Rumesh Ratnayake
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| Full name | Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 21) | 4–6 March 1983 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2–7 January 1992 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 28) | 26 September 1982 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 December 1993 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake (born January 2, 1964, in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 23 Tests and 70 ODIs from 1982 to 1993.
During a career often blighted by injury, Ratnayake was a strapping right arm fast-medium bowler who was capable of swinging the new ball and generating considerable pace and bounce. He was also a more than useful hard-hitting lower order batsman, as Test match fifties against Pakistan and England testify.
One of his best performances came in the 1985/86 series against India, taking 20 wickets at 22 for the series. In the 2nd Test he managed 9 wickets in the match which gave Sri Lanka a rare Test win, and inaugural series victory. Other good hauls include 6 for 66 against Australia at Hobart in 1990/91 and 5 for 69 against England at Lords.
After Retirement
In July 2001 Ratnayake became the administrative team manager for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.[1]
In 2003 Ratnayake was a development officer for the Asian Cricket Council[2] and was a coach and selector for the Asian Dream Team, a composite team of lesser Asian cricketing nations that played 6 matches in Sri Lanka that year.[3]
Ratnayake was in May 2007 linked with the Sri Lankan national cricket team assistant coaching job[4] with some saying he had been given the interim coaching job.[5] Ultimately it was the deputy's job that he was offered, and later declined in June 2007.:[6]
He has also recently offered his skills advising cricket hopefuls in Canada[7]
In August 2011, he became the head coach of Sri Lankan national team.[8]
References
- ^ Rediff.com July 25th, 2001 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ Monsoon Rains force Reschedule Cricinfo.com, July 18th, 2003 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ [1]Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ Rumesh to take over as assistant coach Sunday Times newspaper (Sri Lanka) Sunday May 20th, 2007 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ Rumesh Ratnayake: Interim Coach of Sri Lanka SouthAsiabiz.com, May 20th, 2007 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ Whither the future, Marvan, Rumesh? The Sunday Leader Vol. 14 Issue 2, July 1, 2007 Retrieved on June 17, 2008
- ^ Ratnayake conducts camp Caledon Enterprise newspaper (Ontario, Canada), June 5th, 2008 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
- ^ [2] Cricinfo.com, Aug 3rd, 2011 Retrieved on Aug 3rd, 2011
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
- Alumni of St Peter's College, Colombo
- Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup
- Sri Lankan cricket coaches
- Coaches of the Sri Lanka national cricket team