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 ...
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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 st ...
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.
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, scoring 34 runs.
Fernando's first-class debut came in the same week, against
Chilaw Marians Sports Club
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 ...
, against whom he scored 10 runs in the only innings in which he batted.
References
External links
Suresh Fernandoat Cricket Archive
1986 births
Living people
Sri Lankan cricketers
Sri Lanka Army Sports Club cricketers
People from Western Province, Sri Lanka
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