Full name Withanaarchchige Chamara Akalanka Ganegama
Born March 29, 1981, Colombo
Current age 28 years 226 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Kandurata, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 9 | 77.77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 117 | 21 | 1569 | 93 | 16.34 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 101 | 53 | 16 | 450 | 31 | 12.16 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 77 | 38 | 12.83 | 53 | 145.28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 4 | 3 | 66 | 88 | 2 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 44.00 | 8.00 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 10347 | 5899 | 234 | 7/25 | 25.20 | 3.42 | 44.2 | 11 | 0 | |||
| List A | 101 | 4095 | 2926 | 129 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 22.68 | 4.28 | 31.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 11 | 196 | 219 | 16 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 13.68 | 6.70 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 8, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Jan 29, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Nov 6-8, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Oct 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Kandurata v Wayamba at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Akalanka Ganegama is a fast bowler who, with some work, may well prove a useful, quick-scoring ODI allrounder. Keen to learn, from men such as Chaminda Vaas and Glenn McGrath no less, Ganegama was introduced to cricket by former Sri Lanka wicket-keeper Russel Hamer when he attended his private coaching classes. He soon made his mark at Susamyawardena College, bagging nine wickets in the match against Ananda College. The performance secured a scholarship to study and play for Ananda College, one of the country's leading Buddhist institutions.
Further success followed when he was picked for the U-19 World Cup hosted by Sri Lanka in 2000 and for the tour of England by Sri Lanka U-19, where he excelled by taking a ten-wicket match haul. He was selected for national honours soon after, touring Sharjah for the Gold Cup in 2000-01 and dismissing Shahid Afridi and Imran Farhat on his ODI debut.
A groin injury then saw him miss seven months of cricket. He returned to the Sri
Lanka 'A' team and has been a regular since touring New Zealand. His best
performance for NCC was taking seven wickets in an innings against CCC where
he obtained most of his wickets bowling inswing and reverse swing. He has
benefited immensely from fast bowling coaches Rumesh Ratnayake, Champaka
Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake and present 'A' team coach Chandika
Hathurusingha.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq July 2007
- Nondescripts stretch lead at the top (Oct 15, 2009)
- Colts bag Premier Tier A title (Feb 5, 2009)
- Ranesh Perera spins Sri Lanka to victory (Sep 18, 2008)
- Naeem saves Bangladesh the blushes (Sep 13, 2008)
- Sri Lankans build after Dravid finds form (Aug 4, 2007)
Jun 21, 2007
Habibul Bashar top scored for Bangladesh with 63
© AFP
Jan 26, 2006
Akalanka Ganegama took an easy catch to dismiss Adam Gilchrist
© Getty Images
Jul 3, 2001
Akalanka Ganegama, Sri Lanka, Portrait
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