Jayantha Amerasinghe

Jayantha Amerasinghe
ජයන්ත අමරසිංහ
Personal information
Full name	Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe
Born	February 2, 1954 (age 68); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1984);
Test debut (cap 25)	9 March 1984 v New Zealand
Last Test	24 March 1984 v New Zealand
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2016

Amerasinghe Mudalige Jayantha Gamini Amerasinghe (born February 2, 1954, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Tests in 1984.

International career[]

Amerasinghe is the only Sri Lankan to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman, when he scored 34 where Sri Lanka were dismissed for 215 in their first innings by New Zealand in 1984.^[1]

Also he was only the second player from any team to top-score for his team in the second innings of a Test as a number 11 batsman, after Bert Vogler of South Africa.^[2] Amerasinghe was just the fifth player in Test history to top-score for his team in a Test as a number 11 batsman.

References[]

^ "1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy, Mar 9–14, 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Records | Test matches | Batting records | Number eleven top scoring in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

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[1] "1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy, Mar 9–14, 1984". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[2] "Records | Test matches | Batting records | Number eleven top scoring in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

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