Daminda Ranaweera

Amunugama Gedara Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Daminda Kumara Ranaweera, or commonly Daminda Ranaweera (born 29 February 1980) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his FC debut on 15 November 1999 for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club, against Colombo.[2]

Daminda Ranaweera
Personal information
Full name
Amunugama Gedara Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Daminda Kumara Ranaweera
Born (1980-02-29) 29 February 1980
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow medium
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999-2001Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2001-2004Colombo Cricket Club
2004-2006Tamil Union C & AC
2006-2011Colombo Cricket Club
2011-2013Bloomfield C & AC
2015Sarawak Cricket Club
2019-2021Cambridge Cricket Club
2022Seattle Thunderbolts
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 104 61 8
Runs scored 4101 982 108
Batting average 24.41 18.18 36.00
100s/50s 0/27 0/4 0/0
Top score 99 81 43
Balls bowled – – –
Wickets – – –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling –/– –/– –/–
Catches/stumpings 207/26 55/20 5/3
Source: Cricinfo, 17 August 2022

Early life

Ranaweera was born on 29 February 1980 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.[3] Ranaweera was raised into a Buddhist Sri Lankan family, and started playing cricket at an early age.[4] He then started attending Vidyartha College at the age of 15 during the 1995/96 school year.[4][5] Upon attending Vidyartha, Ranaweera played for his college's cricket team from 1997 to 1999.[6][7]

Career

Kurunegala (1999-2001)

Following Ranaweera's performances with Vidyartha in the 1998-99 Elephant Lemonade Cup, Ranaweera was selected to play for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club during the 1999-2000 Premier Trophy season.[8] Ranaweera made his FC debut on 13 November 1999, against Colombo, wherein the match was drawn.[2] He would go on to amass a total of 138 runs in 4 matches, with a high score of 71 during the trophy.[9] Ranaweera was also selected by Kurunegala for the 1999-2000 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, where he made his LA debut on 26 February 2000, against the Nondescripts Cricket Club.[10] He would go on to score 63 runs in 5 matches, with a high score of 50.[11]

References
  1. "Daminda Ranaweera profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos, and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. "Colombo Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo Cricket Ground, 1999/00 Premier League Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. "Player profile of Daminda Ranaweera, Sri Lanka". Cricket World. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. "Sri Lanka schools news (5 Apr 1997)". ESPN. 5 April 1997. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. M. J. M. Zarook (27 March 1998). "Sri Lanka News Round-up (27 Mar 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. Daily Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. S. M. Jiffrey Aberdeen (31 December 1998). "Sri Lanka News Round-up (31 December 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. TamilNet. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. S. M. Jiffrey Aberdeen (4 March 1999). "Sri Lanka News Round-up (4 March 1999)". ESPNcricinfo. TamilNet. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. "Premier Trophy, 1999/00 - Squads". IMGCI India. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. "Cricinfo - Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  10. "Nondescripts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo, 26 Feb 2000". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. "Cricinfo - Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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