Suresh Fernando (born Wannakuwatta Waduge Suresh Tharaka Fernando on 7 June 1986) is 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 is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club. He was born in

Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...

. Fernando made his cricketing debut for Kalutara Town Club Under-23s during the 2007 season, before playing for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club's Under-23 team in the following season. Fernando made his List A debut during the 2009-10 season, against

Saracens Sports Club The Saracens Sports Club (Saracens SC) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricket team that competes in the Premier Trophy The Major League Tournament (formerly known as the Premier Trophy) is the main domestic first-class cricket competition in Sri L ...

, scoring 34 runs. Fernando's first-class debut came in the same week, against Chilaw Marians Sports Club, against whom he scored 10 runs in the only innings in which he batted.

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Suresh Fernando
at Cricket Archive 1986 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Army Sports Club cricketers People from Western Province, Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub