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Full name Jayawardene Welathanthrige Hemantha Devapriya Boteju
Born November 3, 1977, Colombo
Current age 32 years 20 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 11 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 165 | 17 | 4201 | 108 | 28.38 | 4 | 27 | 65 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 86 | 62 | 11 | 1272 | 102* | 24.94 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 117 | 32 | 16.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 102 | 113 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 112 | 7935 | 3640 | 172 | 5/18 | 21.16 | 2.75 | 46.1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| List A | 86 | 2103 | 1525 | 66 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 23.10 | 4.35 | 31.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Mar 22, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam, Mar 27, 1999 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1995/96 |
| Last First-class | Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (Thurstan), Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1996/97 |
| Last List A | Police Sports Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Oct 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Moors Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Burgher), Mar 2, 2007 scorecard |
A right-arm medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman, Boteju has come up through the ranks to represent Sri Lanka. Boteju was a key member of the Sri Lankan U-19 team that played against the Indian U-19 side in 1996-97. Opening the bowling and batting in the top six his performances suggested he would represent Sri Lanka in the future. In the lead up to the 1999 World Cup, Boteju was blooded in the Pepsi tri-nation series in India. On debut he performed poorly. Struggling to control the ball he was taken apart by Sourav Ganguly
and Rahul Dravid, conceding 56 in eight overs, and scoring only 2. His second game, against Pakistan, was more promising, bowling tidily until he ran into a withering display of strokeplay from the enigmatic Wasim Akram. He remained in the picture touring with the A team though his performances suggested he may lack the strength to specialise in either department at the highest level.
Johann P Jayasekera
Nov 27, 2000
Boteju takes three early wickets
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