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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