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

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]

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]

Colombo (2001-2004)

Tamil Union (2004-2006)

Colombo (2006-2011)

Bloomfield (2011-2013)

Cricket abroad (2014-2016)

Coaching stint (2016-2019)

Return to cricket (2019-2021)

Move to U.S. (2021-2022)

References

  1. ↑ "Daminda Ranaweera profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos, and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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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