Michael Roberts
Sri Lanka Cricket South Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket have combined to sponsor a short-term training stint at the Darren Lehmann Academy for a promising young player from the island in 2014. Sri Lanka Cricket has now selected LAHIRU JAYARATNE for this course. Lahiru has played for Sri Lanka Under 19s and for the present Under 23 team. He is also a member of the A Team squad selected for the forthcoming series against England A in Sri Lanka. His official profile is detailed below.
Desmond de Silva with Mihiri, Nilanga. Charitha, Sujith, Manoj and Anu to his right AND with Ganga. Sumith. Nayan. Ajit, Muditha, Lalith and Chanaka to his left — a hard working Committee.
Sri Lanka Cricket South Australia recently held a song and dance gathering at Adelaide where Desmond de Silva and a band from Melbourne stirred the crowd. among those present at the function were Andrew Sinclair and Andrew Sincock from the South Australia Cricket Association. Personnel from the Darren Lehmann Academy and the Jason Gillespie Academy also joined in the fun — as did the Hectorville cricket mob — a club coached and captained by Muditha Maduwansa (formerly of the Tamil Union).
Lahiru Jayaratne
Full name: Pallepolagedera Lahiru Madushan Jayaratne
Born October 12, 1991, Matale
Current age 22 years 47 days
Major teams Kandurata Maroons, Ragama Cricket Club, Schools Invitation XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
|
| First-class |
7 |
10 |
3 |
115 |
40 |
16.42 |
117 |
98.29 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| List A |
13 |
9 |
5 |
69 |
32* |
17.25 |
148 |
46.62 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
3* |
2.00 |
14 |
42.85 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
|
| First-class |
7 |
12 |
363 |
260 |
5 |
2/30 |
2/50 |
52.00 |
4.29 |
72.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
13 |
13 |
499 |
456 |
16 |
3/36 |
3/36 |
28.50 |
5.48 |
31.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
20 |
16 |
250 |
312 |
13 |
2/10 |
2/10 |
24.00 |
7.48 |
19.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut | Badureliya Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Kaluthara, Mar 4-6, 2012scorecard |
| Last First-class | Saracens Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 22-24, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Ragama Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Sep 9, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Pakistan Under-23s v Sri Lanka Under-23s at Singapore, Aug 23, 2013scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Schools Invitation XI v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 24, 2008scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sri Lanka A v Kenya at Colombo (CCC), Nov 2, 2013 scorecard |
Recent matches
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground |
Match Date |
Scorecard |
| – | Sri Lanka A | v Kenya | Colombo (CCC) |
2 Nov 2013 |
|
| 2/28 | Sri Lanka A | v Kenya | Colombo (CCC) |
2 Nov 2013 |
|
| 3*, 2/15 | Sri Lanka A | v Kenya | Colombo (CCC) |
31 Oct 2013 |
|
| 2/22 | Sri Lanka A | v Kenya | Colombo (CCC) |
31 Oct 2013 |
|
| 0/13 | Kandurata Ma | v Wolves | Mohali |
20 Sep 2013 |
|
| 0/33 | Kandurata Ma | v Sunrisers | Mohali |
17 Sep 2013 |
|
| 1/57 | SL U-23s | v Pak U-23s | Singapore |
23 Aug 2013 |
|
| 13, 1/23 | SL U-23s | v Singapore | Singapore |
21 Aug 2013 |
|
| 7*, 3/36 | SL U-23s | v U.A.E. | Singapore |
20 Aug 2013 |
|
| 1/36 | SL U-23s | v Bdesh U-23s | Singapore |
18 Aug 2013 |
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Latest Photos
Jan 13, 2010
Lahiru Jayaratne, player portrait
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