Manoj Rodrigo (born Warnakulasooriya Edrian Manoj Srikantha Rodrigo on 1 November 1983) was a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club. He was born in

Chilaw Chilaw ( si, හලාවත, translit=Halāvata, ta, சிலாபம், translit=Cilāpam) is a large town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council. The town is located 80 kilometres away f ...

. Rodrigo, who appeared in the Under-23s team between 2003 and 2004, made a single first-class appearance, in the 2003–04 season, against

Sinhalese Sports Club The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt wi ...

. From the lower-middle order, he scored 8 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a golden duck in the second. He bowled 12 overs in the match, conceding 56 runs. He played for Italian cricket league div 2 in 2006/07for padova c.c.& div 1 in 2008-2019 for galicano c.c.,bologna c.c. & pianoro c.c.he played 60 limited over(50overs)matchers & get 2050 runs with 08 (100) & 18(50) & 50 wickets. He followed coaching level 2 & he is doing academy for kids in padova (Italy). He is a coach & player.

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at CricketArchive 1983 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club cricketers People from Chilaw {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub