Jayantha Seneviratne (born 6 June 1952) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka cricket team from 1973 to 1979, playing in five unofficial Test matches against India, Pakistan and the West Indies.[1]
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| Full name | Jayantha Seneviratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1952 Colombo, Western Province, Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973/74–1975/76 | Sri Lanka Board President's XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
editHe was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo, where he played cricket for the first XI from 1968 to 1970. After leaving school, he played for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Colombo. He represented the Sri Lanka Board President's XI in 1973, and the Sri Lanka national team in 1974 and 1975.[2]
He made his highest first-class score of 98 not out, the highest score of the match, when Sri Lanka lost by 17 runs to Pakistan in Karachi in 1973-74.[3]
Jayantha is a former national selector and national coaching committee member of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. He also coached Bhutan, and has served as a curator. He also runs a private coaching school and has coached at Nalanda College for many years.[2]
Personal life
editHe and his wife Mekala live in Kohuwala, Colombo. They have three daughters.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Jayantha Seneviratne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (31 October 2010). "Jayantha the unlucky one". The Nation. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Karachi 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External links
edit- Jayantha Seneviratne at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Jayantha Seneviratne at ESPNcricinfo
- "OBSERVER-MOBITEL School cricket show has unearthed latent talent- Jayantha Seneviratne By Ranjan ANANDAPPA". sundayobserver. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "A winning partnership with a home grown coach". sundaytimes. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Jayantha Seneviratne". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Teams Jayantha Seneviratne played for". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "42nd Battle of the Maroons". Battle of the Maroons. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Jayantha and Ooshadie to prop Bhutan cricket". Sunday Times. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2012.