Glucka Wijesuriya
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| Full name | Kumarjit Mahinda Wijesuriya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 July 1957 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kumarjit Mahinda 'Glucka' Wijesuriya (born 25 July 1957) is a Sri Lankan born former English cricketer. Wijesuriya was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Wijesuriya made his debut for Suffolk in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Wijesuriya played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1994 to 1999, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he scored 62 runs before being dismissed by Harvey Trump, with Somerset winning by 62 runs.[3] He made a further List A appearance against the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[4] He scored an unbeaten 109 runs in this, despite his innings Suffolk still lost the match by 7 wickets.
His son, Julian, whilst being a remarkable chap, has never reached his father's sporting prowess.
References
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Glucka Wijesuriya". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Glucka Wijesuriya". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset v Suffolk, 1996 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Glucka Wijesuriya". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Suffolk v Hampshire Cricket Board, 1999 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.