Rohan Nishantha Weerakkody (born 30 April 1968) is a former Sri Lankan
cricket
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er. Making his known debut for the Sri Lankan Young Cricketers side (the original name of the
Sri Lankan U-19 cricket team The Sri Lankan Under-19 cricket team is the cricket team that represents Sri Lanka in International Under-19 Cricket. It consists of school-aged cricketers.
Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 23 December 2015.
Sri Lanka went on to win the tri seri ...
), he went on to captain the side on 7 occasions during the 1987/88 Youth World Cup, winning 3 matches but losing 4 and failing to qualify beyond the Group Stage.
He went on to play domestic cricket professionally for
Nondescripts Cricket Club at both
First-class and
List A
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level.
He played primarily a
bowler, with a good
bowling average
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in the low 20s-high 10s at senior level.
References
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Sri Lankan cricketers
1968 births
Living people
Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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