Pramodya Wickramasinghe

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2006

Gallage Pramodya Wickramasinghe, commonly known as Pramodya Wickramasinghe (born August 14, 1971 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-fast bowler.

Gentle in pace, but deadly in accuracy, he played his club cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club. He became internationally known in 1989 after the Youth Asia Cup Championship, and toured England in 1991. In 1992 he managed for the first time to take all ten wickets in a single innings, finishing 10 for 41 against Kalutara.

Though playing steadily from then on until 2000, he found himself in need of a shoulder operation which more-or-less ended his career, as from then on he found it difficult to find a place for himself within the side.

Career highlights

Test cricket

• Debut: 1st Test, Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, Sialkot, December 1991.
• Last Test: 3rd Test, Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, Centurion, January 2001.
• Best bowling (innings): 6-60 vs. Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, November 1999.

One-day internationals

• Debut: Asia Cup, Game 3, Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh, Calcutta, December 1990.
• Last ODI: NatWest Series, Game 7, Sri Lanka vs. England, Manchester, July 2002.
• Best bowling: 4-48 vs. Pakistan, Jamshedpur, March 1999.

External links

• Pramodya Wickramasinghe Cricinfo Profile
• Pramodya Wickramasinghe Official Facebook Fan Page