Kosala Kuruppuarachchi
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| Full name | Ajith Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1964 (age 60) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 35) | 14 March 1986 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 April 1987 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ajith Kosala Kuruppuarachchi (born 1 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan Australian former cricketer[1] who played in two Test matches from 1986 to 1987. He was born at Colombo in 1964.
On his debut on 14 March 1986, he took five wickets in the first innings against Pakistan in Colombo, including a wicket with his third delivery.[2] With that, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in a Test for the first time, where Kuruppuarachchi took a major part in both bat and ball.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection".
- ^ Hook, p. 118.
- ^ "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (CCC), Mar 14–18, 1986". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "SRI LANKA v PAKISTAN 1985–86 – Wisden Achieve". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Hook, R. (1987) "Sri Lanka Profiles", Australian Cricket 1987-88 Guide, ed. Mengel, N.
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