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Full name Yohan Goonasekera
Born November 8, 1957, Colombo
Current age 50 years 341 days
Major teams Sri Lanka
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
4
0
48
23
12.00
145
33.10
0
0
3
0
6
0
ODIs
3
3
0
69
35
23.00
104
66.34
0
0
8
0
0
0
First-class
12
17
2
445
79*
29.66
0
3
12
0
List A
6
5
0
98
35
19.60
0
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
3
2
36
35
1
1/24
1/24
35.00
5.83
36.0
0
0
0
First-class
12
210
98
3
2/36
32.66
2.80
70.0
0
0
List A
6
36
35
1
1/24
1/24
35.00
5.83
36.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Mar 4-6, 1983 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Mar 11-15, 1983 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin, Mar 2, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Mar 20, 1983 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1980/81 - 1986/87
List A span
1978/79 - 1982/83
Profile
One of many players given an opportunity on the 1982/83 series of
New Zealand it proved to be Goonasekera's only international
series. Against a high class New Zealand pace attack featuring
Sir Richard Hadlee, Cairns, Chatfield and Snedden he had a torrid
time although his scores did improve each innings. Goonasekera's
notable achievement was snaring four catches in the first innings
of the second Test at Wellington, a record effort by a Sri Lankan
equaled by Hashan Tillekeratne a decade later. The left handed
batsman had an improved series in the one day encounters though
it was not enough to convince the selectors to persevere with
him.
