Shadeep Silva

Shadeep Silva
Personal information
Full name	Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva
Born	18 August 1978 (age 46); Galle, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates;
Only ODI (cap 36)	24 June 2008 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
2000–2001	Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 3 January 2009

Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva (born 18 August 1978), usually known as Shadeep Silva, is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played one One Day International (ODI) for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2008.^[2] Earlier in his career he played first-class and List A cricket for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in his native Sri Lanka.^[3]

Biography

Born in Galle in 1978, Shadeep Silva's cricket career began with Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club.^[3] He played three List A matches for them in 2000^[4] and one first-class match in February 2001.^[5] He also played four matches for their Under-23 side.^[6]

He began playing for the UAE in 2006,^[3] first playing for them in the 2006 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. Later in the year he played ACC Premier League matches against Nepal and Hong Kong^[6] in addition to an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in what was his second first-class match almost six years after his first. He also played against Ireland in the 2006/07 tournament.^[5]

In 2007, he toured Scotland and Canada with the UAE. He played a one-day match against a Scotland XI^[6] and an Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland on the Scottish leg of the tour, and an Intercontinental Cup match against Canada^[5] and one-day matches against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario on the Canadian leg.

Later in the year he played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait^[6] and returned to List A cricket when he played in Division Two of the World Cricket League in Namibia.^[4] He played an Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda between the two tournaments.^[5]

He played for an Abu Dhabi XI against Ireland in early 2008,^[6] making his ODI debut later in the year when he played for the UAE against Bangladesh in the 2008 Asia Cup.^[4] He most recently represented his adopted country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament in Kuala Lumpur.^[6]

Shadeep Silva is a Coach at Desert Cubs Cricket Academy which is based in Sharjah and Dubai.

References

^ Shadeep Silva at Cricinfo
^ Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b ^c Teams played for by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b ^c List A matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d First-class matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Other matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

[1] Shadeep Silva at Cricinfo

[CAP-2] Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

[Teams-3] Teams played for by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

[LAM-4] List A matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

[FCM-5] First-class matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

[OthM-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Other matches played by Shadeep Silva at CricketArchive

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