Sunil Wettimuny
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| Full name | Sunil Ramsay de Silva Wettimuny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1949 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-are medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sidath Wettimuny (Brother) Mithra Wettimuny (Brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 12) | 11 January 1975 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 June 1979 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunil Ramsay de Silva Wettimuny (born 2 February 1949), or Sunil Wettimuny, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three One Day International (ODI) matches in the Cricket World Cup tournaments of 1975 and 1979 as an opening batsman.[1]
Sunil is the elder brother of two other Sri Lankan cricketers, Mithra and Sidath. After his cricketing career ended, he became a commercial pilot. He was the pilot of the special flight which brought the 1996 World cup winning team from Lahore to Sri Lanka.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Sunil Wettimuny". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Lanka's 'Pilot' Episode". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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Sri Lanka squad – 1975 Cricket World Cup | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 1979 Cricket World Cup | ||
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Ananda College
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- All-Ceylon cricketers
- Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup
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