Samantha Fernando (born Lankaaluge Samantha Fernando on 25 March 1985) is a
Sri Lankan
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 str ...
er. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Chilaw, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerl ...
. 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 ...
.
Fernando made a single
first-class appearance for the side, during the 2003–04 season, against
Tamil Union.
From the lower order, he scored 22 runs in the only innings in which he batted. Fernando bowled three overs during the match, conceding 11 runs. He also played in five
List A matches in 2012, also for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club.
See also
*
List of Chilaw Marians Cricket Club players
References
External links
Samantha Fernandoat CricketArchive
1985 births
Living people
Sri Lankan cricketers
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers
People from Chilaw
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