Samantha Dodanwela (born 15 September 1970) is a Sri Lankan former

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er who played for the

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. Dodanwela was a right-arm opening bowler. His best season was in 1995-96, when he took 57 wickets at an average of 13.96, including his best figures of 4 for 33 and 6 for 44 against Tamil Union. He was later the chairman of Sinhalese Sports Club, and served on some

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committees. He is a tea taster by profession and is the chief executive officer of Mercantile Produce Brokers (Pvt.) Ltd., a tea brokerage company. He serves on the executive committee of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association and on the tea tasting panel of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

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* 1970 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy Sri Lankan cricketers Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers Sportspeople from Kandy Businesspeople in tea Sri Lankan cricket administrators {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub