Full name Roger Gerard Christopher Ediriweera Wijesuriya
Born February 18, 1960, Moratuwa
Current age 49 years 282 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Moratuwa Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12* | 18.00 | 48 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 47 | 17 | 486 | 77* | 16.20 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 22 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 24* | 21.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 5 | 586 | 294 | 1 | 1/68 | 1/77 | 294.00 | 3.01 | 586.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 312 | 287 | 8 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 35.87 | 5.51 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 7014 | 2758 | 107 | 6/51 | 25.77 | 2.35 | 65.5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| List A | 22 | 931+ | 683 | 32 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 21.34 | 4.17* | 33.2* | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 22-27, 1982 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Nov 7-11, 1985 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Mar 12, 1982 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Sind), Nov 3, 1985 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1978/79 - 1993/94 |
| List A span | 1978/79 - 1993/94 |
Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Roger Wijesuriya has a claim to being the most toothless bowler in Test history. He played four Tests between 1982 and 1986, and had a strike rate of a wicket every 586 balls. On average it took Wijesuriya 97 overs to take a wicket. In other words, if he bowled at both ends throughout a five-day Test, the opposition would be only four down at the end of the match ... and they would have scored 1355 runs. He made more impression earlier in his career when he took 25 wickets in an U19 series against Pakistan.
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