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Full name Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva
Born October 17, 1965, Colombo
Current age 42 years 361 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Auckland,Kent,Nondescripts Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
93
159
11
6361
267
42.97
20
22
48
43
0
ODIs
308
296
30
9284
145
34.90
11443
81.13
11
64
95
0
First-class
220
343
33
15000
267
48.38
43
71
108
0
List A
392
377
44
12095
158*
36.32
17
77
116
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
93
58
2595
1208
29
3/30
3/34
41.65
2.79
89.4
0
0
0
ODIs
308
156
5148
4177
106
4/30
4/30
39.40
4.86
48.5
2
0
0
First-class
220
9005
3763
129
7/24
29.17
2.50
69.8
8
1
List A
392
7377
5663
156
4/28
4/28
36.30
4.60
47.2
4
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 23-28, 1984 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), Jul 21-23, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, Mar 31, 1984 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, Mar 18, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1983/84 - 2002
List A span
1983/84 - 2002/03
Profile
One of the game's best entertainers, de Silva possessed the strengths of many of the tallest short run-scorers: unruffable technique, strong at cutting and hooking, an unrepentant attacker. His record is unrivalled among countrymen, his place in history secure after a match-winning century in a World Cup final. He stands 5ft 3 1/2in and arguably there has not been a better smaller player. His enthusiasm was amazing: he was a virtual ever-present in the Sri Lanka side and also played first-class and club cricket in England, South Africa and Australia. His international career ended with the 2003 World Cup, where he batted with all the verve and panache of old, and bowled his offspinners cannily. Sri Lanka's cricket authorities ensured that his wealth of cricketing experience would not go waste, appointing him a national selector. His other main interests are cakes and cars (usually fast ones). Simon Wilde
