Charitha Buddhika

Charitha Buddhika
Personal information
Full name Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando
Born August 22, 1980 (1980-08-22) (age 35)
Panadura, Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 9 17
Runs scored 132 29
Batting average 26.39 7.25
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 45 14*
Balls bowled 1270 700
Wickets 18 15
Bowling average 44.00 39.06
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 4/27 5/67
Catches/stumpings 4/- 3/-
Source: Cricinfo[1], 9 February 2006

Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando (also known as Buddika Fernando; born August 22, 1980 in Panadura) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[2] Buddhika made a good One Day International debut, taking a wicket with his first legal delivery and finishing the match with figures of five wickets for 67 runs,[3] the second-best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan player in their debut match.[4] He subsequently made his debut for the Sri Lankan Test team.

Charitha is a product of St. John's College Panadura.[5]

After nine Tests and some inconsistent performances he was dropped.[4]

References

  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. Austin, Charlie (5 October 2011). "Sri Lanka drop Suresh Perera for Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. Austin, Charlie (6 November 2001). "Jayasuriya says no cause for alarm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 Austin, Charlie. "Profile". Wisden overview. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. St. John's vs Royal Panadura clash will be interesting

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