Saliya Ahangama
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Full name | Franklyn Saliya Ahangama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | September 14, 1959 Colombo | (age 64)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 28) | 4 September 1985 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 14 September 1985 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only ODI (cap 41) | 25 October 1985 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 9 February 2006 |
Franklyn Saliya Ahangama (born 14 September 1959) is a Sri Lankan Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer[1] who played in 3 Tests and one ODI in 1985.
After cricket
He would have played more tests, having a bowling average of 19, but retired due to constant injury. He then became a commentator. Saliya is now[when?] a cricket coach at the Melbourne Sports Stadium. He is married and has two daughters.
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia
- Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
- Sri Lankan cricket commentators
- Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers
- Australian cricket coaches
- Sri Lankan cricket biography, 20th-century birth stubs