Sujeewa Kamalasuriya

Sujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya (May 9, 1965 – December 26, 2004) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played with the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.

Sujeewa Kamalasuriya
Personal information
Full nameSujeewa Priyantha Kamalasuriya
Born(1965-05-09)9 May 1965
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died26 December 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 39)
Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989Tamil Cricket & Athletic Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 3
Runs scored 117
Batting average 23.40
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 69
Balls bowled -
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 2/0

Career

Kamalasuriya played two 'Youth Tests' for the Sri Lankan Under-19s, led by Aravinda de Silva, when they toured Australia in 1983/84. He was used as an offspinner who batted in the lower order and he took three wickets, including Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh.[1]

His first-class career was brief and consisted of three matches in Group A of the 1988/89 Lakspray Trophy.[2] On his first-class debut against Galle he scored 69 in his first innings and 19 as an opener in his second, dismissed by medium pacer Priyanka de Silva on both occasions.[3] His other matches were against Burgher Recreation Club and Colts Cricket Club. Tamil Union finished the Trophy as runners up to the Sinhalese Sports Club[4]

Instead of continuing in domestic cricket, Kamalasuriya moved to the Australian city of Adelaide where he studied marketing and later opened a cleaning business.

Death

In December 2004 he travelled back to Sri Lanka with his business partner for a holiday and drowned after being struck by the tsunami at Unawatuna, where he was snorkeling.[5]

References
  1. "Sri Lanka Under-19s in Australia 1983/84". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Sujeewa Kamalasuriya". CricketArchive.
  3. "Galle Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club 1988/89". CricketArchive.
  4. "Lakspray Trophy 1988/89". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. "Sujeewa Kamalasuriya". Cricinfo.
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