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Full name Janak Champika Gamage
Born April 17, 1964, Matara
Current age 44 years 126 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Colts Cricket Club,Galle Cricket Club,Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club,Moors Sports Club
Nickname JC
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
4
2
2
8
7*
-
9
88.88
0
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
73
88
31
649
49
11.38
0
0
30
0
List A
17
8
5
45
20*
15.00
0
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
4
4
132
104
3
2/17
2/17
34.66
4.72
44.0
0
0
0
First-class
73
9267+
4481
184
7/69
24.35
2.89*
50.9*
7
1
List A
17
516+
402
19
4/22
4/22
21.15
4.12*
36.8*
1
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Mar 29, 1995 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 9, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988/89 - 2001/02
List A debut
1993/94
Last List A
Ragama Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (Thurstan), Nov 1, 2005 scorecard
Profile
Janaka Gamage, a lanky right-arm fast-medium bowler, made his first appearance for Sri Lanka only at the age of 30 in the 1995 tour of New Zealand, in an ODI. Before representing Sri Lanka, he played in the domestic season for four different clubs. He also played domestic cricket in Bangladesh. During his debut series in New Zealand he played just two one-dayers and got a final opportunity in the Asia Cup in Sharjah where he played twice more. His last international assignment was against Bangladesh, where he got 2 for 17, his best bowling figures. After that he continued to play domestic cricket in Bangladesh and Australia, Gamage coaching a Premier Division one club, Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in Sri Lanka and Australia for Knoxfield Cricket Club in Melbourne last three seasons. He represent this club as a player cum coach.
