/50 4/50 49.6 4.57 65 1 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, Mar 14-19, 1982
Last Test India v Sri Lanka at Chennai, Sep 17-22, 1982
ODI debut Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 7, 1975
Last ODI India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Sep 15, 1982
First-class span 1974/75 - 1989/90
List A span 1974/75 - 1982/83

Profile

A schoolboy prodigy Anura Ranasinghe made his international debut in the 1975 World Cup against the might of the West Indies whilst still only 18 years of age. Ranasinghe played in all three matches for the Sri Lankans without producing any performance of note. His test debut came on Sri Lanka's inaugural Test tour of Pakistan in the second Test at Faisalabad. Ranasinghe struggled with the bat scoring 6 and 5 batting at number seven. Despite taking the new ball he was used sparingly although he did take 1/23 in the first innings. In the one off Test against England Ranasinghe appeared to be out of his depth bowling just seven overs and scoring a duck. However, at his best when his back was against the wall he responded with a combative display scoring 77 in the second innings. Still only 25, Ranasinghe had a number of years left to establish his position as a quality Test allrounder but he elected to join the tour of South Africa thus prematurely ending his international career and ensuring his early potential went unfulfilled.


Source :Cricinfo



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