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| Full name | Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1968 (age 55) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 30) | 6 September 1985 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colombage Don Udesh Sanjeewa Weerasinghe (born 1 March 1968), or Sanjeewa Weerasinghe, is a Sri Lankan Australian former cricketer[1] who played in one Test in 1985.[2][3] He was born at Colombo in 1968.
He was picked up in Sri Lanka Test squad as a schoolboy cricketer and made his Test debut against India at the P. Sara Oval in September 1985 which also historically marked Sri Lanka's first ever test win.[4] It was his only international appearance.
Sanjeewa was educated at Isipathana College. He was the youngest test player to represent Sri Lanka at the age of 17 years and 269 days.[5] He currently resides in Australia.
In February 2020, he was one of the Sri Lankan players to have played in a charity Bush Fire T20 match in Australia.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "When Sri Lanka beat India to win their first ever Test match". Cricket Country. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Sanjeewa Weerasinghe: What happened to Sri Lanka's youngest-ever Test cricketer?". Nation Online. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Former Sri Lankan players to play Bushfire T20 in Australia". Bdcrictime. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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