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Jayantha Silva      

Full name Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva

Born June 2, 1973, Kalutara

Current age 36 years 175 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kalutara Physical Culture Club, Sinhalese Sports Club

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 7 4 1 6 6* 2.00 28 21.42 0 0 1 0 1 0
ODIs 1 1 1 1 1* - 1 100.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
First-class 65 61 23 177 22 4.65 0 0 33 0
List A 7 4 3 19 16 19.00 0 0 1 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 7 11 1533 647 20 4/16 7/35 32.35 2.53 76.6 2 0 0
ODIs 1 1 48 55 0 - - - 6.87 - 0 0 0
First-class 65 11844 5199 232 6/7 22.40 2.63 51.0 17 2
List A 7 306+ 221 11 4/36 4/36 20.09 4.19* 34.0* 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1995 scorecard
Last Test Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, Jan 7-11, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 26, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1991/92 - 1998/99
List A span 1994/95 - 1996/97
Profile

A left-arm spinner, Jayantha Silva's seven-Test career split into two distinct segments. Serve up Zimbabwean prey and he was lethal: in three Tests against them he took 16 wickets at an average of 10.12, including a couple of match-winning performances in Colombo in 1996-97. But in four Tests against India, Australia and Pakistan, Silva was managed only four wickets at an average of 121.25. With a plethora of left-armers in domestic circles, Silva's time had passed and he disappeared from the first-class game before he was 28.
Martin Williamson

Latest Photos

1998

Trade Card: SL One-day wonders - Jayantha Silva

Trade Card: SL One-day wonders - Jayantha Silva

© Topdraw (Marketing) Ltd

Country Fixtures Country Results
SL Air SC v Burgher at Colombo (Riffle)
Dec 11-13 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Final: Panadura v Seeduwa RCC at Colombo (PSS)
Nov 25 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Final: Tamil Union v Chilaw at Colombo (SSC)
Nov 25 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Burgher v Moratuwa at Colombo (Burgher)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Col CC v Badureliya at Colombo (CCC)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Colts v Saracens at Colombo (Colts)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Lankan CC v SL Navy at Welisara
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Moors v Nondescripts at Colombo (Moors)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Panadura v Singha SC at Panadura
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Police SC v SL Air SC at Colombo (Police)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sebast CAC v Seeduwa RCC at Moratuwa
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sinhalese v Bloomfield at Colombo (SSC)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
SL Army v Ragama at Panagoda
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Tamil Union v Chilaw at Colombo (PSS)
Nov 27-29 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
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